Who is that ‘White Lotus’ star? The full Season 3 Thailand cast and how you know them
It’s time to check in again with “The White Lotus.”
Writer, director and executive producer Mike White has reconvened the Emmy-winning series for a new murder mystery in opulence. Season 1 brought viewers to the White Lotus luxury resort in Hawaii, followed by Season 2 in Italy. Season 3 explores the tropical Thailand island of Ko Samui, starting Feb. 16 (HBO 9 EST/PST, and streaming on Max).
The tragic Tanya McQuoid (immortally played by Jennifer Coolidge) is not billed to make a miraculous reappearance after starring in both past seasons. However, Season 3 features the return of Natasha Rothwell as Belinda Lindsey, the visiting spa manager from the Hawaiian White Lotus.
Rothwell joins a cast that includes Carrie Coon, Walton Goggins, Patrick Schwarzenegger and Michelle Monaghan. Here’s a who’s-who of the star-studded Season 3 crew.
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Leslie Bibb as Kate: The Austin, Texas-based socialite housewife has drifted from her childhood friends.
Who is Leslie Bibb? The “Palm Royale” star has had TV roles on “Jupiter’s Legacy,” “American Housewife,” “Crossing Jordan” and played ruthless cheerleader Brooke McQueen on the WB’s “Popular.” Bibb, 50, played journalist Christine Everhart in “Iron Man” (2008) and “Iron Man 2” (2010) and most recently played the jury foreperson in Clint Eastwood’s “Juror #2.” Bibb has been in a relationship with “Iron Man 2” villain Sam Rockwell since 2007.
Carrie Coon is Laurie: The straight-talking corporate powerhouse of the childhood friends.
Who’s Carrie Coon: The star of HBO’s “The Leftovers” and “The Gilded Age,” Coon, 44, played police deputy Gloria Burgle in Season 3 of FX’s series “Fargo.” In movies, Coon played Margo Dunne, the twin sister of Ben Affleck’s Nick Dunne in “Gone Girl” (2014) and Callie Spengler (Egon’s daughter) in “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” (2021). Coon has been married to actor and playwright Tracy Letts since 2013.
Michelle Monaghan is actress Jaclyn Lemon: The TV star is famous enough to be recognized by other guests (and paid for her childhood friends’ vacations).
Who’s Michelle Monaghan? Monaghan is best known for her role as Ethan Hunt’s wife, Julia Meade, in the “Mission: Impossible” film series. The actress, 48, starred in the 2011 thriller “Source Code” and played private investigator Angela Gennaro in the Ben Affleck-directed “Gone Baby Gone” (2011). On TV, Monaghan starred in Season 1 of HBO’s “True Detective” and as Sarah Lane in the drama series “The Path.”
Walton Goggins as Rick Hatchett: Behind the soulful eyes and seething anger are secret motives for visiting The White Lotus, a mystery to even Rick’s much younger girlfriend, Chelsea.
Who is Walton Goggins? Goggins, 53, looks quite improved over his Amazon “Fallout” character Cooper “The Ghoul” Howard (currently shooting Season 2). The actor has made a dramatic TV impact as Boyd Crowder in “Justified” and mercurial Shane Vendrell in “The Shield” — as well as going for laughs as Lee Russell in “Vice Principals” and Baby Billy Freeman in “The Righteous Gemstones.” Goggins has starred in two Quentin Tarantino movies, as Sheriff Chris Mannix in “The Hateful Eight” (2015) and evil Billy Crash in “Django Unchained” (2012).
Aimee Lou Wood as Chelsea: The free-spirited young woman from Manchester, England, has a mission to bring joy to the life of her morose older boyfriend, Rick.
Who is Aimee Lou Wood? The Manchester, England-born actress, 30, is best known for her screen debut as the popular “Untouchable” Aimee Gibbs on the Netflix series “Sex Education.” In movies, Wood played Margaret Harris in “Living” (2022) and Claire Wain in “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain” (2021).
Charlotte Le Bon as Chloe: A former model with a mysterious partner who befriends Chelsea.
One-time model Charlotte Le Bon is a Canadian actress and filmmaker known for the romantic comedy “The Hundred-Foot Journey” (2014), “The Walk” (2015), and “Anthropoid” (2016). Le Bon made her directorial debut with “Falcon Lake” (2022), which premiered at Cannes. Fun fact: Le Bon voiced Joy (Joie) in the French and Quebec French versions of Pixar’s “Inside Out.”
Jason Isaacs as Timothy Ratliff: The wealthy Durham, North Carolina businessman vacationing with his beloved wife and three children secretly deals with a life-altering scandal exploding at home.
Who is Jason Isaacs? Don’t be fooled by the North Carolina accent. the English actor Isaacs, 62, specializes in British villains like the dark wizard Lucius Malfoy in the “Harry Potter” film franchise, Captain Hook in 2003’s “Peter Pan” (as well as Mr. Darling) and the dastardly Colonel William Tavington in “The Patriot” (2000). Isaacs also played Col. Michael Steele in “Black Hawk Down” (2001). On TV, Isaacs starred as Captain Gabriel Lorca in “Star Trek: Discovery” and Hap in Netflix’s “The OA.”
Parker Posey as Victoria Ratliff: Timothy’s self-medicating wife is unaware of her husband’s brewing scandal. Socially anxious and snobby, Victoria is dedicated to keeping her three children on the same affluent life path she’s followed.
Who is Parker Posey? Posey, 56, earned the “Queen of Indies” title after roles including Darla Marks in “Dazed and Confused” (1993) and the rebellious Mary in “Party Girl” (1995). Posey showed her comedy improv chops in the Christopher Guest-directed movies “Best in Show” (2000), “Waiting for Guffman” (1996) and “A Mighty Wind” (2003). Other mainstream movie roles include Patricia in “You’ve Got Mail” (1998), Jennifer Jolie in “Scream 3” (2000), and Lex Luthor’s henchwoman Kitty Kowalski in “Superman Returns” (2006). On TV, Posey starred as Dr. Smith in Netflix’s “Lost in Space” series and starred in HBO’s “The Staircase.”
Patrick Schwarzenegger as Saxon Ratliff: Supremely confident and hedonistic, Timothy and Victoria’s oldest child works for his father’s company and takes care of his physique.
Who is Patrick Schwarzenegger? Schwarzenegger, 31, the oldest son of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver, starred in the 2018 drama “Midnight Sun.” On TV, Schwarzenegger appeared in Amazon’s “The Terminal List,” played Tim Tebow in FX’s “An American Story” and starred in HBO’s “The Staircase” (along with his “White Lotus” TV mother Posey).
Sarah Catherine Hook as Piper Ratliff: The college senior’s quest for deeper meaning in life through Buddhism — and a planned thesis paper on a respected monk — propelled the family trip to Thailand.
Who is Sarah Catherine Hook? The Montgomery, Alabama-born actress starred as manipulative Caroline Merteuil in the 2024 Amazon series “Cruel Intentions” and as a teenage vampire in Netflix’s “First Kill.” In movies, Hook, 29, starred as Debbie Glatzel in “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It” (2021).
Sam Nivola as Lochlan Ratliff: The high school senior, Timothy and Victoria’s youngest, is pulled between following the life path of his older sister and brother while deciding his major life decision: Whether to go to Duke or the University of North Carolina.
Who is Sam Nivola? The son of English actress Emily Mortimer and Alessandro Nivola starred in Noah Baumbach’s 2022 drama “White Noise” (Nivola’s real-life younger sister May played his screen sister). Nivola, 21, appeared as Alexander Bernstein, the son of Bradley Cooper’s composer Leonard Bernstein, in “Maestro” (2023).
Lalisa Manobal as Mook: The smiling “health mentor” for White Lotus guests has a budding relationship with her longtime friend and resort security guard Gaitok (Tayme Thapthimthong).
Who is Lalisa Manobal: The Thai rapper and singer, who makes her acting debut with “White Lotus,” is a member of South Korean K-pop group Blackpink, where she goes by the stage name Lisa. The performer, 27, will release her first solo album, “Alter Ego,” on Feb. 28.
Natasha Rothwell as Belinda Lindsey: The visiting spa manager from the White Lotus resort in Hawaii had made plans with Tanya (Coolidge) to open their own spa. But the billionaire heiress disappeared (as Season 2 viewers know). Belinda hopes to learn new skills at the Thailand White Lotus to bring back to Hawaii.
Who is Natasha Rothwell? Rothwell was a writer, producer, and actor on Issa Rae’s HBO comedy “Insecure,” playing Kelli Prenny. The actress, 44, wrote and starred in the Hulu series “How to Die Alone.” In movies, Rothwell starred as Rachel in “Sonic the Hedgehog” franchise, Carol in “Wonder Woman 1984” (2020) and Piper Benz in “Wonka” (2023).
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Is Not Surprised by Son Patrick’s ‘White Lotus’ Nude Scene: ‘Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From the Tree’
By Jack Dunn
Arnold Schwarzenegger was completely unfazed watching his son Patrick Schwarzenegger‘s nude scene at the Monday night premiere of “The White Lotus” Season 3.
“I was so pumped to take a break from filming to celebrate [Patrick Schwarzenegger] at the ‘White Lotus’ Season 3 premiere,” the “Predator” star wrote on Instagram Tuesday. “What a show! I could claim to be surprised to find out he has a nude scene, but what can I say – the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Don’t miss it this Sunday – trust me.”
In the new season of the HBO drama, Patrick Schwarzenegger plays Saxon, the son of a wealthy Southern family. Other cast members include Jason Isaacs, Parker Posey, Sarah Catherine Hook, Sam Nivola, Tayme Thapthimthong, Lek Patravadi, Michelle Monaghan, Carrie Coon, Julian Kostov, Leslie Bibb, Shalini Peiris, Walton Goggins, Aimee Lou Wood, Arnas Fedaravičius, Natasha Rothwell, Dom Hetrakul and Blackpink member Lisa.
Variety exclusively reported that “White Lotus” had been greenlit for a fourth season ahead of the Season 3 premiere. After Season 2 ended, series creator Mike White mused that the third season “would be maybe a satirical and funny look at death and Eastern religion and spirituality. It feels like it could be a rich tapestry to do another round at ‘White Lotus.’”
Variety‘s TV critic Alison Herman described “White Lotus” Season 3 as “quite literally the biggest yet,” noting a significant uptick in production value. She writes, “Season 3 of ‘The White Lotus’ may boast the most spectacular location yet, augmented by off-property adventures in Bangkok, at dance clubs and on palatial yachts — the kind of expensive, extra-crowded environments that were a distant dream back in the [Season 1] Hawai’i days.”
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Patrick Schwarzenegger Shares Video of Tearful Moment He Told His Family He Landed His White Lotus Role: ‘I Started Crying’
The actor and his fiancée, Abby Champion, broke the casting news to his mom Maria Shriver and sister Katherine Schwarzenegger in the video
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Patrick Schwarzenegger shed tears of joy and relief after revealing to his loved ones that he had landed a role in The White Lotus season 3.
The actor, 31, shared a video of the emotional moment on Instagram on Sunday, Feb. 16. In the footage — which was shot a few weeks after his 2023 engagement to fiancée Abby Champion — he spills the casting news to his mom, Maria Shriver, and his sister Katherine Schwarzenegger.
“At first, I was told I had to keep it a secret, but my family kept noticing me acting weird,” he wrote on Instagram. “Maria thought Abby and I were pregnant 🤣. She might have been happier than I was!! And then I started crying. She did. Katherine did. Was a domino effect. Mind you this was in a restaurant with other people lol.”
Patrick previously told PEOPLE for February’s digital cover that finding out he secured a main cast role on the hit HBO anthology series “was the greatest day in history for me” — but he had to keep it secret.
“Obviously I’m going to tell my fiancée because we got engaged the week before, and I was like, ‘Sorry, I’m leaving for seven months [to film in Thailand].’ So that was perfect timing,” he told PEOPLE with a laugh. “Then I went and had lunch with my whole family the week later, and I told them.”
Patrick also recalled watching the first two seasons of The White Lotus with his family and how they nudged him to audition for the third season, which premieres on Sunday, Feb. 16.
“Every time we would watch the show … my mom was always like, ‘Why haven’t you auditioned for this? Why didn’t you go out for this?’ And my sister’s like, ‘You need to call your agents right now. This is ridiculous that you’re not in on the show, that you didn’t even audition,‘ ” he added.
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He later received an email to audition, but “didn’t tell anybody because I was like, ‘Whatever, everyone’s going to go out for this show. I have such a sliver of a chance to get a call back,‘ ” he remembered thinking.
In season 3, Patrick plays Saxon Ratliff, the eldest son of Timothy (played by Jason Isaacs) and Victoria (Parker Posey), who works for his father’s company. Along with Saxon’s siblings (Sarah Catherine Hook and Sam Nivola), the family of five are among the guests vacationing at a resort in Thailand who experience trouble in paradise.
Patrick told PEOPLE that Saxon is a “complete flirt” and an “alpha male.”
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The cast and Patrick’s family, including famous father Arnold Schwarzenegger, celebrated the new season at the Los Angeles premiere at Paramount Theatre on Feb. 10.
After the event, Arnold posted an Instagram photo of the family together on the red carpet and poked fun at his son’s nude scene in the show.
“What a show! I could claim to be surprised to find out he has a nude scene, but what can I say — the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree,” Arnold, 77, wrote in the caption. “Don’t miss it this Sunday — trust me.”
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This season’s main cast also includes Leslie Bibb, Carrie Coon, Walton Goggins, Lalisa Manobal, Michelle Monaghan, Lek Patravadi, Natasha Rothwell, Tayme Thapthimthong and Aimee Lou Wood.
The White Lotus season 3 premieres Feb. 16 at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and Max.
