What happened to Ryan Kwanten? Home and Away star ‘goes missing’ after sky-rocketing to fame following his iconic stint on True Blood – and why you can’t find the hunk anywhere
Aussie hunk Ryan Kwanten gained thousands of devoted fans when he portrayed heartthrob sheriff deputy Jason Stackhouse in True Blood.
But after starring in the hugely popular HBO series, the former Home and Away star, 47, has dropped off the radar and almost entirely wiped his social media presence.
He was last spotted in public 2022, when he enjoyed breakfast in Manly with his family and fiancée Ashley Sisino after jetting in from Los Angeles.
The veteran actor had a boom in his career when he moved to LA following his stint on Home and Away, and landed on HBO‘s hit series True Blood from 2008 to 2014.
However, he is rarely seen on the mainstream big screen nowadays, despite working more than ever in the film industry.
Australian hunk Ryan Kwanten, 47, (pictured) gained a legion of devoted fans when he portrayed heartthrob sheriff deputy Jason Stackhouse in True Blood
Ryan has made some very interesting moves in his acting career, choosing to ‘stand behind first-time filmmakers and independent filmmakers’ as often as possible.
In an interview with Cinema Australia in 2022, Ryan said it brings him great joy to help other Australians ‘raise their creative baby’ and execute their vision.
‘There’s nothing that appeals to me more than being on set… surrounded by like-minded crazy people,’ he said.
‘[We’re] all working towards this one goal of trying to make art in the middle of all this madness. It’s amazing. I love it.’
Since True Blood, Ryan has worked in a slew of movies and television series, with his IMDB showing multiple works being released every year.
The former Home and Away star has since dropped off the map and almost entirely wiped his social media presence
Recently, he teamed up with Australian director Ivan Sen on Mystery Road and Expired, with the latter featuring Hugo Weaving and Jillian Nguyen.
Ryan also starred in Australian sci-fi thriller 2067, directed by Seth Larney, alongside fellow Down Under actor Kodi Smit-McPhee.
Dark characters have frequently attracted Ryan’s eye as he picked up roles in several lesser known thrillers and horrors such as Glorious, Sacred Lies, and Creepshow.
Ryan still accepts all-star gigs from time-to-time with Section 8 in 2022 seeing him act alongside the likes of Dermot Mulroney, Dolph Lungren, and Mickey Rourke.
He produced and starred in two seasons of Sony original The Oath alongside Sean Bean, which also featured Curtis ’50 cent’ Jackson as a producer.
He was last spotted in 2022 by Daily Mail Australia when he enjoyed breakfast in Manly with his family and fiancée Ashley Sisino (right) after jetting in from Los Angeles
Just last year, Ryan starred in The Portrait and Head Count and is currently in production with a movie titled Primitive War.
Despite his apparent non-stop flow of work, Ryan has rarely been spotted in the media or online, choosing to keep much of his work and personal life private.
He told Cinema Australia he has been ‘much happier’ since turning his back on social media despite once being very active with fans on several platforms.
As of now, he appears to have an X – Twitter – and Instagram page which he is no longer active on, and a Facebook page which only posts trailers for his work.
‘I’ve drifted further away from social media and further into mystery,’ he said, adding that he wants fans to ‘melt’ into his characters rather than him as an actor.
The veteran actor had a boom in his career when he moved to LA following his stint on Home and Away, and landed on HBO ‘s hit series True Blood from 2008 to 2014
Back in 2020 during an exclusive interview with Daily Mail Australia, Ryan said: ‘I’m just a private guy, full stop.
‘I try and put all the drama into my life on screen and leave my life outside of it as drama-free as I can.
‘I think the more people know about me the less inclined they are to believe the character that I play.
‘I want to portray as much truth into that character as I can, so for me the more they know about me the harder I have to work.’
However, he is rarely seen on the mainstream big screen nowadays, despite working more than ever in the film industry
Ryan has yet to release any work this year, and while it’s unclear where he currently resides, he has previously said he eventually wants to move back home to Australia.
Speaking to Daily Mail Australia in 2015, Ryan hinted he would move back Down Under permanently, saying: ‘I think I’ll go back home; I’ve never doubted that.
‘Unfortunately, or fortunately, this [LA] is where I have to be for now, but the plan is always to go back home.’
The hunky blonde introduced his fiancée to his home country’s charms when the pair made a foray back to Australia in October 2014.
‘What does anyone think of Australia? She loves it!’ Ryan said of their visit.
‘I’ve drifted further away from social media and further into mystery,’ Ryan said of his absence, adding that he wants fans to ‘melt’ into his characters rather than him as an actor
During their time here, the couple are no doubt living in Balgowlah, an affluent suburb on the Northern beaches, where Ryan was last known to own an apartment.
The ground floor unit was an investment property for Ryan, who bought it in 2017, as he would usually reside in America with his partner Ashley.
The savvy star made his first real-estate purchase over two decades ago when he was 22-years-old and starring as Vinnie Patterson in Home and Away.
In 1999, he purchased a studio apartment in Manly for $162,000; a small sum in comparison to today’s prices.
