I really do feel like Los Angeles is my home now and, as cliche as this sounds, I felt like I found myself here and I really know who I am now. There was a long period like I was drifting or floating through life, and now I feel like I have a definitive target - and future.

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.