White graduated from Newton South High School and Dartmouth College,[2] where he was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.

[citation needed] White began acting in a number of television series such as Moesha, The Parkers, Spyder Games, Second Time Around, and The Shield.

He then moved into film roles, appearing in The Family Stone, Brick, Stomp the Yard, The Game Plan, and In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale.

In 2014, he starred in the music video from Global singer Agnez Mo titled "Coke Bottle" and "As Long As I Get Paid".

[7] In 2019, he starred opposite Robin Givens in the Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera, Ambitions.