Montreal’s Charlotte Le Bon: More Than Just a White Lotus Star
Since her breakout turn as Chloe in Season 3 of HBO’s The White Lotus, Charlotte Le Bon has seen acting offers flood in. But for now, the Montreal native is setting her sights elsewhere—behind the camera.
Shifting Focus: From Acting to Directing
Le Bon recently returned from the Cannes Film Festival, where she pitched her next project—a deeply personal, Montreal-set drama about loss. “It’s autobiographique,” she shares. “The goal is to make a very light-hearted movie about grief. It’s a challenge, but that’s what I’m aiming for.” Though she’s bilingual and has starred alongside big names like Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Christian Bale, Le Bon says her true passion now lies in directing and writing.
White Lotus: A Role She Couldn’t Resist
When the offer for The White Lotus came in, Le Bon was ready to step back from acting. “I was thinking about taking a break,” she admits, “but then White Lotus arrived and I was like, ‘There’s no way I can not do this.’” From sending in her self-tape to landing in Thailand to film, barely ten days passed. The experience, she says, was overwhelming and thrilling—especially as memes and buzz about the show took over social media.
Chloe, Greg, and the Possibility of a Return
As Chloe in The White Lotus, Le Bon played a sharp, free-spirited French-Canadian expat tangled up with Greg, the series’ notorious antagonist. She hints that if their relationship is based on true love—as she believes—Chloe might return in Season 4. “Maybe she’ll come back with Greg, because Greg has to come back, for sure,” she says with a laugh. Le Bon even teases that Chloe could become Greg’s partner in crime or the one who finally brings him down.
What Inspires Le Bon to Act Again?
For now, Le Bon is focused on directing, but she’s open to acting—if the role is “weird” enough. “There needs to be a singular aspect to a part that really inspires me,” she says. “It needs to be weird.” That’s the kind of challenge that gets her excited, whether it’s on screen or behind the scenes.
