Jack Whitam was born in Sutton Coldfield and spent his childhood between Birmingham and Liverpool. He trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, graduating in 2003. He joined the RSC in 2004 and again in 2012. Other theatre work includes The National Theatre, The West Yorkshire Playhouse and West End Productions of A Christmas Carol and Macbeth. He has toured America extensively with productions of Shakespeare including an award winning production of Othello.