Stephen Moyer

• Name — Stephen Moyer • Birth Name — Stephen John Emery • Born — 11 October 1969 • Birthplace — Brentwood, Essex, England • Occupation — Actor, film director • Education — London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art • Years Active — 1993–present • Children — 4

• Illustration — Moyer at 2011 International Comic-Con San Diego with Ryan Kwanten, Deborah Ann Woll, Anna Paquin, Rutina Wesley, and Nelsan Ellis of the TV show True Blood. Moyer was born in Brentwood, Essex and attended St Martin's, a comprehensive school in Hutton, Essex. He graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). After graduating from LAMDA, Moyer worked in theatre for five years. He worked with the National Theatre Wales, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Oxford Stage Company, work which included going on tour and playing Romeo in productions of Romeo and Juliet. He then made the transition to television and film. In 1997, Moyer made his big-screen debut landing the lead role in the film adaptation of the long-running comic strip Prince Valiant by Hal Foster, working alongside Ron Perlman and Katherine Heigl. In 2004 he co-starred with Rashida Jones in the transatlantic romantic drama series NY-LON. In 2007 he was cast opposite Anna Paquin, who played his character's love interest, Sookie Stackhouse, in the HBO series True Blood. The show ran for 7 seasons. He became Brentwood Theatre's first patron in October 2007, especially supporting their "Reaching Out, Building On" campaign to help fund the 2008 completion of backstage facilities that was supported by True Blood fans from across the world.

Moyer has two children from his relationship (1999-2006) with journalist Lorien Haynes — a son named Billy, born in 2000 and a daughter, Lilac, born in 2002. In 2007, during the filming of the True Blood pilot, Moyer and Anna Paquin began dating. They became engaged in 2009 and married on 21 August 2010 at a private residence in Malibu, California. Moyer and Paquin have fraternal twins Charlie and Poppy, who were born in 2012. Moyer has dealt with alcoholism in the past. In 2015, he said that he had been sober for 14 years and that the addiction stemmed from his roots in British theatre, emulating the public images of personal heroes like Peter O'Toole. At a dinner at the CLARE Foundation, a southern California non-profit facility, he stated, "There's this rush that happens from doing our job, this whirring buzz, and you want to continue that buzz." He works with CLARE Foundation to help others with rehabilitation and sobriety. Moyer is a supporter of West Ham United F.C.

• Illustration — Moyer at ComicCon, 25 July 2009

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1993–94 — Conjugal Rites — Philip Masefield — Main role; 13 episodes • 1995 — Castles — Martin Franks — 16 episodes • 1996 — Lord of Misrule — Olly — Television film • Cadfael — Godwin — Episode: "A Morbid Taste for Bones" • 1997 — A Touch of Frost — D.C. Burton — Episode: "Penny for the Guy" • The Grand — Stephen Bannerman — Main role (series 1), 8 episodes • 1998 — Ultraviolet — Jack Beresford — Episodes: "Habeas Corpus", "Persona Non Grata" • 1999 — Highlander: The Raven — Jeremy Dexter — Episode: "Thick as Thieves" • Midsomer Murders — Christopher Wainwright — Episode: "Death in Disguise" • Life Support — Tom Scott — [unknown episodes] • Cold Feet — Nick Marsden — Episode 2.5 • 2000 — The Secret — Marcel Birkstead — Television film • Sunburn — Trevor Watts — Episode 2.1 • Peak Practice — Chris Rhodes — Episode: "Hit and Run" • 2001 — Princess of Thieves — Prince Philip — Television film • Men Only — Jason — Television film • Uprising — Simcha "Kazik" Rotem — Television film • 2002 — Menace — Mark — Television film • 2003 — Perfect — Mark — Television film • Entrusted — David Quatermain — Television film • 2004 — NY-LON — Michael Antonioni — Main role, 7 episodes • The Final Quest — Young Danny Duke — Television film • 2005 — Waking the Dead — Steven Hunt — Episodes: "Undertow” Parts 1&2 • 2006 — Casualty — Mark Ellis — Episode: "Waste of Space" • 2007 — Lilies — Mr Brazendale — Main role; 8 episodes • The Starter Wife — Sam — Television miniseries • Empathy — Jimmy Collins — Television film • 2008–14 — True Blood — Bill Compton — Main role; 80 episodes • 2010 — Phineas and Ferb — Jared — Voice role; episode: "The Curse of Candace" • 2011 — Ice — Simon Peterson — Television miniseries • 2012 — Jan — Gery — 15 episodes • 2013 — The Sound of Music Live! — Georg von Trapp — Live television special • 2015 — Killing Jesus — Pontius Pilate — Television film • The Bastard Executioner — Milus Corbett — Main role • 2017 — Shots Fired — Officer Calvert Breeland — Main role • Safe House — Tom Brook — Main role • 2017–19 — The Gifted — Reed Strucker — Lead role; 29 episodes • 2020 — Fortunate Son — Vern Lang — 8 episodes • 2024 — Sexy Beast — Teddy Bass — Main Cast • Elsbeth — Alex Modarian — season 1 episode 1 "Pilot" • 2025 — Elsbeth — Alex Modarian — season 2 episode 20 "Ramen Holiday" • Art Detectives — DI Mick Palmer — Lead role; 6 episodes • The Forsytes — Jolyon Forsyte Senior — Main Cast • 2026 — The Night Agent — The Father — Main role (season 3)

• Year — Title — Role — Location • 2013 — Chicago — Billy Flynn — Hollywood Bowl • 2024 — Macbeth — Macbeth — Off-Broadway

Stephen Moyer is recorded at birth as Stephen John Emery. Recorded as having studied at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and St Martin's School Brentwood. Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the heading Stephen John Emery. His recorded language was English. He married Anna Paquin.