United Kingdom, Feb. 17 -- Jason Isaacs "lied" in his 'White Lotus' audition.

The 'Harry Potter' actor - who plays wealthy businessman Timothy Ratliff in the latest series of the HBO anthology satire - had never seen the programme before his in-person try-out but told creator Mike White and executive producer David Bernad he was a "huge fan".

He confessed to People magazine: "You're the first person I've ever said this to. I lied to Mike and Dave and told them I was a huge fan."

But the 61-year-old star - who has daughters Lily, 22, and Ruby, 19, with wife Emma Hewitt - quickly went away to "binge" both previous seasons of the show and liked what he saw.

He said: "After the audition, I binged season one and season two.

"The only reas...