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Jaren Lewison
BornDecember 9th 2000
Dallas, Texas
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity Of Southern California
OccupationActor (2007 - now)


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


Early life and education

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Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Jaren Lewison

Jaren Miles Lewison grew up in Dallas, Texas, in a Jewish family. He has one sister named Mikayla.

For 14 years he attended Levine Academy, a Conservative Jewish day school.

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.[2] He filmed Never Have I Ever while being a full-time student at USC.


Acting career

His most notable role to date is in the main cast of Lang Fisher and Mindy Kaling's Netflix show, Never Have I Ever, as Ben Gross. [3]

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
2020–2023 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. ^ "Jaren Lewison Tells Us How His 'Never Have I Ever' Role Is a Dream Come True". Alma. May 5, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  3. ^ Walsh, Savannah (May 5, 2020). "How Old Is the Cast of Netflix's 'Never Have I Ever' Now?". ELLE. Retrieved May 21, 2020.