Jason Momoa’s Mom Was ‘So Nervous’ to Star in a Guinness Commercial with Her Son — Watch (Exclusive)

Jason Momoa raises the bar when it comes to beer commercials.

The Aquaman star, 44, had a special guest star at his new Guinness spot: his mom, Coni.

“I’ve been calling them for a decade,” Momoa tells PEOPLE of his desire to work with the brand. When they finally came together on the concept, the actor was willing to include Coni, because “she’s the one who introduced me to Guinness. It just made sense for us to be together,” he says.

But once on set, “she was terrified,” he laughs. “She did a great job, but it was really sweet to see my mom panicking on the line.”

Jason Momoa with his mom Coni on location in New Zealand for his Guinness commercial.

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Momoa is currently on location filming in New Zealand Minecraft, where he says they “change lines” in the script all the time. “I say, ‘See, Mom, it’s a guideline. The script is also a guideline. You play a character. It’s okay, mom, we’ll just do it,’ he adds. “She’s just so nervous.”

Momoa also produced and directed the commercial, which opens with the star revealing that he is actually 2% Irish.

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Jason Momoa reads his ancestry results to reveal he’s 2% Irish in his Guinness ad.

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In reality, “I’m probably a little more,” says Momoa, who is also Hawaiian on his father’s side. “My mom is German and there’s Irish, but it’s mostly German. But yeah, grandma definitely had Irish in her, so my mom did everything,” including celebrating St. Patrick’s Day every year.

“I mean, it’s another day for my mom,” Momoa says of the vacation. “We’re drinking Guinness.”

In the ad, Momoa eagerly runs into a bar to announce his ancestors’ results. In a play on the phrase “kiss me, I’m Irish,” Momoa teased his mom (and a few other people).

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Jason Momoa on location in New Zealand for his new Guinness ad.

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Filming the commercial in New Zealand, which Momoa calls “his favorite place ever,” was just another added bonus. Besides, the spirit of advertising was inevitably rooted in entertainment, he says.

“It’s funny, it’s a comedy. That’s the absolute passion and spirit that I have, that’s what’s important, so we kind of put that in there,” Momoa explains. “I wanted something that would bring people together and celebrate. It doesn’t matter what race you are, it does [about] they come together. It’s hugging, and telling stories, and celebrating life, and that’s the whole point.”

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