John Anthony White (né Gillis; born July 9, 1975) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He is best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the duo the White Stripes. He has won 12 Grammy Awards, and three of his solo albums have reached number one on the Billboard charts. White founded the White Stripes with fellow Detroit native and then-wife Meg White in 1997. Their 2001 breakthrough album, White Blood Cells, brought them international fame with the hit single and accompanying music video "Fell in Love with a Girl". In 2005, White founded the Raconteurs with Brendan Benson, and in 2009 founded the Dead Weather with Alison Mosshart of the Kills. In 2008, he recorded "Another Way to Die" (the title song for the 2008 James Bond film Quantum of Solace) with Alicia Keys, making them the only duet to perform a Bond song. White has also had a minor acting career. He appeared in the 2003 film, Cold Mountain, as a character named Georgia and performed five songs for the Cold Mountain soundtrack. The 2003 Jim Jarmusch film Coffee and Cigarettes featured both Jack and Meg in the segment "Jack Shows Meg His Tesla Coil". He also played Elvis Presley in the 2007 satire Walk Hard. In June 2017, White appeared in the award-winning documentary film The American Epic Sessions and was an executive producer of the film.
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Biography from TMDB.
- July 9, 1975 (51)
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Actor, producer and composer
- 13 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
Known for
What are Jack White's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Society.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 10
Light 9 · Serious 0 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2
A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 3 · Intense 3
Steady 9 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 3
Casual 6 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 9 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 10 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy6
- Bittersweet3
- Cyclical1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Jack White's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Jack White's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
22 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 73 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Motor City(2025)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
The Flash(2023)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Born and Razed: Two Intimate Acoustic Performances With Jack White and Brendan Benson of the Raconteurs 1999-2019 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
American Epic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Jack White & Loretta Lynn Remembering Van Lear Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
A Letter Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
The Lone Ranger(2013)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
McGregor: Chroma / Infra / Limen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Portlandia(2011)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Wanda Jackson: Wanda Live! At Third Man Records (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Quantum of Solace(2008)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
The White Stripes: Under Blackpool Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Coffee and Cigarettes(2003)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Cold Mountain(2003)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
The Hardest Button to Button (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Later... with Jools Holland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
The Simpsons(1989)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
The Rosary Murders(1987)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 74th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 20 titles from 1987 to 2026; peak year 2003.
Biggest box office
Motor City (2025)
Highest rated
The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights (2009)
Most popular right now
Motor City (2025)
Film career
Peak 2003 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2003Screen debut· Cold Mountain
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Jack White's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 77th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 87th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up8
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 59/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 66, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Jack White work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jack White's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Emmett Malloy shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Emmett MalloyShared titles: Jack White: Kneeling at the Anthem D.C. (2018), The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Emmett Malloy
Actors
- BeckShared titles: Michel Gondry: Do it Yourself! (2023), I've Been Twelve Forever (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Beck
- Michel GondryShared titles: Michel Gondry: Do it Yourself! (2023), I've Been Twelve Forever (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Michel Gondry
- Thomas BangalterShared titles: Michel Gondry: Do it Yourself! (2023), I've Been Twelve Forever (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Thomas Bangalter
- Tom RowlandsShared titles: Michel Gondry: Do it Yourself! (2023), I've Been Twelve Forever (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Tom Rowlands
Cinematographers
- Giles DunningShared titles: Jack White: Kneeling at the Anthem D.C. (2018), The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Giles Dunning
Producers
- Ben SwankShared titles: Motor City (2025), Rory Scovel Tries Stand-Up for the First Time (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Ben Swank
- Ian MontoneShared titles: Motor City (2025), The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Ian Montone
- Mike SarkissianShared titles: Jack White: Kneeling at the Anthem D.C. (2018), The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Mike Sarkissian