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 (2019–2020) and Hollywood (2020), both created by Ryan Murphy. He has since starred in the films Look Both Ways and Pearl, and the HBO miniseries We Own This City. Corenswet is set to play Clark Kent/Superman in director James Gunn's upcoming DC Studios film Superman, scheduled to be released in theaters on July 11, 2025.