Mike White, the creator of "The White Lotus," has unquestionably helped revitalize or launch the careers of many of the cast members of his hit anthology satire. Jennifer Coolidge had been a sexy, comedic character actor for decades but two seasons (and two Emmys) for her portrayal of socialite Tanya McQuoid showed the world how underutilized she'd been for years. Season 2's Simona Tabasco and Sabrina Impacciatore are now international stars outside of their home country of Italy, and Meghann Fahy has become one of the most in-demand entertainers after her Emmy-nominated performance from the same season.

Season 3 sets the hit anthology series in Thailand (check out my glowing review here), but one of the Thai actors cast on the show is already a massive international star, even if not all Americans are on the up and up. The character of Thidapon Sornsin aka Mook (which means "pearl" in Thai) is played by Lalisa Manoban,...