David Packard Corenswet is an American actor. After graduating from Juilliard in 2016, he began guest starring in television series, including
House of Cards in 2018. He then played lead roles in the Netflix series
The Politician (2019â2020) and
Hollywood (2020), both created by Ryan Murphy. He starred in the films
Look Both Ways and
Pearl, and the HBO miniseries
We Own This City. In 2024, he had supporting roles in the film
Twisters and the miniseries
Lady in the Lake. He will star in the first DC Universe (DCU) film
Superman (2025) as the title character.