So, who is Jackson White? He’s no stranger to the acting world. From his famous mom to his past work, HollywoodLife<\/strong> has rounded up what you need to know about this breakout star.<\/p>\n Jackson stars as Stephen DeMarco, the male lead of the series. Stephen meets Lucy, played by Grace Van Patten<\/strong>, when she begins attending Baird University. They fall into a complicated romantic entanglement as Stephen tries to keep all of his secrets hidden. The series is based on Carola Lovering’s<\/strong> bestselling book of the same name. HollywoodLife<\/strong> spoke EXCLUSIVELY with showrunner Meaghan Oppenheimer<\/strong>, who noted that Stephen will be a “very polarizing” character<\/a> in the series.<\/p>\n Jackson is the son of Katey Sagal<\/strong> and drummer Jack White<\/strong>. Katey and Jack were married from 1993 to 2000. Jackson also has an older sister, Sarah Grace<\/strong>, and a younger half-sister, Esm\u00e9 Louise<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Jackson’s first breakout moment was in the 2019 series Mrs. Fletcher<\/em> alongside Kathryn Hahn<\/strong>. He played Officer Zach in the Jake Gyllenhaal<\/strong><\/a> drama Ambulance<\/em><\/a>, which was released in April 2022.<\/p>\n Jackson grew up thinking he was going to be a musician before switching to acting. “I grew up going back and forth between LA and Nashville where my dad lived in this house with a recording studio, three sets of drums, some old B3 organs, keyboards and guitars. You\u2019d wake up to blasting music. And that was the lifestyle that I fell in love with,” he told Esquire<\/em><\/a>. However, as he got older Jackson realized that he “needed more of a structure and a discipline.” After a brief stint in college, he segued into acting.<\/p>\n Jackson admitted to Esquire<\/em> that he was “fed up” with how his career was going when the role of Stephen came along. “I was going through a pretty dark period in my life. I was getting sober and coming to terms with a lot and getting my life together,” he continued. “And I realized how important work was to my psyche and how much balance I wanted in my life. I really wanted to put a new foot forward towards it all, and I was throwing my sh*t against the wall and screaming and trying to make sense of this business because it’s insane. And I think whatever that was, mixed with a lot of self-reflection, a lot of shit that I was working on in my life lined up with this opportunity.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jackson White is about to be Hollywood’s next “it” guy. 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<\/a>1. Jackson plays Stephen in Tell Me Lies<\/em>.<\/h2>\n
2. Jackson is Katey Sagal’s son.<\/h2>\n
3. Jackson recently starred in the movie Ambulance<\/em>.<\/h2>\n
4. Jackson was initially going to be a musician.<\/h2>\n
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<\/a>5. Jackson was going through a ‘dark period’ before Tell Me Lies<\/em>.<\/h2>\n