The 35 Greatest White Lotus Characters of All Time

HBO's The White Lotus has created unforgettable characters across three seasons of luxury, dysfunction, and dark comedy. Who's your favorite?

1. 1
   Tanya McQuoid

   Tanya McQuoid's tragic arc across two seasons made Jennifer Coolidge's portrayal the most iconic performance in White Lotus history.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Shane Patton

   Shane Patton's entitled rich-guy energy and petty feud with Armond made Jake Lacy's performance memorably infuriating.
   915pts
3. 3
   Valentina

   The stern, lonely manager of the Sicilian White Lotus whose guarded exterior softens over the course of Season 2.
   815pts
4. 4
   Dominic Di Grasso

   The Hollywood producer trying to repair his family while battling his own compulsions on a trip to Sicily in Season 2.
   770pts
5. 5
   Cameron Sullivan

   Cameron Sullivan's effortless charm and scheming nature made Theo James one of Season 2's most deliciously watchable villains.
   642pts
6. 6
   Saxon Ratliff

   The arrogant eldest Ratliff son whose bravado cracks during a disastrous night out with his brother in Season 3.
   641pts
7. 7
   Daphne Sullivan

   Daphne Sullivan's cheerful obliviousness and surprising emotional depth made Meghann Fahy a fan favorite in Season 2.
   582pts
8. 8
   Rick Hatchett

   The brooding American hunting the man who killed his father, with his younger girlfriend Chelsea in tow, in Season 3 in Thailand.
   582pts
9. 9
   Jaclyn Lemon

   The glamorous television actress at the center of a fraying trio of lifelong friends on a girls' trip in Season 3.
   582pts
10. 10
    Quentin

    The wealthy English expat whose charming coterie lures Tanya's world into a deadly plot in Season 2.
    582pts
11. 11
    Armond

    Armond's self-destructive spiral as White Lotus Hawaii's resort manager was a darkly comedic masterpiece from Murray Bartlett.
    582pts
12. 12
    Timothy Ratliff

    The North Carolina financier hiding his imminent ruin from his family during their Thai vacation in Season 3.
    582pts
13. 13
    Kate Bohr

    The perfectly poised Texas wife of the friend trio whose cheerful diplomacy hides sharp judgment in Season 3.
    582pts
14. 14
    Chelsea

    Chelsea's sweet but perceptive nature brought warmth and unexpected wisdom to the otherwise morally murky Season 3.
    513pts
15. 15
    Albie Di Grasso

    Albie Di Grasso's earnest naivety and romantic misadventures made Adam DiMarco a charming standout in Season 2.
    434pts
16. 16
    Gaitok

    The gentle resort security guard who longs to prove himself brave enough for promotion and for Mook in Season 3.
    434pts
17. 17
    Frank

    Rick's old friend in Bangkok whose startling confessional monologue became one of Season 3's most talked-about scenes.
    434pts
18. 18
    Belinda

    Belinda's understated dignity and recurring appearance across seasons gave Natasha Rothwell's character enduring fan appeal.
    434pts
19. 19
    Portia

    Portia's messy romantic decisions and coming-of-age journey resonated with younger audiences throughout Season 2.
    434pts
20. 20
    Quinn Mossbacher

    The screen-addicted teenager who trades his phone for outrigger canoeing and chooses to stay in Hawaii at the end of Season 1.
    434pts
21. 21
    Piper Ratliff

    The earnest Ratliff daughter who brings her family to Thailand to interview a Buddhist monk for her thesis in Season 3.
    434pts
22. 22
    Victoria Ratliff

    The pill-popping, drawling Southern matriarch of the Ratliff family whose obliviousness made her Season 3's comic standout.
    434pts
23. 23
    Lucia Greco

    Lucia Greco's savvy hustle and genuine heart made Simona Tabasco one of the most beloved characters of Season 2.
    342pts
24. 24
    Olivia Mossbacher

    The sardonic college student who reads Nietzsche by the pool and sizes up everyone around her with cool disdain in Season 1.
    342pts
25. 25
    Mark Mossbacher

    The anxious, oversharing dad whose cancer scare and family revelations make him Season 1's most hapless and endearing guest.
    342pts
26. 26
    Harper Spiller

    Harper Spiller's prickly intellectualism and marital tensions drove some of Season 2's most compelling storylines.
    342pts
27. 27
    Paula

    Paula's moral awakening and fateful choice made Brittany O'Grady one of the most thought-provoking characters of Season 1.
    342pts
28. 28
    Nicole Mossbacher

    The hard-driving tech CFO whose family vacation in Hawaii exposes her marriage and her children's contempt in Season 1.
    342pts
29. 29
    Ethan Spiller

    Ethan Spiller's brooding paranoia and eventual awakening gave Will Sharpe a meaty dramatic arc in Season 2.
    342pts
30. 30
    Laurie Duffy

    The divorced lawyer of the three old friends whose closing toast about friendship gave Season 3 its emotional peak.
    342pts
31. 31
    Mook

    The bright, warm wellness-center employee who encourages Gaitok's ambitions in Season 3, played by Lisa of Blackpink.
    342pts
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    Mia

    Lucia's ambitious best friend, an aspiring singer who talks her way onto the hotel piano in Taormina in Season 2.
    342pts
33. 33
    Bert Di Grasso

    The flirtatious grandfather on a roots trip to Sicily whose old-school charm hides family wounds in Season 2.
    233pts
34. 34
    Rachel Patton

    Rachel Patton's crisis of identity in her new marriage gave Alexandra Daddario a compelling dramatic showcase in Season 1.
    233pts
35. 35
    Greg Hunt

    Tanya's mysterious husband, met in Hawaii in Season 1, whose secret life resurfaces in Season 3 as Gary in Thailand.
    0pts

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