Stephen Moyer is an American actor and director. His best known role is of Bill Compton in the HBO show True Blood. This show aired in 2008 where Stephen Moyer was a part of the cast. Do you like blood, vampires and darkness? If yes then you should read these facts about Stephen Moyer from True Blood.
Full Name
He is famous by the name Stephen Mayor but his full name is Stephen John Emery.
Date of Birth
Stephen Mayor was born on October 11th, in 1969.
His Own Theatre Company
Not many people know that Stephen Mayor created his own theatre company. The name of the company is “The Rejected Company”.
His First TV Role
In 1993, Stephen got his first ever role on television. He played as Philip Masefield in the show Conjugal Rites. This play was written by Roger Hall.
Height
Super fans may know that Stephen Moyer is 5 feet 10 inches tall.
Early Studies
Stephen completed his early studies from the St. Martins School in Hutton.
Film Role
After a few years of working on TV, Moyer attracted the attention of filmmakers. In 1997, he got selected for the role of Prince Valiant in the movie Prince Valiant. This was his first film role.
Member of Royal Shakespeare Company
Stephen Moyer worked in the renowned Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). His work included going on tours. Moyer was casted in the lead role (Romeo) in the touring production of Romeo & Juliet.
Where is he from?
Stephen Moyer originally came from Brentwood in Essex, in the United Kingdom.
Trained at LAMDA
Though the passion for acting grew when Stephen started working in a local theater but then he joined LAMDA where he trained as an actor. After training he began his professional career on stage.
Religion
Stephen Moyer doesn’t follow any religion; he is an atheist.
Backer of Brentwood Theatre
In October 2007, Stephen Moyer became the first backer of Brentwood Theatre, a small community theater located in Essex, UK. As Moyer was born in Brentwood so to support his town he became theater’s patron.
Satellite Award
His role in True Blood became so popular that earned him his first Satellite Award for the category “Best TV Ensemble” in 2009.
Two House
Stephen Moyer has two houses – one in London and the other in Los Angeles.
His Other Vampire Movies
In addition to True Blood, Vampire show on HBO, Moyer also has played in many vampire movies such as Ultraviolet released in 1998. And in Priest released in 2011 where he was killed by Vampires.
Dating with Anna Paquin
Stephen fell in love with Anna as soon as the filming of True Blood began. Anna was also playing as Sookie Stackhouse in the HBO super hit. After dating for several months Anna and Stephen tied the knot on August 21st in 2010 in Malibu.
Stephen’s Children
Stephen has two kids Lilac and Billy from his foregoing relationship. From his marriage with Anna he has twins. Stephen’s son Lilac has shown interest in acting.
Scream Awards
Stephen has won two Scream awards. The first award for “Best Actor in a Horror Movie or TV”. While the second award for “Holy Sh*t Scene of the Year”. Both awards were for his acting in True Blood.
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