Born 1975 (age 50) · Detroit, Michigan, USA
Appears in 91 titles

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.

Filmography

Killers of the Flower Moon
7.4
Killers of the Flower Moon
2023
as Radio Show Actor
Cold Mountain
6.9
Cold Mountain
2003
as Georgia
Coffee and Cigarettes
6.9
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004
as Jack (segment "Jack Shows Meg His Tesla Coil")
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
6.6
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
2007
as Elvis Presley
It Might Get Loud
7.2
It Might Get Loud
2008
as Self
Shine a Light
6.8
Shine a Light
2008
as Self
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
6.5
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
2011
as Self
The Sound of 007
7.2
The Sound of 007
2022
as Self
The Work of Director Michel Gondry
The Rosary Murders
5.6
The Rosary Murders
1987
as Altar Boy (uncredited)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
7.8
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self (archive footage)
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
The Rolling Stones: Stones in Exile
The White Stripes: Under Blackpool Lights
6.8
I've Been Twelve Forever
2004
as Self
Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
6.8
Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself
7.9
Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself
2023
as Self - Musician