White began his career as a production assistant for Stan Winston Studios, working on projects ranging from Interview with the Vampire to Galaxy Quest.
In 2004, he co-created the short-lived animated television series Da Boom Crew.
White made his screenwriting debut co-writing the 2005 horror film Boogeyman with his future spouse, Juliet Snowden.
In 2014, White made his directing debut with the supernatural horror film Ouija, based on the Hasbro's board game of same name whose script he once again co-wrote with Snowden.
[3] In June 2015, White and Snowden were hired by Universal to rewrite the untitled Bermuda Triangle film based on the original script by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar.