Jaren Lewison

Jaren Lewison
Jaren Lewison
	Photo of Jaren Lewison at the Never Have I Ever season 4 premiere
Born	December 9, 2000 (age 24); Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Education	University of Southern California
Occupation	Actor
Known for	Acting
Television	Netflix
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)

Jaren Miles Lewison (born December 9, 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

Jaren Lewison was born on December 9, 2000.^[2]^[3] He 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.^[4] 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,^[5] as Ben Gross. He had a recurring role as Joshua in the children's television series Barney & Friends from 2008 to 2009, and he portrayed Young Robert in the TV series Lone Star in 2010. In 2012, he starred as Roman DiRizzo in the TV movie Bad Fairy, and in 2015, he appeared as Kyle Peterson in the TV movie Away and Back.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008–2009	Barney & Friends	Joshua	4 episodes
2010	Lone Star	Young Robert	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; 37 episodes

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

Nominations


Year	Awards	Category	Work
2021	MTV Movie & TV Awards	Best Kiss (with Maitreyi Ramakrishnan)	Never Have I Ever

References

^ "18 Things to Know About Jaren Lewison from 'Never Have I Ever'". Alma. April 28, 2020. Archived from the original on May 30, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
^ Lewison, Jaren [@LewisonJaren] (December 9, 2021). "Thank you for the birthday wishes y'all" (Tweet). Retrieved June 19, 2023 – via Twitter.
^ Lewison, Jaren [@LewisonJaren] (October 24, 2022). "Laughing at myself nervously buying beer even though I am fully 21" (Tweet). Retrieved June 19, 2023 – via Twitter.
^ "Jaren Lewison Tells Us How His 'Never Have I Ever' Role Is a Dream Come True". Alma. May 5, 2020. Archived from the original on May 8, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
^ Walsh, Savannah (May 5, 2020). "How Old Is the Cast of Netflix's 'Never Have I Ever' Now?". ELLE. Archived from the original on May 27, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

External links

Jaren Lewison at IMDb

[:2-1] "18 Things to Know About Jaren Lewison from 'Never Have I Ever'". Alma. April 28, 2020. Archived from the original on May 30, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

[2] Lewison, Jaren [@LewisonJaren] (December 9, 2021). "Thank you for the birthday wishes y'all" (Tweet). Retrieved June 19, 2023 – via Twitter.

[3] Lewison, Jaren [@LewisonJaren] (October 24, 2022). "Laughing at myself nervously buying beer even though I am fully 21" (Tweet). Retrieved June 19, 2023 – via Twitter.

[:3-4] "Jaren Lewison Tells Us How His 'Never Have I Ever' Role Is a Dream Come True". Alma. May 5, 2020. Archived from the original on May 8, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

[5] Walsh, Savannah (May 5, 2020). "How Old Is the Cast of Netflix's 'Never Have I Ever' Now?". ELLE. Archived from the original on May 27, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

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