Who is Percy Hynes White, and why isn’t he in Wednesday 2? The actor who plays Xavier Thorpe in the Netflix show won’t return for its second season amid claims of sexual misconduct – which he denies
Percy Hynes White will not be returning to play the character of Xavier Thorpe in the second season of Netflix’s Wednesday TV series starring Jenna Ortega, as reported by various media outlets this week.
The news came on May 7, after Netflix released its cast list for the Addams Family spin-off series’ second season, which excluded Hynes White – and others – from the upcoming production. According to The Independent, Netflix dropped Hynes White, one of the main actors in the first series, following allegations of sexual misconduct made against the star last year. He denies any wrongdoing.
Jamie McShane and Naomi J. Ogawa, who played the characters of Donovan Galpin and Yoko Tanaka respectively, will also not be reprising their roles, according to the source.
Hynes White nevertheless continues to show support for the production, taking to Instagram to share an image of the new cast members to his stories after news broke of his absence in the second season. He captioned the post, “I had so much fun working on this show. I can’t wait to watch season two. Much love.”
So who is he exactly? Here’s what we know:
Where is Percy Hynes White from?
According to his IMDB profile, Hynes White hails from St. John’s, Newfoundland in Canada.
Is Percy Hynes White a nepo baby?
Hynes White comes from a family with acting roots. In fact, both of his parents are actors. The 22-year-old’s father Joel Thomas Hynes has been in over 50 films and TV shows including Orphan Black and Little Dog, while his mother, Sherry White, is a producer and writer, per their IMDB pages.
What else has Percy Hynes White been in?
Hynes White has been acting since he was a child. He has already starred in over 37 productions, also according to IMDB, with acting credits in films and TV shows such as The Gifted, Between and Age of Summer.
He loves his line of work
It’s clear that Hynes White has a real passion for acting.
In a 2022 interview with the Toronto Star, he said, “I think I’m going to be doing it [acting] for a long, long time, whether it’s indie movies that nobody watches or this kind of thing,” before adding, “I’m just happy to do it, whatever environment. That’s what I’m in it for, is playing pretend, you know?”
Hynes White also got candid when chatting with Icon Magazine, which he was on the cover of last October. “What I do is immerse myself in the situation presented to me. From there, I act and speak as I really would if I were that character, or if I were really experiencing that situation. I think that’s why I give the impression of being natural in my acting style. It’s because ultimately it’s me,” he shared.
Is Percy Hynes White dating anyone?
According to CapitalFM, it seems Hynes White isn’t dating anyone at the moment, though he could be seeing someone in private.
Elle magazine previously reported that he was last linked to one of his former co-stars from Pretty Hard Cases, Katie Douglas.
What are the allegations being made against Percy Hynes White – and how has he responded?
Last January, a user on X claimed that Hynes White had assaulted her at a party he hosted in Toronto in a since-deleted tweet, as reported by Variety. The user added that he had allegedly assaulted other women.
In June 2023, Hynes White addressed the allegations and denied any wrongdoing. “Earlier this year, somebody I’ve never met started a campaign of misinformation about me online. Because of this, my family has been doxxed, and my friends have received death threats,” he wrote in an Instagram story at the time, per Variety.
“Underage photos of me were used, and examples of me acting in character were presented as hateful. My friend Jane was falsely portrayed as a victim, and her attempts to set the record straight have been ignored. She gave me permission to include her in this message.” He continued, adding that the “rumours are false” and that “these are the kind of baseless, harmful claims that can create mistrust toward victims”.
