David Corenswet height, age, roles: Everything to know about the Superman actor

Everything to know about Superman: Legacy star David Corenswet, including his height, age, previous movie and TV roles, and more.

Superman: Legacy has found its Superman! After weeks of headlines about screen tests being narrowed down to three actors, the fan-favorite dream cast David Corenswet won the role of Clark Kent for the upcoming 2025 movie.

Alongside Corenswet, the Emmy-winning star of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Rachel Brosnahan will play Lois Lane. Before even seeing the actors together in costume for the movie, we already know they are going to be the perfect pair to bring these characters to life.

While we enter the long wait for Superman: Legacy to enter production and later premiere on the big screen, get to know the new Superman actor. We’re sharing everything fans might be wondering about the superhero star everyone’s currently talking about.

How tall is David Corenswet?

David Corenswet stands at 6 feet 4 inches tall, making him three inches taller than his Superman predecessor Henry Cavill, who is 6 feet 1 inch tall. Corenswet is over one foot taller than his Superman: Legacy co-star Rachel Brosnahan, who is 5 feet 3 inches tall.

How old is David Corenswet?

Our new Superman actor is 29 years old as of his casting in June 2023, and he’s 10 years younger than the previous Clark Kent actor, Henry Cavill. Corenswet was born on July 8, 1993 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Shipley School in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania before earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Juilliard School in 2016.

David Corenswet has over 400K Instagram followers (as of June 2023)

As of his Superman casting, Corenswet boasts 402K followers and counting on his Instagram profile, but that number will surely increase before he even publicly puts on a cape. He’s not super active on the social media site, as his most recent post at the time of publication is from September 2022 promoting his work in the film Pearl.

When the actor does post photos on Instagram, he’s sharing content from his projects, such as Look Both Ways or We Own This City. The handsome actor has plenty of shots for fans to swoon over before he takes over the role of Superman on the big screen, such as this one with his dog.

Is David Corenswet dating anyone?

Since Corenswet isn’t active on his Instagram account and keeps a low profile, he appears to be single. He hasn’t been linked to anyone since his first breakout role in Ryan Murphy’s The Politician back in 2019. Until the actor chooses to open up about his personal life, we’ll have to respect his choice to remain private and assume he’s single.

David Corenswet has appeared in 3 Netflix titles

Corenswet first came into prominence thanks to his role as River Barkley in the Netflix series The Politician, which came from Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan and also starred Ben Platt. He next appeared in Murphy’s Netflix miniseries Hollywood in 2020 and Lili Reinhart’s Netflix romantic comedy Look Both Ways in 2022.

When he landed his role as Superman, Netflix shared a special congratulations message that honors his work in two of the streamer’s three titles to star Corenswet. Check out the tweet below!

Here’s a closer look at more David Corenswet movies and shows:

• Moe & Jerryweather (2014-2018)
• Elementary (one episode, 2017)
• Affairs of State (2018)
• House of Cards (one episode, 2018)
• The Sunlit Night (2019)
• The Politician (2019-2020)
• Hollywood (2020)
• We Own This City (2022)
• Look Both Ways (2022)
• Pearl (2022)
• Twisters (2024)
• Superman: Legacy (2025)
• The Greatest Hits (TBA)
• Lady in the Lake (TBA)

Stay tuned for more Superman: Legacy news and updates from Bam Smack Pow!