Jason Isaacs as Timothy Ratliff
HBOYou might recognize Isaacs as Draco Malfoy’s father, Lucius, from the Harry Potter films, or from his starring roles in The Patriot and Black Hawk Down, to name a few. In The White Lotus, he’s the patriarch of the wealthy Ratliff family: husband to Victoria and father to Saxon, Piper, and Lochlan.
Parker Posey as Victoria Ratliff
HBOIndie icon of the 1990s (and forever), Parker Posey stars as Victoria, Timothy’s wife. You’ve seen her in classics like Party Girl, Dazed and Confused, and Scream 3, and in more recent projects like The Staircase, Netflix’s Lost in Space, and Mr. & Mrs. Smith, which earned her an Emmy nomination.
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Patrick Schwarzenegger as Saxon Ratliff
HBOThe son of Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger, Patrick has already appeared onscreen in series like Gen V, The Staircase, and American Sports Story. His White Lotus character, Saxon, is the oldest of Timothy and Victoria’s kids.
Sarah Catherine Hook as Piper Ratliff
HBOHook most recently appeared in Prime Video’s Cruel Intentions reboot, Netflix’ First Kill, and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It. In White Lotus, she’s Piper, the middle Ratliff child. She’s a college student who managed to turn the research for her thesis into a family vacation.
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Sam Nivola as Lochlan Ratliff
HBONivola’s credits include Maestro, Noah Baumbach’s White Noise, and the recent Netflix series The Perfect Couple (another murder mystery by a beach). His Lochlan, or 'Lochy,' is the youngest of his siblings and still in high school.
Lalisa Manobal as Mook
HBOWhile this is her first acting role, you’ll likely recognise Manobal as Lisa of Blackpink, the superstar K-pop girl group. While the band is behind hits like 'Kill This Love' and 'Pink Venom,' Lisa, like her bandmates, has also released solo music, with an album due at the end of the month. In the HBO series, she plays a staff member of The White Lotus Thailand—you’ll notice her greeting guests as they arrive—and she’s a friend of Gaitok’s (more on him below).
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Tayme Thapthimthong as Gaitok
HBOThapthimthong’s Gaitok is a security guard at The White Lotus, which is close to home for the actor. Before pursuing a career in entertainment, he worked in private security, Thailand’s Armed Forces Security Centre (apparently the equivalent of the CIA), and in the Royal Thai Army, according to Deadline. Onscreen, he’s appeared in the Sweden- and Thailand-set series Farang.
Carrie Coon as Laurie
HBOCoon’s credits include Gone Girl, The Leftovers, and more recently HBO’s The Gilded Age and His Three Daughters. (She was also in Avengers: Infinity War as Proxima Midnight underneath that CGI.) She’s a theatre performer too, having earned a Tony nomination for her work in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in 2012. In White Lotus, she plays Laurie, who’s visiting with her friends Jaclyn and Kate.
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Michelle Monaghan as Jaclyn
HBOYou might’ve spotted Monaghan in Made of Honour, Gone Baby Gone, True Detective, and a couple of Mission: Impossible movies. She also plays an actor onscreen in The White Lotus. As Jaclyn, she brings her two childhood friends on a girls’ trip to Thailand for some much-needed catching up.
Leslie Bibb as Kate
HBOBibb has appeared in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Law Abiding Citizen, Iron Man, American Housewife, and, of course, the 1999 TV series Popular. As Kate, she completes the trio’s girlfriend reunion.
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Walton Goggins as Rick
HBOGoggins’s recent appearances include Fallout and The Righteous Gemstones, though he’s also been in Justified, The Hateful Eight, Sons of Anarchy, Django Unchained, and more. But at the White Lotus Thailand, he’s known as Rick, the much older and mysterious boyfriend of Chelsea.
Aimee Lou Wood as Chelsea
HBOWood is best known for playing Aimee Gibbs on Sex Education, but went on to star in Living and BBC’s Daddy Issues. She brings her Manchester roots with her on the HBO series as Chelsea, Rick’s much younger — and more cheerful — girlfriend.
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Natasha Rothwell as Belinda
HBORemember Belinda? She first appeared in The White Lotus season 1 and befriended Tanya, who falsely promised she would sponsor Belinda’s dream of starting her own wellness practice. That never happened, but Belinda is back under the White Lotus roof—this time in Thailand—starting anew. You know Rothwell from Insecure and How to Die Alone.
Dom Hetrakul as Pornchai
HBOHetrakul is a seasoned Thai actor who’s been in TV series like The Family and The Sweetest Taboo, and also Hollywood productions like Bangkok Dangerous. In The White Lotus, he plays a kind member of the hotel wellness staff.
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Lek Patravadi as Sritala
HBOIn an interview, Mike White described Lek Patravadi as 'the Judi Dench of Thailand,' and he’s not wrong. The veteran actor has been in dozens of projects, from the 2018 TV series In Family We Trust to her breakout role in 1973’s Mai Mee Sawan Samrab Khun, for which she won Best Actress at the Takkata Thong Awards (basically Thailand’s Oscars), according to Bangkok Post. Named the National Artist in Performing Arts in 2015, she’s a pioneer of the stage too. She opened the country’s first open-air theatre and established the Patravadi School, per The Nation Thailand. In White’s series, she plays Sritala, the hotel’s glamorous owner.
Morgana O’Reilly as Pam
HBOO’Reilly plays Pam, a member of the White Lotus staff in Thailand who kindly asks that you put away your phone. The actor has previously appeared in the TV series Friends Like Her and the film Housebound in New Zealand, her home country.
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Arnas Fedaravičius as Valentin
HBOThe Lithuanian actor and producer is known for roles in The Last Kingdom and The Wheel of Time. He currently plays White Lotus staff member Valetin.
Christian Friedel as Fabian
HBOOne of Friedel’s recent roles was Rudolf Höss in the Best Picture nominee Zone of Interest. He’s also in the German Netflix series Babylon Berlin and war drama 13 Minutes. In his latest role as Fabian, he’s the shy hotel manager.
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Charlotte Le Bon as Chloe
HBOLe Bon, a French Canadian actor, has appeared in films like The Hundred-Foot Journey, The Walk, and Yves Saint Laurent. Now, she’s playing Chloe, a chic guest who befriends Chelsea at The White Lotus.
Shalini Peiris as Amrita
HBOOriginally from Sri Lanka, Peiris is best known as Dr. Sanjivni Kabir on the Syfy series The Ark, but has made smaller appearances in Zack Snyder’s Justice League and 3 Body Problem. In The White Lotus, she plays Amrita, a staff member who holds wellness sessions.

Erica Gonzales is the Deputy Editor, Culture at ELLE.com, where she oversees coverage on TV, movies, music, books, and more. She was previously an editor at HarpersBAZAAR.com. There is a 75 percent chance she’s listening to Lorde right now.
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