United Kingdom, Feb. 23 -- Patrick Schwarzenegger sometimes wishes he had a different last name.

The 31-year-old actor is the son of Hollywood legend Arnold Schwarzenegger and his ex-wife Maria Shriver, and after landing a major role in hit HBO series 'The White Lotus', he has insisted that he has been training for years despite what others might assume.

He told The Sunday Times: "I know there are people who'll say I only got this role because of who my dad is.

"They're not seeing that I've had ten years of acting classes, put on [high] school plays every week, worked on my characters for hours on end or the hundreds of rejected auditions I've been on. Of course, it's frustrating and you can get boxed in and you think at that moment, I...