I'm drawn to a good story, really, as I hope most people are. For me, it's the story that's going to stay with you eventually, not necessarily the genre. I go to watch a film because of the story, not because it was a Western or a comedy.

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.