Jaren Lewison

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
Born (2000-12-09) December 9, 2000
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present

Early life and education

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.

Acting career

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]

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. "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. "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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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