‘Tell Me Lies’ star Jackson White admits he was critiqued for ‘not thrusting right’ in sex scenes

“Tell Me Lies” star Jackson White admitted — to his parents — that he was critiqued for “not thrusting right” in sex scenes for the series.

The actor divulged the head-turning tidbit while discussing behind-the-scenes production insight on his mom, Katey Sagal, and stepdad, Kurt Sutter’s, podcast, “PIE,” on Monday.

“Someone was like, ‘He’s not thrusting right.’ I was like, ‘How?'” White, 28, recalled.

“Tell Me Lies” star Jackson White, seen on the show here, admitted he was critiqued by production members for “not thrusting right” during sex scenes. ©Hulu/Courtesy Everett Collection He recalled that filmmakers wanted his sex scenes to look “more realistic” on his mom, Katey Sagal, and stepdad, Kurt Sutter’s, podcast, “PIE,” on Monday. ©Hulu/Courtesy Everett Collection

“They’re like, ‘Well, he’s kind of, it doesn’t look like he’s inside. So, we have to make it so that it’s more realistic.'”

Specifically, White said production members claimed he was doing “a body roll thing” and they wanted to see him “more stationary.”

“We worked on it, and I … nailed it,” he confirmed.

Production members specifically critiqued his “body roll thing” and asked him to be “more stationary,” he said. ©Hulu/Courtesy Everett Collection “We worked on it, and I … nailed it,” White told his parents. ©Hulu/Courtesy Everett Collection

The Hulu star also revealed that “Tell Me Lies” sex scenes would be filmed within a week under the guidance of an intimacy coordinator, which he called a “sex coordinator.”

“You got one sex coordinator — one intimacy coordinator — that would line up with a week,” he recalled.

“So, it would be like a sex week, and there would be sex scenes all day long.”

White also revealed there would be a “sex week” on set, during which intimate scenes would be filmed “all day long.” Getty Images “It would be like sex days,” he added. Getty Images

White said the intimacy coordinator would run “from set to set” because multiple sex scenes would be shot at once.

“It would be like sex days, and then I’d be in my trailer,” he joked.

White stars as Stephen DeMarco in the drama series opposite Grace Van Patten, who portrays his on-screen girlfriend, Lucy Albright.

White stars as Stephen DeMarco in “Tell Me Lies.” ©Hulu/Courtesy Everett Collection He stars opposite his real-life girlfriend, Grace Van Patten. ©Hulu/Courtesy Everett Collection

The pair also happens to be dating in real life.

The first season of “Tell Me Lies” premiered in September 2022, while the second season debuted last month.

Hulu has not yet announced if “Tell Me Lies” will be renewed for a third season as of Thursday evening.