You may not have heard of Canadian actor Stephen Amell before; unless you're a fan of the The Vampire Diaries where he briefly appeared as the werewolf character Brady in the show's second season.

But come December 3, he is bound to become a household name as he joins the cast of the HBO series Hung.

The Golden Globe nominated series is topbilled by actor Thomas Jane who is famous for his roles in the films The Punisher and Deep Blue Sea.

In Hung, Jane plays the role of Ray Drecker, a financially distraught high school teacher/athletic coach who turned to prostitution for extra income.

For the past two seasons, the story revolved on how his character, along with his friend Tanya (played by actress Jane Adams), developed a lucrative business in the sex industry.

This coming season, however, Ray Drecker faces the challenge of a well-endowed younger competitor by the name of Jason, played by Amell.

In a phone conference with PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal) on November 29, the 30-year-old thespian from Ontario, Canada talked about how he landed the part.

"I was shooting a movie in New Orleans and I landed back in California on a Monday night.

"It was during pilot season in California, which was a really busy time, and thrown into the mix was an audition [schedule] for Hung.

"I knew this show, but I've never auditioned for an HBO show before.

"So I came in at what turned out to be the last day of auditions. They've been looking for [someone to play] the character of Jason for a while.

"I had a really nice reading with Colette [Burson] and Dmitry [Lipkin], the creators of the show.

"And then, they got me for a chemistry reading with Rebecca Creskoff, she plays Lenore, and that was it.

"I guess I got along really well with everyone in that room and the next thing I know, I was sitting at the cast table reading the brief for the show."

Stephen admitted that he did not have any awkward feeling towards the character, especially when he found out about Jason's occupation as a gigolo.