Who is The White Lotus star Michelle Monaghan’s husband, Peter White? The Australian designer started a skincare firm – and rooted for his wife when she skipped their honeymoon to kiss Tom Cruise

Mar 17 , 2025

The White Lotus star Michelle Monaghan has been married to Peter White for almost 20 years. Photos: @likesbywhite, @michellemonaghan/Instagram

Michelle Monaghan is now starring in The White Lotus season 3 – but what do we know about her interior and graphic designer husband, whom she married in 2005?

Hollywood star Michelle Monaghan is booked and busy. The actress is now appearing in the third series of HBO’s Emmy-winning The White Lotus, shot in Thailand and released last month.

Speaking on Collider Ladies Night about her experience of working on the show, Monaghan recalled living with co-star Parker Posey and gushed about the “queen of the indies”, saying, “I have such a soft spot for that woman, she’s so ethereal and yet grounded and eccentric and so talented, like it’s mind-blowing how talented she is.”

The White Lotus three also stars K-pop phenomenon Lisa from Blackpink and returning cast member Natasha Rothwell, alongside rising actors Sam Nivola, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Aimee Lou Wood and more.

Michelle Monaghan at the Baby2Baby charity gala in Los Angeles last November. Photo: AFP

Meanwhile, Monaghan, 48, is set to reprise her role as Jessica Morgan in the sequel to hit action-comedy film The Family Plan with Mark Wahlberg. The original movie held down top spot for the most-watched film on Apple TV+ following its 2023 premiere.

Michelle Monaghan and daughter Willow during New York Fashion Week last September. Photo: @michellemonaghan/Instagram

Despite her packed schedule, Iowa native Monaghan still finds time for family. In September, the MaXXXine star was spotted with 16-year-old daughter Willow at New York Fashion Week, during which she revealed the “bigger” scope of The White Lotus. “We’re shooting in Thailand. We have a really, really big cast. It’s very international, and we just get to explore all the beautiful spirituality and the culture of Thailand, and I think audiences around the world are really going to love it,” she told the Associated Press, while Willow listened attentively.

Monaghan shares Willow and son Tommy with husband Peter White, who is not part of the entertainment industry. So what do we know about him?

He is a designer

Peter White is a designer who hails from Australia. Photo: myherbitual.com

Peter White is an Australian designer whose portfolio spans graphic design, fashion, beauty and interiors. Per his LinkedIn account, he earned a degree in criminology and politics at the University of Melbourne before turning to graphic design at Victoria University. Later, he attended UCLA. Some of White’s most notable clients have included Google, Samsung, Coca-Cola, Land-Rover and Starbucks; he also had a brief stint at interior design boutique Meyer Davis.