"I understood his pain from the first time he began speaking on the page," Goggins told IndieWire of his character, whose backstory begins to unfold in this week's episode.

But for Walton Goggins, joining Season 3 of The White Lotus came with unseen baggage. The Alabama native came to the Thai island of Koh Samui (where the new Lotus is set) almost two decades ago after tragedy struck in his private life.