who plays jason stackhouse on true blood
Kwanten then landed his most prominent role to date in 2008, when he was cast in the Alan Ball-created HBO drama True Blood, a show adapted from The Southern Vampire Mysteries by Charlaine Harris. Kwanten plays Jason Stackhouse, the show's resident playboy and younger brother of main character Sookie Stackhouse. True Blood has become a huge hit, elevating Ryan Kwanten (along with the rest of the cast) to the status of international celebrity.