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Kwanten in 2012, image via PR Photos
Birth Name: Ryan Christian Kwanten ( possibly )
Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Birth: 28 November, 1976
Ethnicity: Dutch, possibly other
Ryan Kwanten is an Australian actor and comedian. His roles include the film Dead Silence (2007) and the shows Summerland and True Blood .
He is the son of Kris and Edward Kwanten. A picture of Ryan’s parents can be seen here . His father is Dutch. His brother, Mitchell, is a musician. Ryan is married to Ashley Sisino, with whom he has one child.
The Kwanten family line can be traced back to Joachim Quanten.
Ryan’s paternal grandfather likely was Nicholaas/Nicolaas Marie Kwanten (the son of Pieter Jan Hubert Kwanten and Henrica Hermina Thijssen). Nicolaas was born in Gendringen. Pieter was born in Horst, Limburg, Netherlands, the son of Jan/Johannes Kwanten and Antonetta Huberta Drissen/Driessen. Henrica was born in Boxmeer, Nord-Brabant, the daughter of Henricus Johannes Thijssen and Theodora Sibilla Hombergen.
Ryan’s paternal grandmother likely was named Henriette Maria Agnes Smits.
Sources: Genealogy of likely Ryan’s paternal grandfather, Nicholaas/Nicolaas Marie Kwanten – https://www.genealogieonline.nl
Marriage record of likely Ryan’s paternal great-grandparents, Pieter Jan Hubert Kwanten and Henrica Hermina Thijssen – https://www.openarchieven.nl
Birth record of likely Ryan’s paternal great-grandfather, Pieter Jan Hubert Kwanten – https://www.openarchieven.nl