# Percy Hynes White

Percy Hynes White (born October 8, 2001) is a Canadian actor. He has appeared in numerous television shows and films. His most notable appearances include Cast No Shadow, Edge of Winter, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, I Like Movies, and more recently My Old Ass, as well as starring as Andy Strucker in The Gifted and as Xavier Thorpe in the Netflix comedy horror series Wednesday.

## Early life

Percy Hynes White, an only child, was born on October 8, 2001, in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. The son of Joel Thomas Hynes - a writer, actor, director and musician - and Sherry White - a screenwriter, director, actress and producer.
Hynes White grew up in the St. John’s, Newfoundland area and described his childhood self as being "a creative kid". His parents, both actors and writers, provided him with a nurturing environment that encouraged creativity and self-expression from an early age. This would eventually lead him to pursue acting professionally.
As a child, Hynes White studied for two years at the performing arts group in his hometown of St. John's.

## Career
### 2008–2016: Early acting roles and career beginnings

Hynes White has been acting since the age of 2, beginning with performances in short films in and around his hometown of St. John's, Newfoundland. At just age 2, he starred as baby Morgan Lombard in Moera: Fact or Fantasy? alongside his mother.
Hynes White made his first screen debut at the age of 7, playing six year old Keith in the 2008 Canadian film, Down to the Dirt, based upon his fathers’ first novel of the same name.
By age 9, he was playing the lead in short film Forty-Five and Five and soon was chosen for leading roles in other short films, including Winners, and Little Man.
Hynes White's first television debut began in 2013, where he played Joey Crocker in The Slattery Street Crockers.
In 2013, Hynes White was featured in The Grand Seduction alongside Brendan Gleeson, for which had premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The following year in 2014, Hynes White was featured in Cast No Shadow, which won multiple awards at the Atlantic Film Festival awards, such as best film, director, screenplay, along with Hynes White's win for best actor. In the same year, he starred opposite of Ben Stiller and Ricky Gervais in the 2014 American fantasy film, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb as young Cecil "CJ" Fredericks.
By 2016, Hynes White was well on his way to the big screen again as he gained a lead role in psychological thriller, Edge of Winter opposite Tom Holland and Joel Kinnaman. In the same year, he was cast alongside Donald Sutherland and Michelle Rodriguez in Canadian family-drama, as Milton's Secret.

### 2016–2020: Rise in television and breakout role

From 2016 through early 2020, Hynes White appeared in numerous television series consecutively while appearing in films, including a role on Jordan Peele's reboot of the cult classic The Twilight Zone for CBS All Access, making an appearance on Canadian medical drama Transplant for NBC Universal, appearing for two seasons on Between for Netflix, and appearing in the limited series 11.22.63 for Hulu starring James Franco.
Most notably, in 2017, Hynes White's breakout role was starring as mutant Andy Strucker in The Gifted, an X-Men spin-off series, opposite Stephen Moyer, Amy Acker, and Natalie Alyn Lind. The show ran for two seasons on Fox before being cancelled in 2019.

### 2021–present: Pretty Hard Cases, Wednesday and return to film roles

From 2021 to 2023, Hynes White was a lead series regular in the CBC comedy Pretty Hard Cases, in which he appears as Elliot Wazowski, starring opposite Meredith MacNeill, Adrienne C. Moore and Katie Douglas.
In 2022, Hynes White played a supporting lead in I Like Movies, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2022 and earned himself a Best Supporting Actor Award from the Vancouver Film Critics Circle.
Concurrently, it was announced that he would be cast in the series Wednesday, produced by Tim Burton for Netflix. He played the role of Xavier Thorpe, a charismatic and supernaturally artistic Nevermore Academy student, who comes from wealth thanks to his celebrity psychic father and the potential love interest to Wednesday Addams. The actor's option for the 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". Netflix declined to comment on Hynes White's removal from the cast list.
Post-Wednesday premiere, in late 2022, Hynes White garnered himself a supporting lead role as "Chad" in celebrated director Megan Park’s My Old Ass for Margot Robbie's production company LuckyChap Entertainment.
In an interview with director Megan Park, Park described that Hynes White had sent in a self-tape of himself that was "genius" and that he "understood the humor", saying "it was so Chad." His performance earned him another nomination from the Vancouver Film Critics Circle for Best Supporting Actor.
In the same year, Hynes White was cast as the lead role alongside Wednesday costar Jenna Ortega in writer Tiffany Paulsen's directorial debut romantic drama film, Winter Spring Summer or Fall. Per Deadline, the film follows two teenagers (Ortega and Hynes White) who meet and fall in love over four seasonal days of the year.
In an interview with director Tiffany Paulsen, Paulsen states that his performance in Winter Spring Summer or Fall is transcendent. Expressing, "he’s absolutely magical in this movie."
Hynes White will star in the upcoming horror film Whistle, directed by Corin Hardy.
Hynes White is set to guest appear in the second season of CBC's paranormal thriller series Ghosting with Luke Hutchie and Matthew Finlan, premiering on March 21 of 2025. Hynes White will step into the dark with Hutchie and Finland to investigate the infamous haunting of Craigdarroch Castle in Victoria, British Columbia.

## 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.
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.

## Filmography
### Film

Key :
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2008 | Down to the Dirt | Young Keith (age 6) | |
| 2009 | Crackie | Takeout boy | |
| 2013 | The Grand Seduction | Young Murray | |
| 2014 | Cast No Shadow | Jude Traynor | |
| 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 | |
| 2018 | Age of Summer | Minnesota | |
| 2022 | I Like Movies | Matt Macarchuck | |
| 2024 | My Old Ass | Chad | |
| 2024 | Winter Spring Summer or Fall | Barnes Hawthorne | |
| TBA | Whistle † | TBA | Post-production |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2013 | The Slattery Street Crockers | Joey Crocker | Main role |
| 2014 | Rookie Blue | Daniel Hollot | Episode: "Everlasting" |
| 2014–15 | Murdoch Mysteries | Simon Brooks | 8 episodes |
| 2015–16 | Odd Squad | Odie | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Defiance | Monguno Ksaruko | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Saving Hope | Aidan | Episode: "Shine a Light" |
| 2015–16 | Between | Harrison | 7 episodes |
| 2016 | 11.22.63 | Randy | Episode: "The Kill Floor" |
| 2017–19 | The Gifted | Andy Strucker | Main role |
| 2019 | The Twilight Zone | Cole | Episode: "Not All Men" |
| 2020 | Transplant | Max | Episode: "Your Secrets Can Kill You" |
| 2020 | A Killer In My Home | Joshua | TV movie |
| 2021–23 | Pretty Hard Cases | Elliot Wazowski | Main role |
| 2021 | Nurses | Jesse | Episode: "Chaos Magnet" |
| 2022 | Wednesday | Xavier Thorpe | Main role (season 1) |
| 2025 | Ghosting with Luke Hutchie and Matthew Finlan | Himself | Special Guest Appearance |

## Accolades

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2014 | Atlantic Film Festival | Atlantic Canadian Award - Best Acting - Male | Cast No Shadow | Won |
| 2014 | Edmonton International Film Festival | Rising Star Award - Actor | Cast No Shadow | Won |
| 2018 | 39th Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Teen Actor | The Gifted | Nominated |
| 2023 | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best Supporting Male Actor in a Canadian Film | I Like Movies | Won |
| 2025 | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best Supporting Male Actor in a Canadian Film | My Old Ass | Nominated |