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Stephen Moyer

English actor (b. 1969)

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name	Stephen Moyer
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birth_name	Stephen John Emery
birth_date
birth_place	Brentwood, Essex, England
occupation	Actor, film director
alma_mater	London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
yearsactive	1993–present
spouse	{{plainlist
* {{marriage	Lorien Haynes	1992	2008	reason	divorce}}
children	4

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Stephen John Emery (born 11 October 1969), known professionally as Stephen Moyer, is an English actor and film director. He is best known for portraying the vampire Bill Compton in the HBO television series True Blood.

This was followed by the television film Lord of Misrule, filmed in Fowey, Cornwall, which also featured Richard Wilson, Emily Mortimer and Prunella Scales. 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. From 2017 to 2019, he starred as Reed Strucker, the lead role in Fox series The Gifted.

Early life and career

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). 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. 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.

On 2 October 2017, Moyer debuted in the lead role of Reed Strucker, a district attorney whose duties include the apprehension of "mutants" with extraordinary powers, in the Fox series The Gifted, loosely based on The X-Men feature film series. The devoted family man does not realise, however, just how much his work life and family life are about to intersect. Fox ordered a 10-episode first season.

Personal life

Moyer has a son named Billy, born in 2000, and a daughter, Lilac, born in 2002, from his first marriage to journalist Lorien Haynes.

In August 2009, Moyer became engaged to actress Anna Paquin, who played his character's love interest, Sookie Stackhouse, in the HBO series True Blood. They had been dating since filming the series pilot in 2007. His divorce was final in 2008. They married on 21 August 2010 at a private residence in Malibu, California. Moyer and Paquin have a son, Charlie, and a daughter, Poppy, who are fraternal twins. The family resides in Venice, Los Angeles.

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.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Prince Valiant	Prince Valiant
1998	Comic Act	Danny
2000	Quills	Prouix, the Architect
2001	Men Only	Jason
Princess of Thieves	Prince Philip
2003	Trinity	Brach
2004	Deadlines	Alex Randal
2005	Undiscovered	Mick Benson
2007	88 Minutes	Guy LaForge
Alternate Endings	Editor
2008	Restraint	Andrew
	2010	Open House	Josh
2011	Priest	Owen Pace
The Caller	John Guidi
The Double	Brutus
2012	The Barrens	Richard Vineyard
2013	Evidence	Detective Reese
Devil's Knot	John Fogleman
2015	Concussion	Ron Hamilton
2016	Detour	Vincent
2017	The Hatton Garden Job	Marcus Ford
2018	Juveniles	Ben
The Parting Glass		Director and producer
2019	Godzilla: King of the Monsters	Fighter Pilot	Uncredited
2020	G-Loc	Bran
2021	After We Fell	Christian Vance
Last Survivors	Troy
2022	After Ever Happy	Christian Vance
2023	After Everything	Christian Vance
2024	A Bit of Light		Post-production; also director and producer

Television

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

Awards

Year	Nominated work	Award	Category
2009	True Blood	Satellite Award	Best TV Ensemble
2009	True Blood	Scream Award	Best Actor in a Horror Movie or TV Show
2009	True Blood	Teen Choice Award	Choice Summer TV Star: Male
2010	True Blood	Saturn Award	Best Actor in Television
2010	True Blood	Teen Choice Award	Choice Summer TV Star: Male
2010	True Blood	Scream Award	Best Horror Actor
2010	True Blood	Scream Award	Holy Sh*t! Scene of the Year
2010	True Blood	Satellite Award	Best Actor in a TV Drama Series
2011	True Blood	Saturn Award	Best Actor in Television
2011	True Blood	Scream Award	Best Horror Actor

References

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TV Guide (9 October 2008) [http://www.tvguide.com/News/True-Blood-Stephen-20151.aspx "True Blood's Stephen Moyer Is Undead Sexy!"], ''TV Guide''; retrieved 15 December 2008.
Harris, Matt. (June 2018). "Star backing from a homegrown hero". Brentwood Gazette.
Fish, Andrew. (July 2009). "Interview with the Vampire". Venice.
Eggenberger, Nicole. (25 September 2013). "Stephen Moyer, Anna Paquin's Premature Twins Developing Well After "Touch and Go" Birth". [[Us Weekly]].
(17 July 2009). "True Blood – A love that never dies". [[The Independent]].
Chiu, David. (22 August 2010). "'True Blood' Co-Stars Get Hitched". [[WNBC]] News.
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(14 November 2012). "It's a Baby Boy and a Girl for Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer!". [[Life & Style (magazine).
(12 June 2013). "Stephen Moyer Reveals Names of Twins with Anna Paquin". People.
(22 August 2010). "Exclusive: Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer Get Married!". Us Weekly.
Rothman, Michael. (6 March 2015). "Stephen Moyer Opens Up for 1st Time About Alcohol Addiction". [[ABC News (United States).
(30 August 2016). "We All Follow The West Ham!".
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(8 July 2009). "New Teen Choice categories for 'True Blood,' 'Transformers'". [[HitFix]].

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