THERE are two things in Hollywood that are working right now and Aussie heartthrob Ryan Kwanten said thankfully he was born with one and cast into the other.

The 35-year-old, who plays Jason Stakehouse in the vampire series True Blood, is hanging in London for a week enjoying the Olympic fever and his favourite sports triathlon and boxing.

But with a flair of genuine modesty, he says the athletes had real talent and he has been inspired by how much work they put in while he just thanks his lucky stars he is an Aussie and been cast in vampire and horror flicks.

"It was Einstein who said the most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious and I feel like it is a mystery whether it's vampires or Australians," he told Confidential.

"There is a mystery to us both. Americans want to realise what is so mysterious about Australians I think it is we are not afraid to be men, to wear our hearts on our sleeves, if you've done any form of travelling you will know we are a very welcoming culture, we have a great international reputation and that goes for any industry whether it's entertainment or business.

"We are known as very easy to deal with, good at our jobs, professional but it's not the be all and end all."

Kwanten lives six months of the year in the US and the other six travelling on film sets but said he still calls Sydney's Northern Beaches home.

"Anyone who knew me 10 years ago is still going to get that Ryan now. If you were to speak to my mum and dad I would hope they would say the same thing, ‘he hasn't changed at all'."

Kwanten is being recognised on the streets of London for True Blood but also Home and Away where his acting career largely began.

He says he will always have time for fans and happy to chat "for two minutes".

And my time is up.

Originally published as 'Vampires and Aussies mysterious'