“The White Lotus” Season 2 Episode 4 formally introduces Jack, a British lad hailing from Essex who sparks a flirty and laid-back fling with Portia (Haley Lu Richardson) that can only be described as the “opposite” of her somewhat forced relationship with Albie (Adam DiMarco).
“Part of the point of Jack is that he’s the polar opposite to Albie,” Leo Woodall, who plays Jack, told TheWrap in a recent interview. “He, from the get go, provides the things that Portia thinks that she wants or needs at the at the beginning of the series.”
Though Portia and Jack first lay eyes on each during an uncomfortable kiss with Albie at the pool, the two are formally connected when Tanya (Jennifer Coolidge) begins a friendship with Quentin (Tom Hollander), Jack’s uncle, who invites the women to spend time with him and his community of gay friends.