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Natasha Rothwell and Sterling K. Brown Get Honest About ‘White Lotus’ Rewrites, Doomsday and Being No. 1 on the Call Sheet: ‘For the Longest Time I Thought It Meant Something’


Sterling K. Brown and Natasha Rothwell discuss the twists and turns of 'Paradise' and 'The White Lotus' for Variety's 'Actors on Actors.'

A beloved and fiery social media presence, the writer-actor-producer-showrunner hit a professional high this year with a triumphant return to HBO’s “The White Lotus.” She reprises her role as Belinda Lindsey, a masseuse trying to move on from the broken Season 1 promises of Jennifer Coolidge’s flaky heiress. Simpson: American Crime Story” and “This Is Us.” Teaming again with creator Dan Fogelman on Hulu’s streaming hit “Paradise,” Brown plays a Secret Service agent living in a city-sized bunker beneath a mountain in Colorado after a catastrophe on Earth. There’s plenty of joy to be had, however, as the two unpack their first time meeting on Issa Rae’s seminal HBO comedy “Insecure.” They also set some healthy boundaries, as Rothwell notes that Brown’s appeal to mature women can sometimes lead to friction — even between her own mother and father.

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