If you’re a fan of HBO’s True Blood, then check out these top facts about the actor Ryan Kwanten, who plays the character Jason Stackhouse.
- His full name is Ryan Christian Kwanten.
- He was born on 28th November in 1976.
- He hails from Sydney, Australia.
- He has Croatian and Dutch heritage.
- He has two brothers (Mitchell and Lloyd).
- Kwanten has a degree in commerce from the University of Sydney.
- As a teenager, he enjoyed the triathlon, swimming, tennis, golf, surfing and snow skiing.
- At the age of 12, he narrowly escaped an attack from a shark, when he injured his arm whilst surfing.
- He was once the state welterweight boxing champ.
- His first television appearance was in a two-part episode of A Country Practice in 1992.
- His first film role was in 1994, when he played Kid in Signal One.
- He was a series regular as lifeguard Vinnie Patterson in Home and Away. He has previously appeared on the show as the character, Robbie Taylor.
- After moving to L.A., he learned to perfect the American accent.
- He co-starred along Jesse McCartney in Summerland.
- He starred as Marine Corps Master Sergeant Dominic Pruitt in Law and Order: SVU.
- He starred in the lead role in the 2007 horror film, Dead Silence.
- His first voice over role was as Kludd the owl in the animated film, Legend of the Guardians.
- Kwanten was contracted to play ladies man Jason Stackhouse in the HBO show, True Blood.
- Ian Somerdale (known as Damon Salvatore in the television show The Vampire Diaries) initially auditioned for the role of Jason Stackhouse, before the part when to Kwanten.
- He is comfortable with nudity and the sexual scenes his character gets into, and is unashamed for his parents to see.
- In 2009, he was awarded the Satellite Award for ‘Best Ensemble in Television’ for True Blood.
- He assisted on the Mystery Guitar video ‘Dual Action’ on YouTube.
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