If you love Walton Goggin’s character inThe White Lotusseason 3, make sure to check out his exceptional performance in another critically acclaimed streaming series. Goggins has emerged as one of the most consistent and outstanding actors over the years, having appeared in beloved TV series such asJustified,The Shield, andThe Righteous Gemstones, whose fourth and final seasonpremieres on July 28, 2025. Goggins has also starred in many notable movies, includingLincoln,Django Unchained, andPredators.
AlthoughThe White Lotusis in its third season, Goggins made his first appearance in the series this year as themysterious and haunted Rick Hatchett, who has takena specific interest in the owner of The White Lotus Thai Resort, Sritala. Rick’s girlfriend, Chelsea (played by Aimee Lou Wood), is the complete opposite of Rick as a free-spirited, fun-loving, and relatively simple character, contrasting Rick’s brooding and calculated mind. Rick has become one of the standoutcharacters inThe White Lotusseason 3with one of the most engaging storylines, mostly due to Goggin’s immersive performance.
Goggins Was Nominated For An Emmy In One Of 2024’s Best New TV Shows
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Goggins’s standout role inThe White Lotusseason 3 is the result of his other scene-stealing portrayal in Amazon’s successful video game adaptation seriesFallout. InFallout, Goggins plays Cooper Howard / The Ghoul, a bounty hunter in a post-apocalyptic world. Howard was a prominent film actor before a fictional war that took place inFallout, which left him mutilated, hence his “Ghoul” nickname. While other notable actors make up the face ofFalloutsuch as Ella Purnell and Aaron Moten,Goggins is by far and away one of the greatest aspects of the series, which wouldn’t be the same without him.
Goggins was so impressive inFalloutthat he earned his second career Emmy nomination, first in the Lead Actor in a Drama Series category. As a whole,Falloutseason 1 was nominated for a remarkable 16 Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series, winning for Outstanding Music Supervision. This critical success translated into aRotten Tomatoesscore of 94%, making it one of the highest-rated TV shows of Goggins' career, right up there withJustified(97%),The White Lotus(93%), andThe Righteous Gemstones(91%).Falloutseason 2 is already in development and is expected to release in 2026.
Walton Goggins' Performance As The Ghoul Is One Of Fallout’s Best Aspects
Fallout Has Many Great Aspects & Goggins In Undeniably One Of The Best
Those who have been catching up onThe Righteous Gemstonesbefore its season 4 premiere know all too well howGoggins can quickly become the best part of any scene that he’s in. The same goes forThe White LotusandFallout, both of which could earn him another Emmy Award in the near future.
Critics celebratedFalloutfor its exceptional execution of the original video game premise, outstanding perfomances, and compelling narrative.
Critics celebratedFalloutfor its exceptional execution of the original video game premise, outstanding perfomances, and compelling narrative.Variety’sreview ofFallouthighlighted, “Bizarre but intensely fun, Fallout is like nothing you’ve ever seen; for that reason alone, you won’t be able to turn away.”
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Empire Magazine’sreview noted, “Fallout expands on the big ideas of the games, making it an adaptation worth watching both for fans and those unfamiliar. It’s an equal parts funny and nightmarish show that, like its protagonist, isn’t content to live inside a projection of the past.” Additionally,there’s no need to have played the variousFalloutvideo gamesto understand what’s going on in theFalloutAmazon series.The Guardianwrites, “For newcomers such as me, this intelligent, drily witty, immaculately constructed series set in the Fallout universe fully captivates and entertains on its own terms.”
Fallout Has the Potential To Run For Several Seasons
While Goggins likely won’t appear in future seasons ofThe White Lotusbased on the show’s anthological format, he will absolutely be a major aspect ofFalloutseason 2, especially coming off his individual Emmy acknowledgment. LikeThe White Lotus,Fallouthas the potential to run for multiple seasons based on its acclaim and popularity, which makes it a solid investment for viewers concerned about picking up a show that can potentially be canceled.
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The White Lotus season 3, episode 3, briefly features a callback to season 1’s iconic theme song, which has major implications for Belinda and “Gary.”
Goggins fans can indulge in a double-dip of the celebrated actor inbothThe White Lotusseason 3 andThe Righteous Gemstonesseason 4on HBO’s Sunday night primetime lineup throughout March and April 2025. Rick has set his sights on heading to Bangkok inThe White Lotusseason 3 after a wild encounter with snakes in episode 3, setting up even more savory unpredictability with his character soon to come.
