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25 facts about Ryan Kwanten |
If you're a fan of the HBO movie True Blood, check out these top insights about actor Ryan Kwanten, who plays Jason Stackhouse.
His full name is Ryan Christian Kwanten.
He was born on November 28, 1976.
He is from Sydney, Australia.
He has Croatian and Dutch heritage.
He has two brothers (Mitchell and Lloyd).
Kwanten holds a degree of commerce from the University of Sydney.
As a teenager, he enjoyed triathlon, swimming, tennis, golf, surfing and skiing.
At the age of 12, he almost escaped an attack from a shark, when he injured his arm while surfing.
He was once a state heavyweight boxing champion.
His television debut was in a two-part episode of A Country Practice in 1992.
His first movie role was in 1994, when he played Kid in Signal One.
He regularly plays the role of lifeguard Vinnie Patterson in Home and Away.
After moving to L.A., he learned to perfect an American accent.
He starred alongside Jesse McCartney in Summerland.
He starred as Marine Sergeant Dominic Pruitt in Law and Order: SVU.
He starred in the 2007 horror film, Dead Silence.
His first role was as the owl Kludd in the animated film, Legend of the Guardians.
Kwanten has signed on to play Lady Jason Stackhouse in the HBO show, True Blood.
Ian Somerdale (known as Damon Salvatore in the TV show The Vampire Diaries) initially auditioned for Jason Stackhouse, before arriving in Kwanten.
He is comfortable with nudity and sex scenes in which his character is involved, and is not ashamed to see it by his parents.
In 2009, he was awarded the Satellite Award for 'Best Television Orchestra' for the movie True Blood.
He supported in the video Mystery Guitar ‘Dual Action’ on YouTube.
He accidentally left his bike in Steven Spielberg's parking lot when they first met.
Australian Men's Fashion Magazine GQ revealed that he is the Man of the Year 2010.
He will play the role of Charles Manson in the upcoming biopic.
