Netflix star Jack Haven appeals for SAG-covered work, saying they need $4,000 by month’s end to retain health insurance. The Netflix Star Jack Haven Pleads For Work Amid $4K Health Insurance ‘Emergency’ first appeared on The Blast

Jack Haven is scrambling to meet the earnings threshold needed to keep their SAG health coverage. With the deadline looming, the Netflix actor has publicly appealed to casting professionals for a paid gig. To sweeten the pitch, Haven showcased their versatility and made it clear that almost no job is off the table.

Jack Haven Needs $4K In SAG Work By Month’s End

“Dead End: Paranormal Park” star Jack Haven is turning to the internet for work as they race to secure their health insurance.

The actor posted a YouTube video titled “Are You Casting?” explaining that they need to earn another $4,000 from SAG-covered work by the end of the month. Reaching that figure would allow Haven to qualify for SAG health insurance beginning in January.

“I’m in a bit of an emergency situation,” Haven told viewers before making a direct appeal to anyone with a production that could hire them.

Haven Says They Will Do ‘Pretty Much Any Job’

Haven wasn’t picky about the role, either, declaring, “I will do pretty much any job.”

The Netflix star then rattled off some of what they could bring to a production, saying they can sing, dance, speak softly or loudly, and perform accents. Haven even briefly demonstrated a British accent for potential employers.

They ended the roughly minute-long pitch by providing an email address for anyone with a SAG job available and stressed that the opportunity “would be very appreciated.”

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Jack Haven Is Best Known For Netflix’s ‘Atypical’

Haven may be most familiar to Netflix viewers for their role as Casey Gardner on “Atypical,” which ran for four seasons.

The actor played the younger sister of the show’s central character, Sam Gardner. Casey was introduced in the series premiere as a talented high school track athlete and remained a key part of the comedy-drama through its final episode.

“Atypical” debuted on Netflix in 2017 and wrapped after four seasons in 2021, giving Haven one of the most substantial roles of their career.

Haven Said ‘Atypical’ Helped Them Embrace Their Identity

Haven has previously opened up about how playing Casey affected their life off camera.

The actor, who was then known professionally as Brigette Lundy-Paine, came out as non-binary in 2019 and uses they/them pronouns. Speaking to Bustle the following year, Haven said their time on “Atypical” helped them embrace that part of themselves.

“I think that part of that lesson [of playing Casey is] that it’s OK to be your truth,” they explained. For Haven, that meant recognizing that they were “a queer person who doesn’t align with gender.”

Jack Haven Wants Hollywood To Move Beyond Gender Norms

Haven also challenged Hollywood’s approach to gender, arguing that characters do not need to be confined by traditional expectations.

In their 2020 Bustle interview, the actor said storytelling could focus on writing people as “people” rather than being “obsessed with reinforcing gender norms.”

Haven brought that philosophy to “Bill & Ted Face the Music,” in which they played Billie, the daughter of Keanu Reeves’ Ted “Theodore” Logan. Although the movie never explicitly addresses Billie’s gender identity, Haven approached the character as non-binary.

The actor said they did not discuss that choice with the filmmakers beforehand. Instead, Haven explained that playing characters that way had become something they did “naturally.” They saw a similar quality in Casey, telling Bustle that both characters avoided fitting neatly into a particular “gendered performance.”

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