Just when it looked like the world had seen every side of Jason Stackhouse -- mostly the backside, but I digress -- actor Ryan Kwanten teases that "True Blood" season four bathes Bon Temps' resident himbo in an entirely new light: one of maturity and responsibility.
But don't mistake those adjectives for "boring" synonyms. In fact, seeing this new side of Jason reinforces just how far the character has come since the series premiere, which outfitted him in nothing more than a sock. And not the kind that goes on your foot.
Taking Jason from horizontal mambo to upstanding citizen has been one of the greatest experiences of Ryan's career -- but he's even more enthusiastic about the unique hurdles that lie ahead in season four!
PopWrap: What excites you about this new season?
Ryan Kwanten: Jason started so low on the evolutionary rung that he can only improve as a person. This season is the biggest jump in his growth because he has got to man-up and use the skills, however limited they may be, that he’s acquired in his life to survive, look after an entire village of people and to keep his wits about him in many life & death situations. I thought they were poking and prodding me and pulling me in a bunch of different directions the first three seasons, but this year takes it to a whole new level.
PW: How much fun have you had showing all these sides to of a character that many people wrote off as one-dimensional at first?
Ryan: Well, I can only take so much credit – almost all the praise rests on the shoulders of Alan [Ball] & his phenomenal writers. The layers they give Jason are extraordinary. What’s great and amusing to me is that I like how quickly people are to make snap judgments on his character because he is that local lothario who is being led by his nether regions. I think when you look deeper into the reason why he does things, there’s a great insecurity that stems from a need to be loved. A need to be accepted. And I think everyone knows what that feels like.
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