Percy Hynes White

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Percy Hynes White
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Hynes White interviewed at New York Comic Con in 2017
Born (2001-10-08) October 8, 2001 (age 22)
OccupationActor
Years active2008–present
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Percy Hynes White (born October 8, 2001) is a Canadian actor. He has appeared in the films Edge of Winter and A Christmas Horror Story , the television series Between , [1] and starred as Andy Strucker in The Gifted and as Xavier Thorpe in the Netflix comedy horror series Wednesday .

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Early life

Hynes White is the son of Joel Thomas Hynes, a writer, actor and director, and Sherry White, a writer, director and producer. Hynes White first began performing locally at the age of two, before making his first screen debut at the age of seven when he played a younger version of his father in the movie Down to the Dirt. [2] As a child, Hynes White studied for two years at the performing arts group in his hometown of St. John's. [3]

Career

Hynes White acted in 2013's The Grand Seduction alongside Brendan Gleeson, 2016's Edge of Winter with Joel Kinnaman and Tom Holland, as well as Milton's Secret with Donald Sutherland. He has also had roles in series Murdoch Mysteries , The Twilight Zone , Saving Hope , 11.22.63 , and Between . Hynes White performed in movies Crackie , I Like Movies and Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb .

Hynes White's breakout role was starring as mutant Andy Strucker in The Gifted , an X-Men spin-off series that ran for two seasons on Fox before being cancelled in 2019. [2] He also has a leading role in the CBC comedy Pretty Hard Cases , [2] in which he appears as Elliot Wazowski opposite stars Meredith MacNeill and Adrienne C. Moore.

Hynes White won best actor at the Atlantic Film Festival for his performance in 2014's Cast No Shadow , which won multiple awards at the Atlantic Film Festival awards, such as best film, director, screenplay, along Hynes White's win for best actor. [3]

Hynes White's first role was Keith in the film Down to the Dirt . [2]

In 2022 he played the role of Xavier Thorpe in the series Wednesday . The actor's option for second season of the teenage show was not picked up. It was rumored this was due to anonymous sexual assault allegations on Twitter, which Hynes White denied, calling it a "campaign of misinformation". [4] [5] Netflix declined to comment on Hynes White's removal from the cast list. [6]

Hynes White is set to reunite with Wednesday costar Jenna Ortega in a romantic comedy called Winter Spring Summer or Fall . According to Deadline, the film follows two teenagers (Ortega and Hynes White) who meet and fall in love over four seasonal days of the year. [2]

Hynes White will star in the upcoming horror film Whistle, directed by Corin Hardy. [7]

Personal life

As part of his preparation for his role on Wednesday , Hynes White learned a variety of new skills, including archery, painting and fencing, as well as new dance moves. [2]

Hynes White had long been a fan of Wednesday’s executive producer, Tim Burton. The admiration started at an early age: His father Joel used to read Burton's poetry to him when he was a child. When Hynes White’s mother called to tell him he had landed the role of Xavier Thorpe on Wednesday , he thought it must be a joke, especially since the day was April 1. “I hung up and went back to sleep,” he recalled later. [2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Down to the Dirt Keith
2009 Crackie Takeout boy
2014 Cast No Shadow Jude
2014 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Young C.J. Fredericks
2015 A Christmas Horror Story Duncan
2016 Rupture Evan
2016 Edge of Winter Caleb Baker
2016 Milton's Secret Carter Crane
2018 At First Light Oscar
2018 Our House Matt
2018Age of SummerMinnesota
2022 I Like Movies Matt Macarchuck
2024 My Old Ass Chad [2]
2024 Winter Spring Summer or Fall Barnes [8]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013The Slattery Street CrockersJoey CrockerMain role
2014 Rookie Blue Daniel HollotEpisode: "Everlasting"
2014–15 Murdoch Mysteries Simon Brooks8 episodes
2015–16 Odd Squad Odie3 episodes
2015 Defiance Monguno Ksaruko2 episodes
2015 Saving Hope AidanEpisode: "Shine a Light"
2015–16 Between Harrison7 episodes
2016 11.22.63 RandyEpisode: "The Kill Floor"
2017–19 The Gifted Andy StruckerMain role
2019 The Twilight Zone ColeEpisode: "Not All Men"
2020 Transplant MaxEpisode: "Your Secrets Can Kill You"
2020A Killer In My HomeJoshuaTV movie
2021–23 Pretty Hard Cases Elliot WazowskiMain role
2021 Nurses JesseEpisode: "Chaos Magnet"
2022 Wednesday Xavier ThorpeMain role (season 1)

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
201839th Young Artist AwardsBest Performance in a TV Series - Leading Teen Actor The Gifted Nominated


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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Ahsan, Sad (January 17, 2023). "For Canadian actor Percy Hynes White, fame has gotten 'a little weird'". CBC. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
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  6. Stolworthy, Jacob (May 8, 2024). "Percy Hynes White addresses absence from Wednesday season 2 cast list". The Independent . Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  7. Wiseman, Andreas (October 19, 2023). "Dafne Keen, Sophie Nélisse, Sky Yang, Percy Hynes White & Nick Frost Set For High School Horror 'Whistle' From 'The Nun' Director Corin Hardy & Black Bear – AFM". Deadline. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  8. Kroll, Justin (December 15, 2022). "Jenna Ortega & Her 'Wednesday' Co-Star Percy Hynes White Reunite On Tiffany Paulsen's Directorial Debut 'Winter Spring Summer Or Fall'". Deadline. Retrieved March 22, 2023.