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.
Known For
Ringo & Friends at the Ryman
Self
2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self
2025
Live From Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central
Self
2024
Killers of the Flower Moon
Radio Show Actor
2023
Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself
Self - Musician
2023
The White Stripes: Elephant XX
Self
2023
The White Stripes: Elephant-Era Video Artifacts
Self
2023
Coal Miner's Daughter: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Loretta Lynn
Self
2022
The Sound of 007
Self
2022
Jack White à l'Olympia
Self
2022
The White Stripes: The Detroit Institute of Arts
Self
2021
The White Stripes: White Blood Cells XX
Self
2021
The White Stripes: Live at Jay’s Upstairs Missoula
Self
2020
The White Stripes: Live at Fallout Records
Self
2020
The Raconteurs Live at Electric Lady
Self
2020
History 101
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2020
Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
Self (archive footage)
2020
Born and Razed: Two Intimate Acoustic Performances With Jack White and Brendan Benson of the Raconteurs 1999-2019
2020
The White Stripes: Live at Paycheck's
Self
2019
The White Stripes: Live at the Magic Stick
Self
2019
Jack White: Kneeling At The Anthem D.C.
Self
2018
Rory Scovel Tries Stand-Up for the First Time
Self
2017
American Epic
Self · (1 episode)
2017
The Dead Weather: Live at the Mayan, Los Angeles
Self
2017
Jack White: Acoustic in Alaska
Self
2016
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
Self
2016
The American Epic Sessions
Self
2016
Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl
Self
2016
The Muppets
Self · (1 episode)
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (2 episodes)
2015
Jack White - Live from the Fargo Theatre
Self
2015
The White Stripes: Under Amazonian Lights
Self
2015
The White Stripes: Live Under The Lights Of The Rising Sun
Self
2015
Jack White: Live from Bonnaroo 2014
Self
2014
A Letter Home
Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (3 episodes)
2014
Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
Self
2013
The Raconteurs - Live at the Ryman Auditorium
Self
2013
The White Stripes/Whirlwind Heat: White Heat
Self
2013
Jack White: Live at iTunes Festival 2012
Self
2012
Jack White: Unstaged
Self
2012
The White Stripes: Under New Zealand Lights
Self
2012
Portlandia
Jack White · (1 episode)
2011
Wanda Jackson: Wanda Live! At Third Man Records
Self
2011
The White Stripes: Under Moorhead Lights All Fargo Night
Self
2011
Conan
Self · (1 episode)
2010
The Rolling Stones: Stones in Exile
Self
2010
The White Stripes: Under Nova Scotian Lights
Self
2010
The Dead Weather: Sea Of Cowards - Live At Third Man Records
Self
2010
The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights
Self
2009
It Came From Detroit
Self
2009
The Dead Weather: Live at Concert Prive, Canal +
Self
2009
The Dead Weather: Live at Roxy
Self
2009
From The Basement
Self - The White Stripes
2009
It Might Get Loud
Self
2008
The Raconteurs - Live at Montreux
Self
2008
The Raconteurs: The Eden Sessions
Self
2008
Shine a Light
Self
2008
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Elvis Presley
2007
Absolute Garbage
Self
2007
Coachella
Self (with The White Stripes)
2006
Two Headed Cow
Self
2006
John Peel's Record Box
Self
2005
The Colbert Report
Self · (4 episodes)
2005
Excavating Taylor Mead
Self
2005
The White Stripes: From the Basement
Self - Vocals, Guitar
2005
I've Been Twelve Forever
Self
2004
The White Stripes: Under Blackpool Lights
Self
2004
The White Stripes: Nobody Knows How To Talk To Children
Self
2004
Coffee and Cigarettes
Jack (segment "Jack Shows Meg His Tesla Coil")
2004
Cold Mountain
Georgia
2003
The Work of Director Michel Gondry
Self
2003
The Rosary Murders
Altar Boy (uncredited)
1987
Does Anyone Care What Anyone Says In Rock’n’Roll?
Self
CMT Crossroads
Self · (1 episode)
2002
The Detroit Rock Movie
Self
1999
The Simpsons
Jack White (voice) · (1 episode)
1989
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest · (5 episodes)
1975
Austin City Limits
Self · (1 episode)
1975