Jefferson White | |
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| Born | |
| Alma mater | Iowa State University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse | Casey Wortmann |
Jefferson White is an American actor. He plays Jimmy Hurdstrom on the Paramount Network series Yellowstone and Sean O'Neil on Chicago P.D. on NBC.
White grew up in Mount Vernon, Iowa and attended Iowa State University, graduating in 2012 in performing arts. [1] [2] He appeared in many productions at Iowa State, including his first leading role as Tupolski in The Pillowman directed by Don Watts. [3]
White made his television debut on The Americans in 2014. Other television appearances include Elementary , Blue Bloods , How to Get Away with Murder and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit . [4]
In 2018, White appeared as a series regular on season one of Yellowstone for Paramount Network, and his character, a troubled cowboy called Jimmy. [5] In 2021, White was named as a nominee for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for his work on Yellowstone. [6] White's character Jimmy is expected to feature in a forthcoming Yellowstone spin-off series titled 6666 as his character Jimmy moved to the 6666 Ranch in Texas during season 4 of Yellowstone. [7] White's character Jimmy had cameo appearances in the fifth season of Yellowstone in 2024. [8]
In September 2022, White portrayed the character Sean O'Neil in the tenth season of NBC's long-running drama Chicago P.D. [9] [10] White has roles in the 2023 feature film Eileen , which stars Anne Hathaway, and the 2024 Alex Garland film Civil War . [11]
In February 2025, White was announced as narrator for the audio edition of Sunrise on the Reaping, a dystopian novel written by the American author Suzanne Collins. It is the second prequel novel to the original The Hunger Games trilogy, following The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, released in 2020. [12] [13]
White is married to Casey Wortmann, an actress and social worker. [14]
| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Americans | Brad Mullin | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Gary | 1 episode |
| 2015 | Manhattan | Cole 'Iowa' Dunlavey | 9 episodes |
| 2015 | Elementary | Dorian Moll | 1 episode |
| 2016–20 | Blindspot | Parker | 10 episodes |
| 2016 | How to Get Away with Murder | Philip Jessup | 7 episodes |
| 2016 | Blue Bloods | Eric Carlson | 1 episode |
| 2016 | House of Cards | Joshua Masterston | 3 episodes |
| 2018–24 | Yellowstone | Jimmy Hurdstrom | Main role |
| 2019 | The Twilight Zone | Jerry Pierson | 1 episode |
| 2022 | God's Country | Samuel | Feature film |
| 2022–23 | Chicago P.D. | Sean O'Neil | Recurring role (season 10) |
| 2023 | Eileen | Buck Warren | Feature film |
| Ink Master | Himself | Guest judge (Season 15) | |
| 2024 | Civil War | Dave | Feature film |
| Hellboy: The Crooked Man | Tom Ferrell | Feature film [15] | |
| 2025 | You | Dane Robinson | 2 episodes |
| 2026 | Dead Letters [16] | Post-production | |
| The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping | Mr. McCoy | Filming | |
| TBA | November 1963 [17] | Lee Harvey Oswald | Filming |