Jason Isaacs 'Didn't Expect' Patrick Schwarzenegger 'To Be Nice' Because of His Famous Parents

Jason Isaacs' thought of what his The White Lotus costar Patrick Schwarzenegger would beryllium for illustration was instantly proven wrong.

Isaacs, 61, appeared connected nan latest version of Table Manners pinch Jessie and Lennie Ware, during which he discussed his chap actor, 31, who is nan boy of Arnold Schwarzenegger and nan erstwhile California governor's ex, Maria Shriver.

"You cognize who I charmed up with? It's my kids. Patrick [Schwarzenegger], Sam [Nivola], Sarah Catherine [Hook], became for illustration my kids, you know, by proxy, and I fell madly successful emotion pinch them. We matter each different each nan time," Isaacs said of nan actors who played his onscreen children.

The 3 are what Isaacs, who played Timothy Ratliff successful nan show, calls "gorgeous people."

"I didn't expect Patrick to beryllium bully because he's nan boy of a celebrated movie star, and he's specified a fabulous, grounded person. And each 3 of them," said Isaacs, who noted that he besides became friends pinch Christian Friedel and Jon Gries.

Patrick joined play 3 of The White Lotus arsenic Saxson Ratliff, nan eldest kid of Timothy and Victoria (Parker Posey), who useful for his father's company.

"To activity pinch [series creator] Mike White and conscionable to beryllium portion of this task was a dream travel true," he told E! News in November 2024. "It was surreal, it was life-changing to study amongst nan different actors."

When Patrick was first announced arsenic portion of nan formed for play 3, his mother, 69, couldn't thief but stock her excitement connected Instagram, noting that "all that difficult activity and determination is really paying off.”

“I can’t hold to sojourn you connected group ( americium I allowed to sojourn you connected set?) and can’t hold to get each nan spoilers from you (you will show me, right? I americium your mother aft all!) Wow, wow, wow! See you astatine the White Lotus! 🪷 #proudmomalert," added Shriver successful her saccharine message.

In February, Patrick shared pinch PEOPLE that he caught nan acting bug from his father, 77, aft visiting him connected set.

"That’s wherever my first emotion for acting came from,” said Patrick. “He would ever propulsion maine retired of schoolhouse early. I would get to spell to Universal Studios—I’d watch him spell successful arsenic Dad, travel retired arsenic Mr. Freeze. I would beryllium location each time and conscionable beryllium fascinated pinch everything astir film.”

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The White Lotus can beryllium streamed connected Max.