Jeremy Allen White Net Worth

Early Life

Jeremy Allen White was born in either 1990 or 1991 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. He was raised in the neighborhood of Carroll Gardens by his parents, both of whom were professional stage actors before marrying. As a kid in elementary school, White caught the performing bug himself, and developed an aptitude for jazz, ballet, and tap dancing. When he was 13, he decided to drop dancing to pursue a career in acting instead.

Television Career

While he was still in high school in 2006, White made his television debut in an episode of the NBC legal drama “Conviction.” Following this, he appeared in two episodes of the police procedural series “Law & Order,” and was later in an episode of the spinoff series “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” In 2011, when he was fresh out of high school, White landed the role that would launch him to fame: Philip “Lip” Gallagher, the eldest son of the Gallagher family, on the Showtime dramedy series “Shameless.” An adaptation of the British series of the same name, the American “Shameless” focuses on the misadventures of a dysfunctional family living on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. It features a large ensemble cast including William H. Macy, Emmy Rossum, Ethan Cutkosky, Emma Kenney, Cameron Monaghan, Justin Chatwin, and Shanola Hampton, among others. A major hit, “Shameless” ran for 11 seasons through 2021. For his work on “The Bear,” in 2023 Jeremy won a Screen Actors Guild award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series.

Film Career

White made his feature film debut in 2006 in “Beautiful Ohio,” starring William Hurt, Julianna Margulies, and Michelle Trachtenberg. The next year, he starred in the LGBTQ film “The Speed of Life,” playing a bored New York City teen who steals tourists’ video cameras and escapes into fantasies based on the footage he uncovers on them. White was subsequently in two more teen dramas: Antonio Campos’ “Afterschool,” starring Ezra Miller, and Joel Schumacher’s “Twelve,” starring Chace Crawford, Rory Culkin, Curtis Jackson, and Emily Meade, among others. In 2012, White appeared in the mystery film “The Time Being” and the comedy anthology film “Movie 43.” In 2013, White starred alongside Logan Huffman and Mackenzie Davis in the neo-noir “Bad Turn Worse,” about a trio of teens who get into trouble after stealing money from a local gangster. The following year, White appeared in the crime film “Rob the Mob,” featuring an ensemble cast including Michael Pitt, Ray Romano, and Nina Arianda, among many others. White’s next leading role came in 2018 in the romantic dramedy “After Everything,” in which he starred opposite Maika Monroe. Two years after that, he starred alongside Dakota Fanning in the musical drama “Viena and the Fantomes,” and alongside Dan Stevens, Alison Brie, and Sheila Vand in the horror film “The Rental.” Among White’s other film credits is the crime thriller “The Birthday Cake,” starring Ewan McGregor, Shiloh Fernandez, Val Kilmer, and Lorraine Bracco.

Personal Life

In late 2019, White married actress Addison Timlin. Together, they have two daughters.