While chatting with his movie star father, Arnold Schwarzenegger, for Variety’s "Actors on Actors " interview published on Tuesday, Patrick discussed the challenges of being seen as an actor in his own right. Patrick’s mother, Maria Shriver, is a journalist and member of the Shriver and Kennedy families.

A name like Schwarzenegger can blow a door open. In a recent conversation with his famous father, Arnold Schwarzenegger, “White Lotus” actor Patrick Schwarzenegger explained how it can also cast a long shadow.

Arnold Schwarzenegger told his son Patrick Schwarzenegger he is happy he never changed his last name while pursuing an acting career. "I’m glad you kept the name, because now I can take credit," Arnold said of Patrick's recent success with 'The White Lotus.