Jackson White (actor)

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Jackson White
Born
Jackson James White

March 1996 (age 28)
OccupationActor
Years active2016–present
Parents
(mother)
Relatives

Jackson James White (born 1996) [1] is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Stephen on the Hulu series Tell Me Lies , Brendan Fletcher on the HBO series Mrs. Fletcher , Ash Baker in the 2017 film SPF-18 , Officer Zach in the 2022 film Ambulance , [2] and Jud Crandall in the 2023 Paramount+ original film Pet Sematary: Bloodlines .

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Early life and education

Jackson White was born in March 1996 to actress Katey Sagal and Jack White (1954–2024), [3] [1] and was raised back and forth from Los Angeles and Nashville. He has an older sister named Sarah and a younger half-sister named Esme. [4]

Before beginning a career in acting, he had considered doing music. [5] He stated in an interview that he was "really sh*t in high school" but was able to attend the University of Southern California by completing an audition. [4]

Career

White began his acting career in 2016, when he made his short film debut in Confession as Eric. White made his television debut in the coming-of-age romantic comedy film SPF-18 as Ash Baker. [6] [7] [8] [9] White appeared as Aidan in the sitcom series The Middle , [10] and as Dave Medders in the military drama series SEAL Team . [11]

In 2019, White was cast to play the lead role of Brendan Fletcher in the comedy miniseries Mrs. Fletcher alongside Kathryn Hahn, Owen Teague and Cameron Boyce. [12] [13] [14]

In 2021, White starred with Kelsey Grammer, Julia Goldani Telles, Paris Jackson, Andy Daly and William Fichtner in the coming-of-age comedy film The Space Between , where he played the lead role as Charlie Porter. [15] [16]

In 2022, White portrayed Officer Zach in the heist action thriller film Ambulance starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, a remake of the 2005 Danish film Ambulancen . The film premiered in Paris on March 20 and was theatrically released in the United States by Universal Pictures on April 8. [17] [18]

White was cast as the lead role of Stephen DeMarco in the drama streaming series Tell Me Lies with Grace Van Patten, [19] [20] [21] [22] based on the 2018 novel of the same name by Carola Lovering, which was released on Hulu on September 7, 2022. [23] [24]

In 2023, White played the lead role of Jud Crandall in the supernatural horror film Pet Sematary: Bloodlines . The film premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 23, 2023, which was followed by its streaming launch on Paramount+ on October 6. [25] [26] [27]

Personal life

Since 2022, White has been in a relationship with actress and Tell Me Lies co-star Grace Van Patten. [28] [29]

In July 2024, White's father died. He posted a tribute online, stating, "This guy taught me everything. We had ups and downs, as a man has with their father. But in the end, it was just love. He was an open book, a fighter, genuinely the funniest person my sister and I knew, and single handedly invented the loudest most powerful back beat of any drummer I’ve ever seen. He’s not in pain anymore. And we get to remember him, 6 foot 4 with a denim shirt and a Starbucks muffin, driving us around, teaching us every important song ever written. I’m wearing his shoes every day. Not a metaphor he had really cool shoes. Big Jack White. 1954–2024. I love you dad forever." [30] [31]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016ConfessionEricShort
2017 SPF-18 Ash Baker
2019Number 2EricShort
2021 The Space Between Charlie Porter
2022 Ambulance Officer Zach
2023 Pet Sematary: Bloodlines Jud Crandall
2025 Swiped TBAPost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017–2018 The Middle Aidan4 episodes
2018 SEAL Team Dave Medders3 episodes [1]
2019 Mrs. Fletcher Brendan FletcherMain role (7 episodes) [32]
2022– Tell Me Lies Stephen DeMarcoMain role [5] [4]

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