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]
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]
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]
