Jaren Lewison

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Jaren Lewison
Born (2000-12-09) December 9, 2000 (age 21)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2008–present

Jaren Lewison (born December 9, 2000)[1] is an American actor, best known for portraying Ben Gross in the television series Never Have I Ever.[1]

Early life and education[]

Jaren Lewison grew up in Dallas, Texas in a Jewish family. He has one sister named Mikayla.[1] For 14 years he attended Levine Academy, a Conservative Jewish day school in Dallas[2] where his mother teaches kindergarten but graduated in 2019 from Pearce High School in Richardson, Texas.[3] In high school, he was captain of the varsity football team and was a varsity powerlifter.[4] He also did theater. As a senior, he portrayed William Shakespeare in his school's adaptation of the 1998 film, Shakespeare in Love, and the production was chosen to perform at the 2019 International Thespian Festival.[1][5][6]

In 2019, he began attending college at the University of Southern California, where he is majoring in psychology with minors in forensics and criminology.[3] He filmed Never Have I Ever while being a full-time student at USC.

Acting career[]

Lewison began acting at 5 years old, when his after-care had a theatre group come who connected him with representation. After giving his name to a Dallas film and TV agent, he got his first role as Joshua on Barney & Friends, whom he played in various episodes and videos from 2008 to 2011.[3][7] He has acted in various TV series, TV movies, and films since. Some of these roles included playing Adam Sandler's son in the 2014 film, Men, Women & Children.[3] He also played the younger version of the main character Hoagie, whom Ed Helms portrayed, in the 2018 comedy film Tag.[8]

His largest role to date was on the main cast as Ben Gross in Mindy Kaling's 2020 Netflix show, Never Have I Ever.[9]

Filmography[]

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2008–2009 Barney & Friends Joshua 4 episodes
2010 Lone Star Young Robert 1 episode, "Pilot"
2012 Bad Fairy Roman DiRizzo TV movie
2015 Away and Back Kyle Peterson TV movie
2020–present Never Have I Ever Ben Gross Main cast

Film[]

Year Title Role
2014 Men, Women & Children Jack Truby
2015 Beyond the Farthest Star Young Adam
2015 A Horse Tale Jackson
2018 Tag 18-Year-Old Hoagie
2019 90 Feet from Home Young Tommy

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "18 Things to Know About Jaren Lewison from 'Never Have I Ever'". Alma. April 28, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "Got Mitzvah? Yeah we do!". Texas Jewish Post. November 3, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Jaren Lewison Tells Us How His 'Never Have I Ever' Role Is a Dream Come True". Alma. May 5, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  4. ^ McHenry, Jackson (April 29, 2020). "Never Have I Ever's Two Heartthrobs Are Team Each Other". Vulture. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  5. ^ "Festival Preview: Pearce H.S. Shakespeare in Love – Dramatics Magazine". Dramatics Magazine Online. May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  6. ^ "Main stage – International Thespian Festival 2019". Educational Theatre Association. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  7. ^ "Who Plays Ben On 'Never Have I Ever'? Meet Jaren Lewison, Star Of Mindy Kaling's New Netflix Show". YourTango. May 1, 2020. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  8. ^ "Jaren Lewison". IMDb. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  9. ^ Walsh, Savannah (May 5, 2020). "How Old Is the Cast of Netflix's 'Never Have I Ever' Now?". ELLE. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

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