Sookie Stackhouse: Played by Anna Paquin

2009/Jul/6th

Sookie Stackhouse

Sookie’s telepathic capabilities had been apparent from the beginning, even though she did her best to conceal her powers from everyone.  Her parents died when she was 7, leaving her, and her brother Jason, to live with their grandmother. Sookie had finally found some peace and quite in her life after her parents had died and found a job waitressing at Sam Malotte’s bar. Every thing changed the night that Bill Compton walked in. Sookie found herself falling in love with this strange and mysterious vampire. As time passed Sookie discovered many terrifying and thrilling things, but what terrified her most was that she wasn’t as scared as she thought she should be.
Anna Paquin
born July 24, 1982 in Winnipeg MB Canada
Has also appeared in:
Flying Into Love (2009) (in production), Margaret (2009), “True Blood” (2008-)  The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009),  Trick ‘r Treat (2008) ,  Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007),  Blue State (2007),  Mosaic (2007),  X-Men: The Last Stand (2006),  Joan of Arc (2005) (TV),The Squid and the Whale (2005), Suchîmubôi (2004)
X2 (2003)

Arlene Fowler: Played by Carrie Preston

2009/Jul/6th

Arlene Fowler

Arlene Fowler is a struggling waitress at Sam Marlotte’s Bar. Trying to make ends meat for her three kids has been hard being a single mother. Being flung full force into her forties and multiple failed relationships, Arlene is in denial. Her last boyfriend turning out to be a psychotic serial killer, and she’s is loosing faith that she will ever find a decent father for her children.

Carrie Preston

Born June 21, 1967 in Macon, Georgia, USA
Has also appeared in:
My Best Friend’s Wedding (as Mandy), 1997, Mercury Rising (as Emily), 1998, Straight-Jacket (as Sally), 2004, The Stepford Wives (as Barbara), 2004, Transamerica (as Sydney), 2005, Lovely By Surprise (as Marian), 2007, Nothing is Private (as Mrs. Vuoso), 2007, Ready? OK! (as Andy Dowd), 2008, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, 2008, Duplicity, 2009

Lafayette Reynolds: Played by Nelsan Ellis

2009/Jul/6th

Lafayette Reynolds

Lafayette Reynolds is very flamboyant character, who never leaves his house with out his  best outfit and eye makeup on. Always looking for a good deal and way to make money. Lafayette finds him self as a line cook a Sam Merlotte’s bar. When Sam’s customers get on Lafayette’s bad side, he’s not afraid to throw down all his cards and show them what he’s got. With plenty of deals going down on the sidelines he’s is always to keep busy and making money one way or another .
Nelsan Ellis
Born 1978 in Harvey, Illinois
Also appears in:
The Soloist (2009),
The Express (2008),
Without a Trace (2007) (TV),
Veronica Mars (2007) (TV),
The Inside (2005) (TV),
Warm Springs (2005) (TV)

Tara Thornton: Played by Rutina Wesley

2009/Jul/6th

Tara Thornton

Throughout the years Tara Thornton has built up a tuff exterior. Taking care of her alcoholic mother has caused her to have a short temper and relationship problems. Being hard to employ Tara was lucky to find a job at Sam’s bar the Merlotte, keeping customers inline with her short fuse. Although Tara does have a soft side. She has been Sookies best friend for years and has always had a spot in her heart for Sookie and her brother Jason.

Rutina Wesley

Born and raised in Las Vegas (year unknown)

Has also appeared in:

Wesley starred in David Hare’s Broadway play The Vertical Hour

Minor role in 2005 film Hitch

Lead role in 2007 film How She Move

Jason Stackhouse: Played by Ryan Kwanten

2009/Jul/6th

Jason Stackhouse

Jason Stackhouse is a confused young man. Known as being Sookies handsome older brother and a well-respected road crew supervisor, until the day he was accused of murdering four women. The two well-known “fang-bangers,” of Bon Temp, Dawn Green and Maudette Pickens, his grandmother and the ”V” addict, Amy Hurley. Only avoiding jail time after his best friend at the time was reviled to be the killer. After going through such hard times Jason contemplates joining a cult church that believes vampires should all burn in Hell.

Ryan Kwanten
Born November 28 1976 in Australia
Movies Ryan Kwanten has appeared in:
2009 Don’t Fade Away as Jackson White
2007 Dead Silence as Jamie Ashen
2006 Flicka as Howard McLaughlin
2004 America Brown as Ricky

Sam Merlotte: Played by Same Trammell

2009/Jul/6th

Sam Merlotte

Sam Merlotte is a local bar owner in Bon Temps. Every one knows his as an easygoing nice guy. Sam has become jalousie of Sookie and Bill’s relationship. He has admired Sookie since the first day she walked into his bar looking for a job. He finds him self in the arms of Tara Thornton to console his loneliness. Sam isn’t who everyone thinks he is. He has a secret that he hasn’t told anybody in a long time. He is a shape shifter living among humans.

Sam Trammell
Date of Birth May 15 1971. New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Same has also appeared in:
short-lived ABC dramedy Maximum Bob (1998)
NBC drama Trinity (1998).
Showtime’s Going to California (2001-2002),
had guest-starring roles in House, Bones, CSI:NY, Dexter, and Medium.

Bill Compton: Played by Stephan Moyer

2009/Jul/6th

Bill Compton

Bill Compton is a very confused and troubled vampire. At 173 years old this previous Civil War veteran moves back to his native town of Bon Temps. While in Bon Temps Bill falls in love with Sookie, and vows to protect her. With dealing with constant problems between the two of them and warding of troublesome vampires he is finding it tempting not to return back to his old ways of shadow lurking.

Stephen Moyer
Date of Birth: October 11, 1969
Place of Birth: Brentwood, Essex, England, UK
Birth Name: Stephen John Emery
Height: 5′ 10″
Stephan Moyer has also appeared in:
Tribes of October (filming starts summer 2009) ,Restraint (2008), Empathy (2007) (TV), The Starter Wife (2007) (US TV), 88 Minutes (2007), Lilies (2007) (TV), Ravenswood (2006), Land of the Blind (2006), Waking the Dead (2005) (TV), Undiscovered (2005), The Final Quest (2004) (TV), NY-LON (2004) (TV), Deadlines (2004), Entrusted (2003) (TV), Perfect (2003), Menace (2002) (TV), Uprising (2001) (US TV), Men Only (2001) (TV), Princess of Thieves (2001) (TV), Trinity (2001), Peak Practice (2000) (TV), Quills (2000), Sunburn (2000) (TV),The Secret (2000)

Andy Bellefleur

2009/Jul/6th

Andy Bellefleur
Played by Chris Bauer born 28 October1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA

Andy Bellefleur is the local detective in Bon Temp. With a overbearing attitude, he’s not afraid to push people further then he has to, to get some answers. His domineering approach has done nothing to gain the respect of the citizens of Bon Temps, and is looked upon as a bossy drunk.

Chris Bauer has also appeared in :
•  “Fringe”, The No-Brainer,  “Life on Mars”, Things to Do in New York When You Think You’re Dead,  “New Amsterdam”,  The Guitar,  “Numb3rs”,  “The Black Donnellys”,  Neal Cassady,  “Smith”,  “Law & Order: Criminal Intent”,  “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”