Jeremy Allen White
Birthdate: Feb 17, 1991
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Jeremy Allen White enjoyed overnight success as a cast member of HBO’s long-running hit series, Shameless (2011-2021), and the lead in the acclaimed series, The Bear (2022-), but he has also built a solid career in feature films, starting with a supporting role in director-producer Chad Lowe’s Beautiful Ohio (2006), starring William Hurt, Rita Wilson, and Julianna Margulies.
White scored his first starring role in writer-director Ed Radtke’s indie drama, The Speed of Life (2007), premiering at the Venice film festival, where it won the Queer Lion award. White joined the cast of Ezra Miller, Addison Timlin, and Michael Stuhlbarg in writer-director Antonio Campos’ drama, Afterschool (2008), premiering in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section, and then had a supporting role in the Joel Schumacher-directed crime drama, Twelve (2010), opposite Chace Crawford, Rory Culkin, Curtis Jackson, and Emma Roberts.
White’s next supporting turn was with Frank Langella, Wes Bentley, Sarah Paulson, and Corey Stoll in The Time Being (2012), co-written and directed by Nenad Cicin-Sain and co-written and produced by Richard N. Gladstein, and premiering at the Toronto film festival. After an appearance in the segment of the anthology movie, Movie 43 (2013), Jeremy Allen White co-starred with Mackenzie Davis and Logan Huffman in the small-town noir, Bad Turn Worse (2013), co-directed by Zeke and Simon Hawkins, and premiering at the Toronto film festival.
After a small role in the crime movie, Rob the Mob (2014), directed by Raymond De Felitta, White starred in the acclaimed indie comedy-drama, After Everything (2018), with Maika Monroe, Gina Gershon, and Marisa Tomei, which launched at the South by Southwest film festival.
White was part of the ensemble of co-writer/director Dave Franco’s horror movie, The Rental (2020), alongside Dan Stevens, Alison Brie, Sheila Vand, and Toby Huss, and released by IFC Films. White co-starred in a movie that was filmed in 2014 but not released until 2020 by Universal Pictures—writer-director Gerardo Naranjo’s musical drama, Viena and the Fantomes (2020), with a cast including Dakota Fanning, Frank Dillane, Olivia Luccardi, Philip Ettinger, Caleb Landry Jones, Zoe Kravitz, and Evan Rachel Wood.
Jeremy Allen White earned a supporting role in co-writer/director Jimmy Giannopoulos’ debut crime thriller, The Birthday Cake (2021), with Shiloh Fernandez, Val Kilmer, Ewan McGregor, Lorraine Bracco, John Magaro, Vincent Pastore, Paul Sorvino, and then joined the cast of Babak Jalili’s deadpan indie film, Fremont (2023), with Anaita Wali Zada, Gregg Turkington, and Boots Riley, which premiered at the Sundance film festival. White co-starred with Jessie Buckley, Riz Ahmed, and Luke Wilson in co-writer/director Christos Nikou’s sci-fi drama, Fingernails (2023), which launched at the Telluride Film Festival.
Jeremy Allen White co-starred with Zac Efron in Sean Durkin’s pro wrestling drama, The Iron Claw (2023), with Harris Dickinson, Maura Tierney, Holt McCallany, and Lily James. White starred in writer-director Robinson Devor’s true-crime tale, You Can’t Win (date to be announced), written by Barry Gifford (based on author Jack Black’s 1926 memoir), and co-starring Will Patton, Michael Pitt, and Hannah Marks.
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Jeremy Allen White was born in New York City’s Brooklyn borough and was raised there by parents Richard White and Eloise Ziegler. White has one younger sister. After pursuing dance in grade school, White switched to studying acting in his middle school. White then attended and graduated from the Professional Performing Arts School in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood. White married actor Addison Timlin in 2019; the couple have two daughters, Dolores Wild White and Ezer Billie White. White’s height is 5’ 7”. White’s estimated net worth is $8 million.
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- 2023 | The Iron ClawasKerry Von Erich
The Iron Claw
The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s.
- 2023 | After EverythingasElliot
After Everything
After breaking up with his true love, best-selling author Hardin Scott travels to Portugal in an attempt to make amends for his past behavior.
- 2023 |
- 2021 | The Birthday CakeasTommaso
The Birthday Cake
On the 10th anniversary of his father's death, Giovanni reluctantly accepts the task of bringing a cake to the home of his uncle, a mob boss, for a celebration. Just two hours into the night, Gio's life is forever changed.
- 2020 |
Some Facts About Jeremy Allen White
TV-Free: Because he doesn’t watch TV or cable, Jeremy Allen White has rarely watched his performances in his first long-running series, Shameless.
