
John Anthony White (né Gillis; born July 9, 1975) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He is best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the duo the White Stripes. He has won 12 Grammy Awards, and three of his solo albums have reached number one on the Billboard charts. White founded the White Stripes with fellow Detroit native and then-wife Meg White in 1997. Their 2001 breakthrough album, White Blood Cells, brought them international fame with the hit single and accompanying music video "Fell in Love with a Girl". In 2005, White founded the Raconteurs with Brendan Benson, and in 2009 founded the Dead Weather with Alison Mosshart of the Kills. In 2008, he recorded "Another Way to Die" (the title song for the 2008 James Bond film Quantum of Solace) with Alicia Keys, making them the only duet to perform a Bond song. White has also had a minor acting career. He appeared in the 2003 film, Cold Mountain, as a character named Georgia and performed five songs for the Cold Mountain soundtrack. The 2003 Jim Jarmusch film Coffee and Cigarettes featured both Jack and Meg in the segment "Jack Shows Meg His Tesla Coil". He also played Elvis Presley in the 2007 satire Walk Hard. In June 2017, White appeared in the award-winning documentary film The American Epic Sessions and was an executive producer of the film.

Killers of the Flower Moon
2023 · as Radio Show Actor

Cold Mountain
2003 · as Georgia

It Might Get Loud
2008 · as Self

Shine a Light
2008 · as Self

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
2007 · as Elvis Presley

Coffee and Cigarettes
2004 · as Jack (segment "Jack Shows Meg His Tesla Coil")

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025 · as Self

Coachella
2006 · as Self - The White Stripes

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 · as Self (archive footage)

The Sound of 007
2022 · as Self

2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2025 · as Self

I've Been Twelve Forever: The Work of Director Michel Gondry
2004 · as Self

The Rosary Murders
1987 · as Altar Boy (uncredited)

Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
2013 · as Self

Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
2011 · as Self

Ringo & Friends at the Ryman
2025 · as Self

The Work of Director Michel Gondry
2003 · as Self

Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself
2023 · as Self - Musician