Jared Gilman
Benjamin Ward
Updated on March 12, 2026
Gilman in 2012, photo by miromiro/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Jared T. Raynor Gilman
Place of Birth: New Jersey, U.S.
Date of Birth: December 28, 1998
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Jared Gilman is an American actor. He has starred in the films Moonrise Kingdom, Two-Bit Waltz, and No Letting Go.
Both of Jared’s parents are Jewish; their families were from Russia, Poland, Ukraine, and Austria. Jared had a Bar Mitzvah ceremony.
Jared’s paternal grandfather was named Theodore H. Gilman (the son of Samuel Gilman).
Jared’s paternal grandmother was named Lois Strauss (the daughter of James I. Strauss).
Source: Marriage announcement of Jared’s paternal grandparents, Theodore H. Gilman and Lois Strauss –
