Ryan Kwanten: Summary

Recent Role:: Jason Stackhouse on True Blood

Gender:: Male

Birthday:: 11-28-1976

Birthplace:: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Birth Name:: Ryan Christian Kwanten

Ryan Kwanten, or Jason Stackhouse to fans of HBO's True Blood, is a television and film actor, who like some of his fellow Aussie actors, has made a move from Television Down Under to the Hollywood limelight. Known to his hometown of Sydney, New South Wales as sex symbol and lifeguard Vinnie Patterson on the soap opera Home and Away, Ryan's introduction to the acting business could be attributed to "just being in the right place, at the right time". When he was 15, her mom was supposed to drop his brother to an audition in an acting agency and then bring Ryan to swimming training. After waiting in the car and fearing that he might miss his training, Ryan went inside the audition place only to be dragged into auditioning and eventually signed up as an actor.

Kwanten then began appearing on television, starting with a recurring role as Ben Lloyd on the medical-themed soap, A Country Practice in 1994. He was then cast as a series regular on Channel Nine's Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord in 1997. After playing the jock Josh Morgan in the teen sci-fi drama, Ryan took the fictional job of a lifeguard for several episodes on Home and Away between 1998 and 2002. He then left the series and made his move to Los Angeles, California in 2002 to show his wares on US television.

After guest appearances on The Handler and Tru Calling, he co-starred with Lori Loughlin and Zac Efron on the WB family drama Summerland, which marked Ryan's debut as a regular cast member in an American series. After the series ended, he completed the movies Flicka (2006), a family adventure drama, and Dead Silence (2007), a mystery horror. In 2008, Kwanten was hired to portray Anna Paquin's misguided and sex-crazed brother Jason Stackhouse on Alan Ball's hit cable series True Blood. Ryan Kwanten, or Jason Stackhouse to fans of HBO's True Blood, is a television and film actor, who like some of his fellow Aussie actors, has made a move from Television Down Under to the Hollywood limelight. Known to his hometown of Sydney, New South Wales as sex symbol and lifeguard Vinnie Patterson on the...

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Emmy picks: Supporting Actor, drama
Wow--of all the categories we've done for Emmys picks so far, this may be our favorite. Loaded with talent--both old and new--it's darned near impossible to come up with a final five. When we look at our honorable mention, it's hard to imagine they didn't make the final cut.
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Pinkmyst
member since: Oct 19, 2005
Bring back Vinnie!!! ...Continue »
I loved Ryan Kwanten in Home & Away. His character Vinnie was a really cool character and you could always count on him for a laugh.
When I first heard Ryan was doing Summerland I couldn't wait for it to come to Australia. We had been missing him on Australian television. Ryan suits to role so well on Summerland. He has that natural surffie look!
11/06/05 09:45pm | report abuse
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emz13
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:) gotta love him! ...Continue »
i've been a ryan fan since he played the lovable vinnie patterson on home and away, years and years back. he just made the show funny, he completely nailed his character, he was just super talented.when he left home and away i was heaps annoyed/sad- it angered me, why did he have to go! and then he made a movie (it was ok!) and then started on summerland, which made everything alright again, i mean its not summer bay, but its a summer land :) i prefer him as vinnie for h&a to jay, but whatever! he's awesome and i hope he makes it bigger than he's already got!
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Lovin_it09
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One of my favorite actors on Summerland. He really brings alot to his character Jay. The actions he takes as Jay, make you think if he is really is like that because of the way his acts. I wonder if he just took up surfing?. Rayn can go really far with his acting skills. Since Summerland got canceled I hope to see him in movies or other TV shows. He could do a spin-off of Summmerland and have his on show?? Who knows what will happen next. He seems to be a really great guy. You have to give him props on his looks, he is really HOT!
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