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

Australian hunk Ryan Kwanten gained thousands of devoted fans when he played heartthrob sheriff’s deputy Jason Stackhouse in True Blood.

But after starring in the hugely popular HBO series, the former Home and Away star, 47, has fallen off the radar and almost completely wiped out his social media presence.

He was last seen in public in 2022, when he enjoyed breakfast in Manly with his family and fiancée Ashley Sisino after arriving from Los Angeles.

The veteran actor enjoyed a career boom when he moved to LA after his stint on Home and Away, landing on HBO’s hit series True Blood from 2008 to 2014.

However, these days he is rarely seen on the mainstream big screen, despite working in the film industry more than ever.

Ryan has made some very interesting moves in his acting career, choosing to “get behind aspiring 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 babies’ and execute their vision.

“There’s nothing that speaks to me more than being on set…surrounded by like-minded, crazy people,” he said.

‘[We’re] all working towards this one goal: trying to make art in the midst of all this madness. It is awesome. I love it.’

Since True Blood, Ryan has worked alongside him in a slew of films and television series IMDB with multiple works released each year.

He recently collaborated with Australian director Ivan Sen on Mystery Road and Expired, with the latter starring Hugo Weaving and Jillian Nguyen.

Ryan also starred in the Australian science fiction thriller 2067, directed by Seth Larney, alongside fellow Down Under actor Kodi Smit-McPhee.

Dark characters have often caught Ryan’s attention as he took on roles in several lesser-known thrillers and horrors such as Glorious, Sacred Lies and Creepshow.

Ryan still accepts all-star appearances from time to time, with Section 8 in 2022 seeing him perform alongside the likes of Dermot Mulroney, Dolph Lungren and Mickey Rourke.

He produced and starred in two seasons of Sony’s original The Oath alongside Sean Bean, which also featured Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson as producer.

Last year Ryan starred in The Portrait and Head Count and is currently in production on a film titled Primitive War.

Despite his seemingly non-stop work flow, 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 is “much happier” since turning his back on social media, despite once being very active with fans on various platforms.

As of now, he appears to have an X-Twitter and Instagram page where he is no longer active, and a Facebook page that only posts trailers of his work.

“I’ve drifted further away from social media and further into the mystery,” he said, adding that he wants fans to “melt into” his characters rather than him as an actor.

In 2020, during an exclusive interview with Ny Breaking Australia, Ryan said: “I’m just a private guy, period.

“I try to bring all the drama in my life onto the screen and keep my life outside of it as drama-free as possible.

“I think the more people know about me, the less likely they are to believe the character I play.

“I want to portray as much truth in that character as possible, so the more they know about me, the harder I have to work.”

Ryan hasn’t released any work yet this year, and while it’s unclear where he currently lives, he has previously said he wants to eventually move back to Australia.

Speaking to Ny Breaking Australia in 2015, Ryan hinted at a permanent move back Down Under, saying: ‘I think I’m going back home; I’ve never doubted that.

‘Unfortunately, or fortunately, this [LA] is where I need to be for now, but the plan is always to get back home.”

The beautiful blonde introduced his fiancée to the charms of his home country when the couple returned to Australia in October 2014.

‘What does anyone think of Australia? She loves it!’ Ryan said about their visit.

During their time here, the couple no doubt lived 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 live 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 bought a studio apartment in Manly for $162,000; a small amount compared to current prices.