White Lotus

Will Sharpe was cast as Ethan after Evan Peters had to step out due to other filming commitments.

Speaking about the role of Ethan, he said: "That part was the last part we cast in the season, and originally it was supposed to be Evan Peters, but for whatever reason – scheduling or timing – it didn’t work out." I’d never seen him before and he was just incredibly talented." It's possible that Evan filmed Dahmer at a similar time to season 2. From Jennifer Coolidge's Emmy winning performance as Tanya to Meghan Fahy's scene-stealing turn as Daphne, few series boast a better ensemble cast than The White Lotus. [Evan Peters wants to do a rom-com and play a "normal person"](https://www.popbuzz.com/tv-film/news/evan-peters-rom-com-jeffrey-dahmer-ryan-murphy/) [The White Lotus](https://www.popbuzz.com/tv-film/news/white-lotus-theo-james-nude-scene-penis/) executive producer David Bernard has revealed that Evan Peters was supposed to play Ethan in season 2.

Speaking to Deadline, David shared that the Dahmer actor was initially cast as Ethan Spiller, the husband of Harper, played by Aubrey Plaza. Advertisement.

“I’d never seen him before and he was just incredibly talented. [Mike White previously teased](https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/white-lotus-series-three-thailand) that he wanted to head to Asia this time around, and while more specific details are yet to be revealed, [a famous friend of his](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/the-white-lotus-season-3-location-teased-unlikely-source_uk_63ef4d66e4b02c25737c5297) may well have let the cat out of the bag during a recent interview. [Will Sharpe](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/will-sharpe/) in the BBC series Giri/Haji. [Evan Peters](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/evan-peters/) was initially supposed to appear in the latest season of [The White Lotus](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/the-white-lotus/), producer David Bernad has revealed. [Deadline](https://deadline.com/2023/02/the-white-lotus-david-bernad-asia-season-3-berlinale-series-market-1235267231/), David shared that the Dahmer actor was initially cast as Ethan Spiller, the husband of Harper, played by [Aubrey Plaza](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/aubrey-plaza/). He explained that Ethan was “the last part we cast in the season” recalling: “Originally it was supposed to be Evan Peters, but for whatever reason – scheduling or timing – it didn’t work out.”

Evan Peters attends the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 10, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California.

[Aubrey Plaza](https://graziamagazine.com/us/articles/aubrey-plaza-hosting-saturday-night-live-full-circle-moment/)), his old college roommate Cameron ( [Theo James](https://graziamagazine.com/us/articles/theo-james-ruth-kearney-giorgio-armani-fashion-show/)), and his wife, [Daphne](https://graziamagazine.com/us/articles/daphne-white-lotus-season-2/) ( [Meghann Fahy](https://graziamagazine.com/us/articles/meghann-fahy-dating-co-star-leo-woodall/)). Creator, writer, and director Mike White teased what the next installment might hold in a HBO Max post-finale featurette. According to the HBO show’s executive producer, David Bernad, [Ethan Spiller](https://graziamagazine.com/us/articles/the-white-lotus-season-2-meghann-fahy-on-daphne-and-ethan/) was almost played by [Golden Globe](https://graziamagazine.com/us/articles/best-dressed-stars-2023-golden-globes/)-winning actor Evan Peters as opposed to Will Sharpe. Tensions grow and lines get blurry when [monogamy and fidelity are called into question](https://graziamagazine.com/us/articles/the-white-lotus-season-2-meghann-fahy-on-daphne-and-ethan/). “I’d never seen him before, and he was just incredibly talented. I looked at his other work and realized he was kind of a chameleon.”

According to David Bernad, an executive producer on White Lotus, Peters was all set to star as Ethan, a role that would eventually go to actor Will Sharpe. “ ...

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The cast also includes Jennifer Coolidge, Haley Lu Richardson, Leo Woodall, Michael Imperioli, Adam DiMarco, F. Murray Abraham, Jon Gries, and Tom Hollander.

“I was jet-lagged googling at 4 a.m., and I came across Will Sharpe in Giri/Haji, which is a brilliant show in the U.K.,” he said of Sharpe, 36. I looked at his other work and realised he was kind of a chameleon.” “That part was the last part we cast in the season, and originally it was supposed to be Evan Peters, but for whatever reason — scheduling or timing — it didn’t work out,” said Bernad.

Evan Peters is one of the core cast for Ryan Murphy's own anthology series American Horror Story, he also recently played serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer in ...

It is unknown if any of the characters from season one or two will return for the next season, so far only Jennifer Coolidge's character has been given a second story arc. Since 2008 he's appeared in Sherlock, Casualty, Dirk Gently and Flowers, but The White Lotus has been his biggest role to date. "And originally it was supposed to be Evan Peters, but for whatever reason – scheduling or timing – it didn’t work out." Bernad added: "We were really trying to figure out how to cast that part so it didn’t feel like familiar casting. Ethan finds himself on an uncomfortable holiday at The White Lotus, this season set in Sicily, Italy, with wife Harper (Audrey Plaza). [Variety](https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/the-white-lotus-season-3-location-asia-mike-white-1235457449/): "I think the third season would be maybe a satirical and funny look at death and Eastern religion and spirituality.

Evan Peters. Evan Peters was initially supposed to appear in the latest season of The White Lotus, producer David Bernad has revealed.

Big names like Theo James and Aubrey Plaza playing amongst lesser known, equally hot and complex actors like Will Sharpe and Simona Tabasco make for a great mix ...

With Peters still holding on to this desire for lighter fare, fans interested in seeing him check into the White Lotus hotel at some point may still have a chance. “I’m going to take a little break from darker roles and explore the light,” he says. “He called me the next day, and he said, ‘It’s so challenging. It’s slightly surprising that Peters passed on a more mundane set like White Lotus in favor of the dark Monster miniseries. That doesn’t mean that Sharpe was expected to give a runner-up level performance in the show, of course. The White Lotus knows how to build a compelling ensemble for maximum viewership and drama.