AccessHollywood chatted with Ryan Kwanten on the phone. Oddly enough, Ryan explained that the rush of wind in the background: “I’ve just picked up my parents at the airport and… my dad has brought his long, sort of 10 foot surfboard, and so we’re both holding it to the roof with these makeshift roof racks… I’ve got one hand out the window holding the board up… So, I apologize, I didn’t imagine there was going to be anything too provocative.”

Ryan shared that when S3 opens (S2 ends quite dramatically with Jason shooting Eggs), Jason runs into a new set of problems almost immediately after Andy Bellefleur takes credit for the act: “Yeah, he’s not too happy that Andy is taking the glory for shooting Eggs and while he’s getting the glory, I’m trying to deal with the fact that I’ve killed a man,” Ryan said of his upcoming storyline. “So, Jason’s not one to let anyone have glory other than him. So, he doesn’t take it too well.”

Inspired by jealousy, or maybe just having found a new passion in life post-Church of the Sun, Jason also has a new goal in mind – one that could mean fewer sweaty (“provocative”) tank top scenes.

“Jason is sort of trying to wing his way into the cop force, so that’s sort of a bit of a tease for the new season,” Ryan said.

Fans who’ve seen the minisodes HBO released to promote the new season in recent weeks, will have seen Jason having a moment in the woods, and at his lowest, an interaction with a pair of glowing yellow eyes. Despite the influx of new characters this season, Ryan said Jason doesn’t encounter the creature one might expect.

“It’s actually not a werewolf. It’s something else,” he said.

“Sometimes the things that I do on set are so kind of outrageous that I can’t help but sort of tell them,” he said referring to speaking to his family about his role. “But most of the time, things that happen on the show are so convoluted that I can sort of get it off my chest by telling my folks and my brothers. Because it’s sort of out of context for them — it’s just a one incident thing — it not worth them sort of telling people.”

Ryan’s folks are likely to get a few other spoilers ahead of the general public, as while they are in town, the actor is currently prepping for his summer projects – two feature films. First, there’s “Knights of Badassdom,” which pits the Aussie opposite Steve Zahn and Peter Dinklage, and then Ryan will finish up the summer in New Jersey shooting a darker film called “Truck Stop.”

In between filming, the Aussie admitted he may try and squeeze in some World Cup watching too – his team faces off against Germany in their opening match on June 13: “You know what? I’ll definitely try and make some time. It’s going to be pretty amazing and the fact that it’s in South Africa too I think is pretty cool,” he said.

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