Jeremy Allen White is an American actor, screenwriter, and film producer who has a net worth of $8 million. He is best known for his role as Phillip “Lip” Gallagher on the Showtime television series “Shameless.” In this article, we’ll dive deeper into Jeremy Allen White’s life, career, and net worth.
Early Life
Jeremy Allen White was born in either 1990 or 1991 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. He grew up in the neighborhood of Carroll Gardens with his parents, who were both professional stage actors before marrying. White caught the performing bug himself when he was in elementary school and developed an aptitude for jazz, ballet, and tap dancing. When he was 13 years old, he decided to pursue a career in acting and stopped dancing.
Television Career
While still in high school in 2006, White made his television debut in an episode of the NBC legal drama “Conviction.” After that, he appeared in two episodes of the police procedural series “Law & Order” and one episode of the spinoff series “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” In 2011, fresh out of high school, White landed the role of Phillip “Lip” Gallagher on the Showtime dramedy series “Shameless.” This adaptation of the British series of the same name is about a dysfunctional family living on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. “Shameless” features a large ensemble cast including William H. Macy, Emmy Rossum, Ethan Cutkosky, Emma Kenney, Cameron Monaghan, Justin Chatwin, and Shanola Hampton, among others. It was a major hit and ran for 11 seasons until 2021.
While he was still on “Shameless,” White played the recurring role of former soldier Shrier on the psychological thriller series “Homecoming” in 2018. Other actors on the Amazon Prime Video series include Julia Roberts, Bobby Cannavale, Stephan James, Shea Whigham, Alex Karpovsky, Sissy Spacek, and Hong Chau. In 2022, White returned to television with his first main role since “Shameless,” starring as young, renowned Chicago chef Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto on the Hulu drama series “The Bear.” The show co-stars Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Ayo Edebiri, Lionel Boyce, and Abby Elliott, among others.
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 went on to star 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,”
