Aimee Lou Wood Names The 1 White Lotus Cast Member Who’s Least Like Their Character

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Aimee Lou Wood has revealed there is one member of the White Lotus season three cast who isn’t anything like their character.

During a recent interview with BuzzFeed, the Bafta winner spoke about White Lotus showrunner Mike White’s strong intuition when it came to casting actors who have something in common with the characters he’s created.

She explained: “Even if the behaviour isn’t the same, and the circumstances, Mike does tend to cast actors through his incredible intuition that share an essence with their character.”

“Except for Patrick,” Aimee quickly added, referring to co-star Patrick Schwarzenegger. “Patrick is not Saxon. In any way, shape or form.”

Aimee Lou Wood with Charlotte Le Bon and Patrick Schwarzenegger on the set of The White Lotus
Aimee Lou Wood with Charlotte Le Bon and Patrick Schwarzenegger on the set of The White Lotus

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“Michelle [Monaghan is] not very Jaclyn, either, actually,” Aimee continued. “But I would say that Patrick is the most far away from his character.

“But the rest of us? There is something there that is shared. Which is why it can start to get a little bit claustrophobic and a little bit vulnerable.”

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Similarly, Carrie Coon recently told TheWrap about how far apart Patrick is from his White Lotus alter-ego.

“I tell everyone he’s not a douchebag, because they just assume he’s like that!” Carrie explained. He’s not like that at all – you don’t understand. He’s playing a character.

“He makes me laugh out loud – I love [Saxon], I hate [Saxon].”

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