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Ryan Kwanten
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Kwanten at True Blood 25th Annual Paley Television Festival (2008)
Born 28 November 1976 (1976-11-28) (age 34)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation Actor
Years active 1992–present

Ryan Kwanten (born 28 November 1976) is an Australian actor. He played Vinnie Patterson from 1997 to 2002 on the Australian soap-opera Home and Away. After his stint ended he joined the American teen-oriented drama Summerland portraying Jay Robertson. In 2008, he was cast as Jason Stackhouse in True Blood.

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Early life

Kwanten was born in Sydney, New South Wales to Eddie Kwanten, a worker at NSW Maritime, and Kris, a lifeline op-shop coordinator. He is of Dutch ancestry on his father's side.[1] Kwanten has two brothers, Mitchell, who is a musician and Lloyd, who is a doctor. He attended Catholic school.[1]

Career

Kwanten began acting on the television shows A Country Practice and Spellbinder. In 1997, he joined the cast of the Australian soap opera Home and Away, playing lifeguard Vinnie Patterson. He eventually chose to leave the series in 2002, shortly after his character married and became a father. Moving to the United States, Kwanten was cast as Jay Robertson in the Lori Loughlin-starring series Summerland, which ran from 2004 to 2005. He appeared in the films Flicka, with Maria Bello, Alison Lohman and Tim McGraw, and Dead Silence, a horror movie in which he played the leading role.[2]

Kwanten made an appearance in a Law and Order: SVU episode that aired on 2 December 2008, in which he portrays US Marine Corps Master Sergeant Dominic Pruitt who is (falsely) accused of raping and murdering a fellow Marine and murdering her unborn baby.

In 2009, he starred in the film Don't Fade Away with Mischa Barton and Beau Bridges.[3]

Kwanten currently plays the role of Jason Stackhouse in True Blood, an HBO television series based on Charlaine Harris' Southern Vampire Mysteries.[4] He stars in the psychological thriller Red Hill, which was directed by Patrick Hughes.[5] Kwanten earned one of the lead roles in the Joe Lynch Horror film The Knights of Badassdom.[6]

Filmography

Films

Year Film Role Notes
1994 Signal One Kid
2003 Liquid Bridge Nick McCallum
2004 American Brown Ricky Brown
2006 Flicka Howard McLaughlin
2007 Dead Silence Jamie Ashen
2010 Don't Fade Away Jackson White
Red Hill Shane Cooper
Griff the Invisible Griff Post-production
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole Kludd
The Knights of Badassdom Pre-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1992 A Country Practice Ben Lloyd Episode: "A Fair Cop: Part 1"
Episode: "A Fair Cop: Part 2"
1993-1994 G.P. Scott Browning Episode: "Bloodlines"
Episode: "Brotherly Love"
1994 Hey Dad! Richard Episode: "Rebel Without a Clue""
1995 Echo Point Nathan Potter Unknown episodes
1996 Water Rats Nipper Episode: "Iron Man"
1997 Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord Josh Morgan 26 episodes
1997-2002 Home and Away Vinnie Patterson regular
2002 The Junction Boys Claude Gearheart TV movie
2003 The Handler Barnes Episode: "Off the Edge"
2004 Tru Calling Jake Voight Episode: "Closure"
2004-2005 Summerland Jay Robertson 26 episodes
2007 Nurses Owen Harris TV movie
2008 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Master Sgt. Dominic Pruitt Episode: "PTSD"
2008-present True Blood Jason Stackhouse Regular

Awards and nominations

Year Award Organization Work Category Result
2009 Satellite Award International Press Academy Jason Stackhouse, True Blood Best Ensemble, Television Won[7][8]
Scream Award Spike TV Best Horror Actor Nominated[9]
2010 Screen Actors Guild Award Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated[10][11]
Teen Choice Award Fox Broadcasting Company Choice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi Nominated[12][13]

References

  1. ^ a b Dasey, Annette (31 December 2009). "Ryan Kwanten: Shark Attack Survivor". Who (magazine). http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/who/celebrity-interviews/article/-/6583088/ryan-kwanten-shark-attack-survivor/. Retrieved 22 April 2010. 
  2. ^ 'True Blood' Star Becomes One of the 'Knights of Badassdom'
  3. ^ Ryan Kwanten Talks Secrets Of ‘True Blood’ Season 3, Gearing Up For World Cup Action
  4. ^ The Hollywood Reporter (2007-02-25). "Anna Paquin Learns True Blood". MovieWeb. http://www.movieweb.com/tv/news/66/17966.php. Retrieved 2007-03-18. 
  5. ^ Teaser Trailer, Art, and Synopsis: Red Hill
  6. ^ More Knights of Badassdom Casting News: True Blood's Ryan Kwanten Joins in on the Mayhem
  7. ^ Waldman, Allison (December 22, 2009). "Glee and Breaking Bad top the Satellite Awards". TV Squad (Newstex). 
  8. ^ Pond, Steve (December 21, 2009). "'Hurt Locker,' 'Nine' Win Top Satellite Awards". The Wrap (Newstex). 
  9. ^ "Scream 2009". Spike.com (www.spike.com). 2010. http://www.spike.com/event/scream2009/page/vote/category/33657. Retrieved 2010-07-08. 
  10. ^ CBC Arts (December 17, 2009). "Screen Actors Guild unveils film, TV award nominees". CBC News (CBC). 
  11. ^ "'Dexter,' 'Closer' earn 3 SAG nods apiece". United Press International. December 17, 2009. 
  12. ^ Hambly, Natalie (June 16, 2010). "Teens take to Avatar star Sam Worthington". The Sydney Morning Herald (www.smh.com.au). http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/teens-take-to-avatar-star-sam-worthington-20100616-yfh4.html. Retrieved 2010-07-08. 
  13. ^ Soll, Lindsay (June 14, 2010). "Teen Choice Awards 2010: First Round Of Nominees Announced". Hollywood Crush (mtv.com). http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2010/06/14/teen-choice-awards-2010-nominees. Retrieved 2010-07-08. 

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