Jason Isaacs confirmed his accent on The White Lotus was “modeled” after Southern Charm alum, Thomas Ravenel.
When art imitates reality (tv) …
During an interview on GMA3, the actor best known for playing Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter films, explained how he was able to master such a specific accent.
“Mike [White] had asked us to watch Southern Charm … a great reality show.”
“Somebody in it – people from Southern Charm – went, ‘He’s clearly doing Thomas Ravenel,'” the actor who plays Timothy Ratliff explained.
He added, “And Thomas, I am doing you, mostly, but not for two vowels, which are completely English.”
@abcgma3 Reality TV show sleuths might be charmed to find out where Jason Isaacs found the inspiration for his character's southern accent in "The White Lotus" season three. 👀 #whitelotus #southerncharm ♬ original sound – GMA3
Jason’s son on The White Lotus tipped fans off to the Southern Charm connection:
Sam Nivola, who plays Lochlan Ratliff, was told by the show’s creator to watch Southern Charm for character inspo.
“In fact,” he added, “Jason Isaacs, who played our dad, kind of modeled his whole accent and character off of [that cast].”
Former Southern Charm star, Cameran Wimberly, entered the chat.
“Many of y’all are echoing what I thought as soon as I heard the dad speak. ‘Damn, he sounds like Thomas Ravenel!’”
“That dialect is NOT North Carolina. It’s old Charleston.”
