Jason Isaacs Reveals The ‘Southern Charm’ Star That Inspired His ‘White Lotus’ Accent

As Jason Isaacs joined the new cast of HBO‘s The White Lotus, he turned to a specific Bravolebrity for some inspiration.

The Golden Globe nominee said he has “the worst American accent an English person has ever done” on Season 3 of the Mike White-created series, which is set at the titular wellness resort in Thailand.

“I can live with it, because many people from North Carolina are going, ‘That sounds exactly like my dad,'” said Isaacs on GMA3.

“It came out on the internet that Mike [White] had asked us to watch Southern Charm, a great reality show, and somebody in it, people from Southern Charm went, ‘He’s clearly doing Thomas Ravenel,'” he added. “And Thomas, I am doing you, mostly, but not for two vowels, which are completely English.”

Isaacs plays patriarch Timothy Ratliff, who takes his wife Victoria (Parker Posey) and kids (Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sarah Catherine Hook and Sam Nivola) on a family vacation to the fictional hotel while he’s under federal investigation back home in the US.

Nivola, who plays son Lochlan, previously noted that White also gave him the reality TV homework, explaining to People that Isaacs “kind of modeled his whole accent and character” off the Bravo series that is currently in its 10th season.

Meanwhile, he noted that his onscreen sister Hook, who plays Piper, wasn’t given homework as she “had it down,” given her southern upbringing.

“I’m from Alabama,” said Hook. “I found out through you guys. I was like, ‘He didn’t tell me to watch Southern Charm! I’m feeling left out.'”

This season of the two-time Golden Globe-winning series also features Leslie Bibb, Carrie Coon, Walton Goggins, Lalisa Manobal, Michelle Monaghan, Lek Patravadi, Aimee Lou Wood, and Natasha Rothwell.