White was a writer and producer on "Dawson's Creek" and "Freaks and Geeks" and wrote and acted in the films "Chuck & Buck", "The Good Girl", "Orange County", "School of Rock" and "Nacho Libre". He also had a role in the 2004 remake of "The Stepford Wives", and the 2008 film "Smother". "Chuck & Buck", in which White portrayed a manchild who stalks his childhood friend, was named the best film of 2000 by "Entertainment Weekly". In an interview with "The New York Times", Jeff Bridges called White's performance in "Chuck and Buck" "the performance of the decade".