Glen Powell Recalls the Meanest Prank He Ever Played on His Sister Leslie — and It Involved Joe Jonas (Exclusive)

Glen Powell and Leslie Powell; Joe Jonas Kevin Winter/Getty;Kevin Winter/Getty

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NEED TO KNOW

  • Glen Powell revealed the meanest prank he ever played on his younger sister, Leslie Powell

  • The prank involved Glen's former Devotion costar Joe Jonas

  • Glen shared the story while chatting with PEOPLE at a screening of his new film How to Make a Killing, on Feb. 14

Glen Powellrevealed the meanest prank he's ever played on his sister — and it involved former costarJoe Jonas.

Glen caught up with PEOPLE exclusively at a special screening of his new dark comedy,How to Make a Killing, in Los Angeles on Saturday, Feb. 14. The movie features a hefty dose of family-related scheming, which led PEOPLE to ask the actor about the most mischievous thing he's ever done to his parents or siblings.

"I did … a prank phone call on mysister [Leslie]with Joe Jonas of getting arrested, and my sister literally was searching in every jail in Georgia for the two of us," Glen, 37, revealed.

Glen and Jonas, 36, appeared together in the 2022 war film,Devotion, which also starredJonathan Majors.

Glen Powell and Joe Jonas at a 'Devotion' screening in Santa Monica, Calif., on Dec. 12, 2022 Phillip Faraone/Getty

"Joe figured out a way to get — I think it was on like Google Translate — for it to sound like a jail was calling my sister for a collect call, and so … my sister accepted the call, and I basically just pretended like Joe and I hit somebody in a golf cart and that we needed to be bailed out," he continued.

"And my sister took it very seriously. And then I ended the call, and then my sister searched every jail in Georgia looking for Joe Jonas and me," Glen added. "It was very sweet of her. It showed the dedication that my sister has to me, but I'm not going to do a mean prank on her like that again because she's too sweet."

As to whether Leslie ever got him back?

"She did get me back. She was salivating to return that favor, I remember," he shared.

Leslie, 33, a musician and the youngest Powell sibling, is accomplished in the entertainment industry in her own right. Her work has appeared in various TV shows, movies and commercials. She's even worked on the score for several projects that starred her brother, includingTwistersandAnyone But You.

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Glen Powell with sister Leslie Powell in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Jan. 28, 2023 Amy Sussman/Getty

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And while Glen may enjoy a good sibling prank, he often sings his younger sister's praises, calling her "no doubt my favorite artist of all" in a past interview withNylon.

"Nothing puts me in a better mood than [Leslie's] music," he said. "Remember the name. She's a star," he added.

The pair also have an older sister, Lauren Powell, 39, who lives near Glen in Texas and is mom to his four nieces and nephews.

Glen Powell at A24's special screening of 'How to Make a Killing' in Los Angeles on Feb. 24, 2026 Eric Charbonneau/Getty

Eric Charbonneau/Getty

In a 2023 profile withTexas Highways,the actor revealed that these day the Powell family often congregates at their "family ranch in East Texas."

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"Kicking it with the family and gathering everybody, that's magical," he said.

How to Make a Killingis in theaters Feb. 20.

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