Ryan Kwanten

November 28, 1976 (age 49) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Ryan Christian Kwanten (born 28 November 1976) is an Australian actor and producer. 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. From 2008 to 2014, he played Jason Stackhouse in True Blood. From 2018 to 2019 he produced and starred in the crime drama series The Oath as Steve Hammond. In 2021, he starred in season one of the horror drama anthology series Them as George Bell. In 2022, he portrayed Thomas Weylin in Kindred, a series adaptation based on Octavia E. Butler's celebrated 1979 novel of the same name. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ryan Kwanten, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

His titles like Dead Silence, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, and True Blood - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Watched: 0/43

Weighted avg: 5.85 /10

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Dead Silence

2007March 2007 by James Wan

Lead role as Jamie Ashen

Lead role as Jamie Ashen

5.99 Okay++
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2

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

2010July 2010 by Zack Snyder

Starring as Kludd (voice)

Starring as Kludd (voice)

6.40 Good-
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3

True Blood

2008–2014 by Alan Ball

Supporting as Jason Stackhouse

Supporting as Jason Stackhouse

6.78 Good
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4

2067

2020October 2020 by Seth Larney

Starring as Jude Mathers

Starring as Jude Mathers

5.02 Okay--
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5

The Hurricane Heist

2018February 2018 by Rob Cohen

Starring as Breeze

Starring as Breeze

5.20 Okay--
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6

Northmen: A Viking Saga

2014October 2014 by Claudio Fäh

Lead role as Conall

Lead role as Conall

5.04 Okay--
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7

Kidnapping Mr. Heineken

2015March 2015 by Daniel Alfredson

Supporting as Jan 'Cat' Boellard

Supporting as Jan 'Cat' Boellard

5.55 Okay
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8

Flight 7500

2014May 2014 by Takashi Shimizu

Supporting as Brad Martin

Supporting as Brad Martin

4.49 Mediocre
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9

Primitive War

2025August 2025 by Luke Sparke

Starring as Baker

Starring as Baker

6.24 Good--
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10

Knights of Badassdom

2014January 2014 by Joe Lynch

Supporting as Joe

Supporting as Joe

5.13 Okay--
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11

The Right Kind of Wrong

2013October 2013 by Jeremiah S. Chechik

Lead role as Leo Palamino

Lead role as Leo Palamino

5.47 Okay
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12

Glorious

2022July 2022 by Rebekah McKendry

Lead role as Wes

Lead role as Wes

5.43 Okay-
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13

Red Hill

2010November 2010 by Patrick Hughes

Lead role as Shane Cooper

Lead role as Shane Cooper

5.68 Okay+
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14

Flicka

2006October 2006 by Michael Mayer

Supporting as Howard McLaughlin

Supporting as Howard McLaughlin

6.40 Good-
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15

Section 8

2022September 2022 by Christian Sesma

Lead role as Jake Atherton

Lead role as Jake Atherton

5.75 Okay+
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16

Not Suitable For Children

2012July 2012 by Peter Templeman

Lead role as Jonah

Lead role as Jonah

5.15 Okay--
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17

Griff the Invisible

2011March 2011 by Leon Ford

Lead role as Griff

Lead role as Griff

5.45 Okay
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18

Blunt Force Trauma

2015October 2015 by Ken Sanzel

Lead role as John

Lead role as John

5.02 Okay--
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19

Mystery Road

2013August 2013 by Ivan Sen

Supporting as Pete Barry; William Smith

Supporting as Pete Barry; William Smith

5.81 Okay+
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20

Kill Chain

2020February 2020 by Ken Sanzel

Supporting as Ericson

Supporting as Ericson

4.87 Mediocre++
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21

Who Gets the Dog?

2016September 2016 by Huck Botko

Starring as Clay Lonnergan

Starring as Clay Lonnergan

5.08 Okay--
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22

Seven Snipers

2026April 2026 by Sandra Sciberras

Supporting as Phillips

Supporting as Phillips

5.85 Okay+
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23

Blinky Bill the Movie

2015August 2015 by Deane Taylor

Lead role as Blinky Bill (voice)

Lead role as Blinky Bill (voice)

5.48 Okay
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24

The Oath

2018–2019 by Joe Halpin

Lead role as Steve Hammond

Lead role as Steve Hammond

5.66 Okay
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25

Loveland

2022March 2022 by Ivan Sen

Lead role as Jack

Lead role as Jack

5.24 Okay-
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26

Reach Me

2014March 2014 by John Herzfeld

Minor role as Jack Burns

Minor role as Jack Burns

5.05 Okay--
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27

Kindred

2022 by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

Starring as Thomas Weylin

Starring as Thomas Weylin

5.68 Okay+
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28

Rio, I Love You

2014September 2014 by José Padilha

Supporting as Jai Arnott (segment "Acho que Estou Apaixonado")

Supporting as Jai Arnott (segment "Acho que Estou Apaixonado")

5.13 Okay--
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29

Summerland

2004–2005 by Stephen Tolkin

Supporting as Jay Robertson

Supporting as Jay Robertson

5.77 Okay+
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30

The Portrait

2023October 2023 by Simon Ross

Starring as Alex

Starring as Alex

5.40 Okay-
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31

Supercon

2018April 2018 by Zak Knutson

Starring as Matt Wheeler

Starring as Matt Wheeler

5.30 Okay-
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32

Spellbinder

1995–1997 by Mark Shirrefs

Supporting as Josh

Supporting as Josh

6.38 Good-
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33

Don't Fade Away

2010February 2010 by Luke Kasdan

Lead role as Jackson White

Lead role as Jackson White

5.49 Okay
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34

Head Count

2023September 2023 by Ben Burghart

Starring as Sawyer

Starring as Sawyer

5.61 Okay
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35

Edge

2015November 2015 by Shane Black

Starring as Harknett

Starring as Harknett

5.65 Okay
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36

The Junction Boys

2002December 2002 by Mike Robe

Starring as Claude Gearheart

Starring as Claude Gearheart

6.00 Okay++
37

37

America Brown

2005October 2005 by Paul Black

Lead role as America 'Ricky' Brown

Lead role as America 'Ricky' Brown

Needs more reviews
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38

Apollo Gauntlet

2017

Starring as Superknife

Starring as Superknife

Needs more reviews
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39

Liquid Bridge

2003May 2003 by Phillip Avalon

Lead role as Nick McCallum

Lead role as Nick McCallum

Needs more reviews
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40

The Making of Dead Silence

2007June 2007 by Marian Mansi

Starring as Self

Starring as Self

Needs more reviews
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41

Signal One

1994October 1994 by Rob Stewart

Supporting as Kid

Supporting as Kid

Needs more reviews
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42

Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord

1997 by Mark Shirrefs

Starring as Josh

Starring as Josh

Needs more reviews
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43

Dead Howling

2026October 2026 by John V. Soto

Lead role as Reynolds

Lead role as Reynolds

Needs more reviews