Ryan Kwanten

Ryan Christian Kwanten (born 28 November 1976) is an Australian actor. He played Vinnie Patterson from 1997 to 2002 in the Australian soap opera Home and Away. After his stint ended, he joined the American teen drama series Summerland, portraying Jay Robertson. In 2008, he was cast as Jason Stackhouse in True Blood.
==Early life==
Kwanten was born in Sydney, the son of Kris, a Lifeline op shop coordinator, and Eddie Kwanten, a worker at NSW Maritime. His father is Dutch. Kwanten has two brothers, Mitchell, a musician, and Lloyd, a doctor. He attended St Paul's College in Manly and later earned a degree in commerce from the University of Sydney.
==Career==
Kwanten began acting on the television shows A Country Practice, Hey Dad..! 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. Kwanten had previously guested on the serial as Robbie Taylor in 1994. Moving to the United States, Kwanten was cast as Jay Robertson in Summerland (2004-05). He appeared in the films Flicka (2006), with Maria Bello, Alison Lohman, and Tim McGraw, and Dead Silence (2007), a horror film in which he played the leading role.'True Blood' Star Becomes One of the 'Knights of Badassdom'
Kwanten appeared in a Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode that aired on 2 December 2008, in which he portrayed Dominic Pruitt, a US Marine Corps Master Sergeant accused of raping and murdering a fellow Marine and her unborn baby.
In 2009, he starred in the film Don't Fade Away with Mischa Barton and Beau Bridges.Ryan Kwanten Talks Secrets Of ‘True Blood’ Season 3, Gearing Up For World Cup Action
In 2010, Kwanten role the voice of Kludd in the animated-epic film Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole.
Kwanten played the role of Jason Stackhouse in the HBO series True Blood, based on Charlaine Harris' The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels, which aired from 2008 until 2014. He stars in the psychological thriller Red Hill, which was directed by Patrick Hughes.Teaser Trailer, Art, and Synopsis: Red Hill Kwanten earned one of the lead roles in the Joe Lynch comedy-horror film Knights of Badassdom along with Steve Zahn, Summer Glau, and Peter Dinklage.More Knights of Badassdom Casting News: True Blood's Ryan Kwanten Joins in on the Mayhem In October 2010, it was announced that Kwanten will play Charles Manson in an upcoming, yet-to-be-titled biopic, to be directed by Brad Anderson.Kwanten To Play Charles Manson
In 2012, he appeared in MysteryGuitarMan's video "Dual Action". In 2013, Kwanten played Marvel character Eddie Brock/Venom in the short film Truth in Journalism and portrayed Conall in the action adventure film Northmen: A Viking Saga.Northmen
In 2015 Kwanten voiced the role of Blinky Bill, a Koala in Blinky Bill the Movie based on the iconic children's book by Dorothy Wall.
==Filmography==
Film
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1994	Signal One 	Kid 	
2002	 	Claude Gearheart 	Television film
2003	Liquid Bridge 	Nick McCallum 	
2004	American Brown 	Ricky Brown 	
2006	Flicka 	Howard McLaughlin 	
2007	Dead Silence 	Jamie Ashen 	
2010	Red Hill 	Shane Cooper 	
2010	Griff the Invisible 	Griff 	
2010	Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole	Kludd (voice) 	
2010	Don't Fade Away 	Jackson White 	
2012	Not Suitable for Children 	Jonah 	
2013	Mystery Road 	Pete Bailey 	
2013	Truth in Journalism 	Eddie Brock/Venom 	Short film
2013	 	Leo Palamino 	
2013	Knights of Badassdom 	Joe 	
2014	Flight 7500 	Brad Martin 	
2014	Rio, I Love You 	Jai Arnott 	Segment: "Acho Que Estou Apaixonado"
2014	Northmen: A Viking Saga 	Conall 	
2014	Reach Me 	Jack Burns 	
2015	Kidnapping Freddy Heineken 	Jan "Cat" Boellard 	
2015	Blinky Bill the Movie 	Blinky Bill (voice)	
2015	Blunt Force Trauma 	John 	
2016	Who Gets the Dog? 	Clay Lonnergan 	
2017	Supercon 	Matt Wheeler 	In post-production
2017	Category 5 	 	In post-production
Television
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1991 	 	Stagecoach driver 	Uncredited; episode: "The Boscombe Valley Mystery"
1992 	Home and Away 	Boogie boarder 	Episode 1018
1992 	 	Ben Lloyd 	2 episodes
1993–94 	G.P. 	Scott Browning 	2 episodes
1994 	Home and Away 	Robbie Taylor 	Episode 1451
1994 	Hey Dad..! 	Richard 	Episode: "Rebel Without a Clue"
1995 	Echo Point 	Nathan Potter 	Unknown episodes
1996 	Water Rats 	Nipper 	Episode: "Iron Man"
1997–2002	Home and Away 	Vinnie Patterson 	Role held: 14 July 1997 – 1 March 2002
1997 	Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord	Josh Morgan 	Main cast; 26 episodes
2003 	 	Barnes 	Episode: "Off the Edge"
2004 	Tru Calling 	Jake Voight 	Episode: "Closure"
2004–05 	Summerland 	Jay Robertson 	Main cast; 26 episodes
2008–14 	True Blood 	Jason Stackhouse 	Main cast; 80 episodes
2008 	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 	Master Sgt. Dominic Pruitt 	Episode: "PTSD"
2012 	New Girl 	Oliver 	Episode: "Valentine's Day"
2014 	Jake and the Never Land Pirates 	Brewster the Beast Trapper (voice)	Episode: "Tick Tock Trap"
==Awards and nominations==
Year	Award 	Category 	Work 	Result
2009	Scream Award 	Best Horror Actor 	True Blood 	
2009	Satellite Award 	Best Ensemble, Television 	True Blood 	
2010	Screen Actors Guild Award 	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	True Blood 	
2010	Teen Choice Award 	Choice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi 	True Blood 	
2010	Australian Film Institute Award 	Best Actor 	True Blood 	
2010	Australians in Film 	Breakthrough Award 	 	
2011	Film Critics Circle of Australia Award	Best Actor 	Red Hill 	
2015	Kids' Choice Award 	Favorite Voice in an Animated Film 	Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole and Blinky Bill The Movie	
==References==
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* From vampires to superheroes: Ryan Kwanten talks 'Griff the Invisible
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