Patrick Schwarzenegger’s Transformation From Awkward Teen to Hunky Heartthrob Is Something to See

2008

Patrick looked like a typical aughts teen with his surfer haircut on the red carpet in 2008. He began acting when he was 10 years old with a small role in 2006’s The Benchwarmers.

2011

Is that you, Arnold? The actor looked like the spitting image of his father when he was spotted out and about in 2011.

The following year, Patrick tried his hand at acting again with a supporting role in the 2012 film Stuck on Love. The same year, he began studying at the University of Southern California.

2012

Patrick attended the Expendables 2 premiere with his dad in 2012 and the duo shared a cute laugh on the red carpet.

2013

All grown up — already! At the Stuck on Love premiere in 2013, Patrick looked very suave and mature.

2014

Patrick sported a beard during this red carpet appearance in 2014.

2015

At the 2015 Imagine Ball in Los Angeles, the A-lister kid was all smiles.

2016

Sprouting up? It appears Patrick grew a few inches during 2016.

2017

He went back to his baby-faced roots in 2017 after giving himself a clean shave.

2018

Patrick decided to grow his hair out in 2018, which worked well for his character in Daniel Isn’t Real.

The California native continued to play supporting roles in 2016 and 2017 — before he won his first leading role in 2018’s romantic drama Midnight Sun. He starred in the film opposite Bella Thorne.

2019

Long hair and a beard? Sign us up.

February 2020

Pre-pandemic, the actor appeared at a red carpet event looking sexy in this gray suit with contrasting patterns on his shirt and tie.

November 2020

Patrick showed off his style chops at the Country Music Awards in this cream suit with a turtleneck underneath.

2021

The performer shared this cute selfie with future fiancée Abby Champion in February 2021.

2022

Patrick looked perfect in peach at the Met Gala. That same year he had major acting roles in Netflix’s miniseries The Staircase and Prime Video’s series The Terminal List, starring his brother-in-law, Chris Pratt.

2023

Party on! The Gen V star rocked a southwestern print sweater and a Los Angeles Dodgers baseball cap at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival.

2024

Patrick looked ultra stylish while attending the Tommy Hilfiger fashion show during New York Fashion Week. As an added bonus, he got to watch model fiancée Abby strut her stuff on the runway.