Summary

  • The White Lotus season 2 takes place in Sicily with a new cast of characters, featuring familiar faces such as Jennifer Coolidge and F. Murray Abraham.
  • The season introduces new characters like Mia, a local Sicilian aspiring singer, and Albie, Dominic's son, who finds a love interest in Tanya's assistant.
  • The cast also includes notable actors like Aubrey Plaza, Theo James, and Haley Lu Richardson, who play pivotal roles in the unfolding story at The White Lotus hotel in Sicily.

The White Lotus season 2 returned to the titular resort chain, though the White Lotus season 2 cast and characters were quite different the second time around. Created by Mike White, the HBO comedy-drama limited series, centered on a group of guests and employees at a fictional hotel in Hawaii, became a hit when it first aired in 2021. HBO soon renewed The White Lotus for a second season as an anthology series, taking place at a White Lotus hotel in Sicily.

The White Lotus season 2 took place in the Italian region of Sicily. The first season featured numerous memorable characters and a talented ensemble cast, including Sydney Sweeney and Jennifer Coolidge. However, only two cast members from The White Lotus season 1 returned for season 2. The White Lotus season 2 mainly focuses on new characters, though many of the actors are familiar faces. Here is The White Lotus season 2 cast and characters.

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F. Murray Abraham As Bert Di Grasso

Bert Represents An Outdated Outlook On Masculinity

Bert DiGrasso (F. Murray Abraham) joking in The White Lotus

F. Murray Abraham plays Bert Di Grasso, the father of Dominic, who is a Hollywood producer. Throughout his stay at The White Lotus, Abraham comes into constant conflict with his son Dominic, as he believes Dominic's consistent infidelity is just par for the course. Outside of The White Lotus season 2 cast of characters, Abraham is best known for his Oscar-winning role as Antonio Salieri in Amadeus. His other notable projects include All The President's Men, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Moon Knight, and How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World.

Jennifer Coolidge As Tanya McQuoid-Hunt

Coolidge Won An Emmy For Her White Lotus Role

Reprising her Emmy-winning role from The White Lotus season 1, Jennifer Coolidge plays Tanya McQuoid-Hunt as part of The White Lotus season 2 cast. Tanya, a wealthy yet troubled woman, finds her marriage on the rocks in Sicily, leading her to a new group of friends — but it doesn't work out well for her in the end. Coolidge is known for a variety of projects, including Legally Blonde, A Cinderella Story, Promising Young Woman, American Pie, and The Watcher, as well as a memorable guest star appearance on Friends.

Adam DiMarco As Albie Di Grasso

DiMarco Is One Of The Most Impressive Newcomers In The White Lotus Season 2 Cast

Albie Di Grasso (Adam DiMarco) having lunch with his family in The White Lotus

Adam DiMarco plays Albie Di Grasso in The White Lotus season 2 cast, which his character being a recent college graduate and Dominic's son. Albie finds a love interest in Tanya's assistant Portia, initially, but after he is rebuffed he soon lands in the arms of someone else. DiMarco has previously acted in The Magicians, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, and The Order.

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Beatrice Grannò As Mia

Mia Is A Sex Worker Often Conducting Business In The White Lotus

Beatrice Granno as Mia smiling in The White Lotus

Beatrice Grannò plays Mia in the The White Lotus season 2 cast, and her chracter is a local Sicilian who's an aspiring singer. She and her friend Lucia find themselves in and out of the White Lotus hotel often, with Mia later seducing piano player Giuseppe to further her music career and finds herself in a tryst with Valentina. Grannò has previously been in Italian-language projects such as Zero and DOC - Nelle tue mani.

Meghann Fahy As Daphne Babcock

Daphne Has A Tumultuous Relationship With Ethan

Daphne (Meghann Fahy) drinking Aperol Spritz in The White Lotus

Meghann Fahy plays Daphne Babcock in The White Lotus season 2 cast of characters, a stay-at-home mom and Cameron's wife. She and Cameron go on a couple's vacation with Harper and Ethan and it's quickly discovered that Daphne and Cameron's relationship is exceedingly toxic and not at all what it seems. Meghann Fahy is best known for her roles as Sutton in The Bold Type and Hannah O'Connor in One Life To Live. She's also had roles in The Good Wife, Law And Order: SVU, and Gossip Girl.

Tom Hollander As Quentin

Hollander Is Typically Known For His Quintessentially British Roles

Tom Hollander plays Quentin, a gay British expat traveling with his friends and his nephew Jack, who doesn't turn out to be his nephew at all. While Tanya makes friends with Quentin initially, it's found out that their friendship isn't what it seems, and Quentin has a more nefarious plan in mind. Some of Hollander's previous roles include Cutler Beckett in the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, Mr. Collins in the 2005 adaptation of Pride & Prejudice, Alfred Pennyworth in Harley Quinn, and George V/Wilhelm II/Nicholas II in The King's Man.

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Sabrina Impacciatore As Valentina

Valentine Is The Stern White Lotus Manager

Sabrina Impacciatore As Valentina smiling in The White Lotus

Sabrina Impacciatore plays Valentina, the manager of The White Lotus in Sicily and a closeted lesbian in The White Lotus season 2 cast of characters. Valentina finds herself frustrated with Mia and Lucia's constant presence in the hotel — until she eventually warms up to Mia. Impacciatore has previously acted in The Passion of the Christ and many Italian films and TV series, including L'ispettore Coliandro and Ever Been To The Moon?

Michael Imperioli As Dominic Di Grasso

Imperioli Famously Played Chris Molsanti In The Sopranos

Michael Imperioli plays Dominic, Albie's father and Bert's son in The White Lotus season 2 cast of characters. He's a Hollywood producer who is visiting Sicily to explore his ancestral roots but consistently falls into temptation and commits multiple infidelities against his wife, even though they were on separated precisely for that reason. Imperioli is best known for playing Christopher Molsanti on the HBO crime drama The Sopranos, though he's also had notable roles in Goodfellas, One Night in Miami, Law & Order, and Lucifer.

Theo James As Cameron Babcock

James Breakthrough Role Was As Sidney In Sanditon

Theo James as Cameron on the beach in The White Lotus

Theo James plays Cameron, a successful businessman and Daphne's husband in The White Lotus season 2 cast of characters. He was Ethan's roommate in college and constantly tries to entice Ethan with worldly pleasures, eventually turning his attention to Ethan's wife Harper. James is known for roles such as Sidney in the PBS Masterpiece series Sanditon, Kemal Pamuk in Downton Abbey, Four in the Divergent franchise, Henry in the HBO series The Time Traveler's Wife, and Hector in Netflix's animated Castlevania series.

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Aubrey Plaza As Harper Spiller

Plaza Is Best Known For Her Comedy Acting In Parks & Recreation

Aubrey Plaza plays Harper in The White Lotus season 2 cast of characters, a woman who becomes newly wealthy after her husband Ethan experiences professional success. She and Ethan are invited to vacation in Sicily with Cameron and Daphne, and Harper is immediately wary of them. However, things take a turn between Harper and Cameron.

Though Plaza's best-known role is April Ludgate on Parks & Recreation, her other notable projects include Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Happiest Season, Emily the Criminal, Monsters University, Ingrid Goes West, Criminal Minds, and the FX superhero series Legion, where Aubrey Plaza played Lenny.

Will Sharpe As Ethan Spiller

Sharper Is Not Just An Actor But A Director Too

Ethan (Will Sharpe) in Bed in The White Lotus

Will Sharpe plays Ethan in The White Lotus season 2 cast, a character who has taken a vacation in Sicily after recently obtained professional success, is married to Harper, and is friends with Cameron. He often finds himself at odds with Cameron's values and his friend's constant attempts to persuade Ethan to relish in the pleasures that newfound wealth affords him. Sharpe can also be seen in Sherlock and The House, and he directed the Olivia Colman-starring miniseries Landscapers.

Haley Lu Richardson As Portia

Portia (Haley Lu Richardson) waving awkwardly in The White Lotus

Haley Lu Richardson plays Portia in The White Lotus season 2 cast of characters, a recent college graduate who is Tanya's assistant and invited on Tanya's vacation but must remain hidden from her husband Greg. At first, Portia finds a love interest in Albie but is quickly swept away by Quentin's "nephew," Jack. Haley Lu Richardson is known for her roles in the films The Edge of Seventeen, Split, Columbus, and After Yang, as well as a two-episode stint on Jane the Virgin.

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Simona Tabasco As Lucia

Lucia (Simona Tabasco) at dinner in The White Lotus

Simona Tabasco plays Lucia in The White Lotus season 2 cast of characters, a Sicilian local and sex worker who visits The White Lotus frequently in search of work, much to Valentina's displeasure. Despite having an encounter with his father, Lucia warms up to Albie, among other White Lotus guests. Her previous projects include DOC - Nelle tue mani, È arrivata la felicità, and I bastardi di Pizzofalcone.

The White Lotus Season 2 Recurring Characters

Greg (Jon Gries) in Italy in The White Lotus

Jon Gries as Greg: Reprising his role folowing The White Lotus season 1 ending, Jon Gries plays Greg in The White Lotus season 2 cast of characters, a guest at The White Lotus who is Tanya's husband. Greg leaves the hotel early on in season 2, only for Tanya to find out about his dubious connections to Quentin and his friends. His most well-known role is Uncle Rico in the film Napoleon Dynamite, though he's also had recurring roles on Lost and Seinfeld.

Leo Woodall as Jack: Leo Woodall plays Jack in The White Lotus season 2 cast of characters, a guest staying at the White Lotus with his "uncle," Quentin. Jack seduces Portia away from Albie, but Tanya finds out that his relationship with his uncle isn't what it seems. Woodall has previously appeared in Cherry and the television adaptation of Vampire Academy.

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The White Lotus
Comedy
Drama

The White Lotus is a sharp social satire following the exploits of various employees and guests at an exclusive Hawaiian resort over the span of one highly transformative week. As darker dynamics emerge each day, this series gradually reveals the complex truths of the seemingly picture-perfect travelers, cheerful hotel employees, and idyllic locale itself.​ Each season follows a new cast of characters with a greater mystery lying at the center of each new location.

Release Date
July 11, 2021
Cast
Alexandra Daddario , Fred Hechinger , Connie Britton , Murray Bartlett , Sydney Sweeney , Brittany O'Grady , Natasha Rothwell , Jake Lacy , Jennifer Coolidge , Molly Shannon , Steve Zahn , Aubrey Plaza , Theo James , Haley Lu Richardson , Michael Imperioli , F. Murray Abraham , Tom Hollander , Meghann Fahy , Adam DiMarco , Will Sharpe , Leslie Bibb , Dom Hetrakul , Jason Isaacs , Michelle Monaghan , Parker Posey , Tayme Thapthimthong
Seasons
2
Network
HBO Max
Streaming Service(s)
Hulu , HBO Max
Directors
Mike White