Feb 15
Meet the Men on 'White Lotus' Season 3
Frank J. Avella READ TIME: 11 MIN.
Sam Nivola
Twenty-one-year-old cutie Sam Nivola is another son of famous parents, Alessandro Nivola and Emily Mortimer.
Nivola plays Lachlan Ratliff, the super-close brother of Schwarzenegger's Saxon, but he's much nicer, with his own bits of repression.
A relative newcomer to the business, Nivola has already made his mark in Noah Baumbach's "White Noise" (2022), William Oldroyd's stunning "Eileen" (2023), and Bradley Cooper's Oscar-nominated "Maestro" (2023), and, via streaming, with last year's Netflix murder-mystery sensation, "The Perfect Couple," opposite Nicole Kidman and Liev Schreiber.
Like his dad, Alessandro ("Junebug," "Laurel Canyon"), Sam doesn't shy away from intimate scenes and nudity. "It was my first nude scene... the first time kissing someone, and that comes with a certain amount of anxiety," Nivola offered at the presser. "[Mike White] made us feel comfortable."
Frank J. Avella is a proud EDGE and Awards Daily contributor. He serves as the GALECA Industry Liaison and is a Member of the New York Film Critics Online. His award-winning short film, FIG JAM, has shown in Festivals worldwide (figjamfilm.com). Frank's screenplays have won numerous awards in 17 countries. Recently produced plays include LURED & VATICAL FALLS, both O'Neill semifinalists. He is currently working on a highly personal project, FROCI, about the queer Italian/Italian-American experience. He is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild. https://filmfreeway.com/FrankAvella https://muckrack.com/fjaklute
