Anna Paquin

aka Sokie Stackhouse

Anna Paquin, the youngest of two, was born in 1982 and is from Canada.  She begin her acting career in 1993 and has an Oscar for Best supporting actress in “The Piano.”  In True Blood Paquin plays “Sokie” who has the ability to hear what others are thinking, except her vampire lover Bill.

Stephen Moyer

aka Bill Compton

Stephen Moyer was born in 1969 in England.  Moyer began his acting in theater and in 1993 stared on a TV show called Conjugal Rites.  In True Blood Moyer plays “Bill”, Sokie’s  vampire lover who was turned into a vampire in 1865 when he was 30 in human years.

Rutina Wesley

aka Tara Thorton

Rutina Wesley was born in 1985 and is from Las Vegas.  Wesley earned her BFA degree from  a Evansville University in Indiana.  She made her dubut in “How She Move” in 2007.   In True Blood Rutina plays “Tara” a bold and mouthy waitress at Merlotte’s Bar.  She is Sokie’s best friend who is in love with Sokie’s brother Jason.

Ryan Kwanten

aka JasonStackhouse

Ryan Kwanten was born in 1976 in Australia.  Kwanten began his acting in 1997 in an Austrialian soap opera called “Home and Away.”  In True Blood Kwanten plays “Jason” who is Sokie’s oldest brother.  Jason is a girl crazy guy who isn’t fond of his sister’s love of her vampire boyfriend.  Jason also gets addicted to “V” which is vampire blood.

Sam Trammell

aka Sam Merlotte

Sam Trammell was born in 1971 in New Orleans.  Trammell started out on a tabloid TV talkshow and then made his debut in 1994 in “The Hotel Manor.”  In True Blood Trammell plays “Sam”, a shapeshifter and the owner of “Merlotte’s Bar.”  He has a crush on Sokie is tries to protect her from harm.