As actors, we deal with rejection so much more than any other business. So I don't care how much of a genius you are, if you don't have the propensity to be able to get back up every time you get knocked down, then you're not going to survive.

Kwanten currently plays the role of Jason Stackhouse in True Blood an HBO television series based on Charlaine Harris' Southern Vampire Mysteries. He attended St Paul's Catholic College in Manly and later earned a commerce degree from the University of Sydney.

In 2008 he was cast as Jason Stackhouse in True Blood. Ryan Kwanten (born 28 November 1976) is an Australian actor. After his stint ended he joined the American teen-oriented drama Summerland portraying Jay Robertson.