Stephen Moyer (born Stephen John Emery; 11 October 1969)is an English actor who has starred as vampire Bill Compton in the HBO series True Blood since 2008.

He has two children from previous relationships: a son named Billy and a daughter named Lilac (born 2002).
Former pupil of St. Martins School, Hutton.
Was supposed to appear in the FOX drama pilot NSA Innocent (retitled Company Man), but got the role in HBO’s “True Blood” (2008). His earlier role was taken over by Jason Behr.
Graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
Confirmed his engagement to longtime girlfriend and co-star Anna Paquin [August 2009].
Among the guests at his wedding to Anna Paquin were Alan Ball, Elijah Wood, Sam Trammell, Carrie Preston and her husband Michael Emerson, Rutina Wesley, Jim Parrack and Todd Lowe.
Brother-in-law of Andrew Paquin.
Played the part of a vampire in “True Blood” (2008) and, in episode 101, he is attacked by humans. In Priest (2011), he played a human who is attacked by vampires. In _Ultraviolet (TV Series 1998)_ he played a human that is turned into a vampire and then killed by a human.