Jaren Lewison (born December 9, 2000)[1] is an American actor who is best known for portraying Ben Gross in the television series Never Have I Ever.[1]
Jaren Lewison | |
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Born | (2000-12-09) December 9, 2000 (age 21) Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2007–present |
Jaren Miles 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 taught kindergarten. He 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. The production was chosen to perform at the 2019 International Thespian Festival.[1][5][6]
In 2019, Lewison began attending college at the University of Southern California, where he graduated in 2022 with a Bachelor's degree in psychology with minors in forensics and criminology.[3] He filmed Never Have I Ever while being a full-time student at USC.
Lewison began acting at five years old, when his after-care had a theater group 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 and TV movies. 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 Lang Fisher and Mindy Kaling's Netflix show, Never Have I Ever.[9]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 |
Year | Title | Role |
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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 |
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