Personal details
- Birth Date: 2001-10-08
- Height: 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- Birth Location: St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
- Parents: Joel Thomas Hynes
- Professions: Actor, Additional Crew
Percy Hynes White has basically been in front of the camera since diapers, kicking things off with short films around St. John’s, Newfoundland. By nine, he was snagging lead roles—yeah, not even double digits yet—starting with “Winners” before jumping into “The Confessional” and “Little Man.” He got a spot in Don McKellar’s “The Grand Seduction,” which hit up the Toronto International Film Fest in 2013, so not a bad start for a kid from Newfoundland. His film credits just keep stacking up: he’s in “Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb,” “Our House” with Thomas Mann and Nicola Peltz, “Milton’s Secret” alongside Donald Sutherland, and “Rupture” with Noomi Rapace. Not to mention “Edge of Winter,” where he held his own opposite Joel Kinnaman and Tom Holland, and “Cast No Shadow”—that one actually scored him Best Actor at the Atlantic Film Fest and a Rising Star nod over in Edmonton. He keeps showing up in buzzy projects too. He had a supporting lead in “I Like Movies,” which got some love at the Toronto International Film Fest in 2022 and landed him a Best Supporting Actor award from Vancouver’s Film Critics. Newer stuff? Look out for “My Old Ass,” directed by Megan Park for Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap, and “Winter Spring Summer Fall,” where he’s starring with Jenna Ortega (yep, his co-star from “Wednesday”). TV-wise, Percy’s all over the place—two seasons as a regular in Fox’s “The Gifted” (X-Men universe), a part in Jordan Peele’s “Twilight Zone” reboot, “The Transplant” for NBCUniversal, “Between” on Netflix, “11.22.63” on Hulu with James Franco, and “Pretty Hard Cases” for CBC. But right now, everyone probably knows him best as Xavier Thorpe in Netflix’s “Wednesday,” the Tim Burton-produced mega-hit. These days, he splits his time between LA and Toronto, chasing the next big thing.
Reference keyword: movies triviannGrowing up as the kid of Joel Thomas Hynes, who’s pretty much a legend in Newfoundland’s arts scene, and Sherry White, who’s got her fingerprints all over Canadian TV and film, you can bet this guy didn’t have an “average” childhood. Imagine family dinners with scripts scattered everywhere, everyone talking about the next project, or arguing about the best way to pull off a scene. It’s no surprise creative energy just oozed into his DNA. Between Joel’s gritty, raw storytelling style and Sherry’s knack for producing and writing, this is one of those families where the arts aren’t just a job—they’re the air they breathe. Honestly, growing up surrounded by that much creative fire, you’d almost have to try not to end up in the business yourself. It’s basically the Canadian east coast version of a Hollywood dynastic family, minus the palm trees and with a lot more rain.
October 8, 2001
6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
Konidela Ram Charan
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Joel Thomas Hynes and Surekha
23 years old