The White Lotus Season 3 has begun in Thailand, following the Ratliff family, Belinda Lindsey, Rick Hatchett and his girlfriend Chelsea, gal pal trio Laurie, Jaclyn and Kate and hotel staff Mook, Sritala, Gaitok, Valentin, Pornchai, Sritala, Amrita, Pam and more.
With a distinct new cast for each season of the show, connected by one character who has appeared in a previous season, the dynamics between families, friends and the staff and guests at the luxurious hotel chain are endless. Some faces may look familiar as the cast is stacked with heavy-hitting actors and actresses.
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To learn where you may have seen the White Lotus Season 3 cast before, read on.
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Belinda Lindsey (Natasha Rothwell)
Image Credit: Courtesy of Max Viewers first met Belinda Lindsey in Season 1 of The White Lotus, which was set in Hawaii. Belinda worked in the spa in Season 1, and a massage she gave to Jennifer Cooldige’s Tanya McQuoid led to a friendship of sorts between the two. Unfortunately, Tanya didn’t make good on her offer to go into business with Belinda, and then she died in Season 2. Rothwell and Coolidge are the only characters who have repeated across multiple seasons of the show, which was originally a limited series and has since become an anthology.
Natasha Rothwell recently headlined her own comedy series at Hulu with Onyx Collective: How To Die Alone. It was recently canceled, but there is a chance it could get picked up somewhere else. Rothwell also appeared as Kelli Prenny in Isa Rae’s Insecure.
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Laurie (Carrie Coon)
Image Credit: Courtesy of Max Laurie is one of the trio of women who’ve been friends since high school vacationing in Thailand as a catch up trip. She seems to be the odd one out compared to the other two — Kate (Leslie Bibb) and Jaclyn (Michelle Monaghan).
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Carrie Coon will also soon appear in another third season of a Max drama series — The Gilded Age — as Bertha Russell, wife of railroad tycoon George Russell. She played Margo Dunn in Gone Girl (2014), and she appears as Callie in both Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024). She also recently appeared in Hulu’s Boston Strangler (2023) as Jean Cole, His Three Daughters (2023) on Netflix as Katie, Another Happy Day (2023) as Irene and as Phyllis in Lake George (2024).
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Kate (Leslie Bibb)
Image Credit: Courtesy of Max Kate is another of the trio of high school gal pals visiting Thailand. Her husband is in a top position at a wealthy company. She has a lot of poking questions for Jaclyn (Michelle Monaghan), almost out of jealousy of her friend.
Leslie Bibb is currently in production on Season 2 of Apple TV+’s Palm Royale, based on the book Mrs. American Pie, in which she stars as Dina Donahue alongside Kristen Wiig, Allison Jannie and, as she told Deadline most anticipatedly, Patti LuPone for the second season. She also appeared as Denice Aldworth in Juror #2, as Ellie in About My Father (2023) and as Emily in The Inhabitant (2022).
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Jaclyn Lemon (Michelle Monahan)
Image Credit: Courtesy of Max Michelle Monaghan’s Jaclyn is the reason her friend group is at The White Lotus in Thailand in Season 3. She’s an actress, so she’s footing most of the bill for their stay. She deflects a lot of Kate’s (Leslie Bibb) prying questions back onto Kate with grace.
Monaghan is known for playing Angie Gennaro in Gone Baby Gone, Harmony Faith Lane in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), Violet in Pixels (2015) and Christina Warren in Source Code (2011). She recently appeared as Bonnie Witt in Apple TV+’s show created by Bill Lawrence Bad Monkey and as Detective Williams in MaXXXine (2024). She will return for a sequel to The Family Plan, in which she starred as Jessica Morgan alongside Mark Wahlberg. She also played twins Leni and Gina in Netflix’s Echoes.
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Saxton Ratliff (Patrick Schwarzenegger)
Image Credit: Courtesy of Max Patrick Schwarzenegger plays Saxton Ratliff, oldest child of Timothy and Victoria, who also graduated from Duke University like his father before working for his dad. Saxton has some very set views on life when it comes to getting what you want.
Schwarzenegger is the son of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver, brother to Katherine — wife of Chris Pratt. He starred as GoldenBoy in the first season of Gen V, a spinoff series of The Boys. He also appeared opposite Collin Firth in HBO’s The Staircase. He appeared alongside Josh Rivera in American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez starring as Tim Tebow to Rivera’s Hernandez, and he played Charlie Reed in Midnight Sun (2018) as well as Mitchell in Moxie on Netflix.
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Piper Ratliff (Sarah Catherine Hook)
Image Credit: Courtesy of Max Sarah Catherine Hook plays Piper, middle child between two brothers in the Southern-rooted Ratliff family. She is a senior at Chapel Hill following in her mother’s Tarheel footsteps, and she is the ultimate reason the Ratliffs are at the Thailand White Lotus because she wants to interview a major monk there for her thesis on Buddhism. She’s majoring in religious studies.
Hook’s breakthrough role was in Netflix’s First Kill, in which she played Juliette Fairmont. She also appeared as Happy in The Ghost Trap (2024), and she recently starred as Caroline Merteuil in Prime Video’s remake of Cruel Intentions as a television series. Hook will also appear in the upcoming film adaptation of Emily Henry’s People We Meet on Vacation.
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Lochlan Ratliff (Sam Nivola)
Image Credit: Courtesy of Max Sam Nivola plays the youngest Ratliff sibling Lochlan, or “Lochy” as called by his brother and sister. He just got accepted to Duke as well as UNC Chapel Hill, so he has a tough choice to make because the family so far is split evenly down the middle with his father and brother having gone to Duke and his mother and sister having gone to Chapel Hill.
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Nivola shares a rare overlap between The White Lotus and The Perfect Couple, in which he starred as youngest brother Will Winbury, with actress Meghann Fahy, who also starred in both shows, though she played Daphne in Season 2 of TWL.
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Timothy Ratliff (Jason Isaacs)
Image Credit: Max Timothy Ratliff is the father of three children and husband to Parker Posey’s Victoria Ratliff. He is a very successful businessman, and his oldest son Saxton (Patrick Schwarzenegger) works for him. Timothy gets a phone call at the end of the first episode that could very well shift the trajectory of his vacation in Thailand.
Jason Isaacs is most well-known for playing Lucius Malfoy, father to Tom Felton’s Draco Malfoy, in the Harry Potter films, first appearing in the second, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). He also played Jay in Mass (2021) and Col. William Tavington in The Patriot (2000). More recently, he portrayed Field Marshal Zhukov in The Death of Stalin (2017).
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Victoria Ratliff (Parker Posey)
Image Credit: Courtesy of Max Parker Posey’s Victoria Ratliff is wife to Timothy (Jason Isaacs) and mother to Saxton, Piper and Lochlan. She admires her husband, a Duke alum, while she herself graduated from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Parker Posey is known for roles like Darla Marks in Dazed and Confused (1993), Jennifer Jolie in Scream 3 (2000), Danica Talos in Blade: Trinity (2004) and Kitty Kowalski in Superman Returns (2006). She also more recently played Elaine Bray in Beau Is Afraid (2023) and Gail in Thelma (2024). -
Mook (Lalisa Manobal)
Image Credit: Courtesy of Max Lalisa Manobal (Lisa for short) plays Mook, a health mentor at the Thailand White Lotus assigned to Rick Hatchett and Chelsea. She gets help from Gaitok (Tayme Thapthimthong), a security guard and fellow White Lotus employee, when her bike breaks down in the first episode.
Manobal is most well-known as a member of the South Korean girl group BlackPink. She made her acting debut in The White Lotus.
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Sritala Hollinger (Patravadi Mejudhon)
Image Credit: Courtesy of Max Sritala Hollinger (Patravadi Mejudhon) is the leader behind the top-tier wellness program at the Thailand White Lotus. She was an actress once as well. As of the first episode, it seems like Rick Hatchett (Walton Goggins) has a score to settle with her husband.
Mejudhon appeared as Prani Chiraanan in In Family We Trust, Pisawas in Nang Nuan (1987) and as Suwannee Sukotha in Nam Pu (1984).
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Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood)
Image Credit: Courtesy of Max Chelsea isn’t sure why she’s in Thailand as opposed to Australia or Bali, but it seems like her older boyfriend Rick has some ulterior motives. Chelsea is a free-spirited companion along for the ride, and she embraces what Thailand and The White Lotus and staff have to offer.
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Wood is most well-known for portraying Aimee Gibbs in Netflix’s Sex Education. She also more recently appeared as Gemma in Daddy Issues, as Queen Dagan in Seize Them! alongside Nicola Coughlan and as Maya in Alice & Jack. She also starred alongside Bill Nighy in Living (2022).
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Rick Hatchett (Walton Goggins)
Image Credit: Courtesy of Max Rick Hatchett definitely has some kind of chip on his shoulder, and that’s before Timothy Ratliff (Jason Isaacs) asks him to stop smoking on the boat that brings them to the resort in the beginning of Season 3. Rick is in Thailand with his girlfriend Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood), who is much younger than him and more go-with-the-flow.
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Walton Goggins also recently starred in Prime Video’s Fallout as The Ghoul aka Cooper Howard, and he will return for Season 2, which he told Deadline blows Season 1 out of the water. Goggins is also known for playing Boyd Crowder in Justified, Sheriff Chris Mannix in The Hateful Eight (2015), Stans in Predators (2010) and Billy Crash in Django Unchained (2012).
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Chloe (Charlotte Le Bon)
Image Credit: Courtesy of Max Charlotte Le Bon plays Chloe, a former model who befriends Aimee Lou Wood’s Chelsea at the hotel bar in the first episode. Turns out Charlotte is dating none other than John Gries’ Greg from Seasons 1 and 2 of the show. Le Bon replaced Francesca Corney who was originally cast in this role, Deadline exclusively reported.
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Le Bon is most well known for playing Marguerite in The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014), Marie Kovárníková in Anthropoid (2016) and Ana Khesarian in The Promise (2016). She also directed Falcon Lake (2022), and she appeared in Fresh (2022) as Ann.
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Fabian (Christian Friedel)
Image Credit: Courtesy of Max Fabian is the hotel manager, similar to Murray Bartlett’s Armond who managed the Hawaii resort. Fabian’s gentle nature goes well with the peaceful atmosphere the hotel tries to establish.
Christian Friedel starred as Rudolf Höss in the 2024 Oscar contender The Zone of Interest (2023). He also appeared as Georg Elser in 13 Minutes (2015) and as Lehrer in The White Ribbon (2009).
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Pornchai (Dom Hetrakul)
Image Credit: Courtesyof Max Pornchai (Dom Hetrakul) welcomes Belinda to the Thailand White Lotus as one of the health mentors and employees there.
Hetrakul is known for playing Seua Khaao in 2508 pit krom jap taai, Aran in Bangkok Dangerous (2008), Caleb in The Marine 2 (2009) and Wiwat in It Happens on Valentine’s Day (2022).
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Gaitok (Tayme Thapthimthong)
Image Credit: Courtesy of Max Gaitok (Tayme Thapthimthong) is a security guard for the Thailand White Lotus. He helps Mook (Lalisa Manobal) out in the first episode by giving her a lift to work when her bike breaks down.
Thapthimthong has appeared in Skin Trade (2014), Mechanic: Resurrection (2016), Paradox (2017) and Farang.
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Amrita (Shalini Peiris)
Image Credit: Courtesy of Max Amrita (Shalini Peiris) is similar to Belinda’s role in Season 1 at The White Lotus. She is a meditation guide who leads some of the more troubled and stressed guests through guided sessions to help them heal physical and emotional pain.
Peiris is known for playing Dr. Sanijivni Kabir in The Ark on Netflix and Naomi in The Danny & Mick Show.
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Valentin (Arnas Fedaravičius)
Image Credit: Courtesy of Max Arnas Fedaravičius plays Valentin, health mentor for the trio of female friends comprised of Carrie Coon’s Laurie, Michelle Monaghan’s Jaclyn and Leslie Bibb’s Kate. He is easy on the eyes. He’s also from Russia.
Fedaravičius has appeared in The Wheel of Time as Masema and asLukas Nowak in Shetland. He also played Sihtric in The Last Kingdom.
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Pam (Morgana O’Reilly)
Image Credit: Courtesy of Max Morgana O’Reilly plays Pam, who is assigned to the Ratliff family as their wellness mentor for their week in Thailand.
The New Zealand-born actress has also appeared as Kylie Bucknell in Housebound (2014), Nicole in Friends Like Her and Rose in Inside.
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Zion Lindsey (Nicholas Duvernay)
Image Credit: Courtesy of Max Nicholas Duvernay portrays Zion, Belinda’s (Natasha Rothwell) son. The character was introduced on the phone in Season 1 in conversations Belinda had with him about her work in Hawaii.
Nicholas Duvernay has previously appeared in Netflix’s Purple Hearts as Armando, Bel-Air as Drew and in My Dead Dad (2021) as Stench. He also played Lindor in Tyler Perry’s Assisted Living.
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Greg (Jon Gries)
Image Credit: Courtesy of Max Jon Gries’s Greg has been spotted in the first episode of The White Lotus Season 3, throwing the show’s unofficial formula or pattern of one connecting character from a previous season out of whack. Greg first showed up in Season 1, where he met Jennifer Coolidge’s Tanya McQuoid, but sadly in Season 2, the couple parted ways (which is a very vague spoiler cover up). His presence in Season 3 is sure to guarantee tension somehow.
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Gries is most well-known for playing Ronnie Wingate in Get Shorty (1995), Broots in The Pretender, a van driver in Men in Black (1997) and Uncle Rico in Napoleon Dynamite (2004).
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Kenneth ‘Kenny’ Nguyen (Ke Huy Quan)
Image Credit: Taylor Hill/FilmMagic Kenny Nguyen is a former business partner of Timothy Ratliff’s, but this connection comes back to haunt Timothy at the beginning of Season 3. From what it sounds like, Timothy could be in big trouble for starting a fund with Kenny called Sho-Kel that was fraudulent and led to embezzlement and money laundering. The secret threatens to spill out every subsequent episode after the phone call between Kenny (voiced by Ke Huy Quan) and Tim.
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Quan won an Oscar for his role in Everything Everywhere All At Once alongside Michelle Yeoh. Since the Oscar-sweeping Best Picture film from A24, he has lent his voice work to Kung Fu Panda 4, and he appeared as OB in Season 2 of Marvel’s Loki. He also starred in the Valentine’s Day-themed action flick Love Hurts, and he will soon appear in The Electric State on Netflix.
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Scott Galloway
Image Credit: Courtesy of 44 Blue Scott Galloway voices Timothy Ratliff’s legal counsel on the phone in Episode 4, when he finally retrieves his phone from Pam (Morgana O’Reilly) to check and receives an influx of messages.
Galloway is a public speaker and author of books like The Algebra of Happiness, The Four, Post Corona: From Crisis to Opportunity, Adrift and more. He also hosts a podcast with Kara Swisher called The Pivot Podcast. Galloway currently serves as Professor of Marketing at NYU Stern School of Business.
