Stephen Moyer

Stephen Moyer
Moyer in October 2013
Born	Stephen John Emery (1969-10-11) 11 October 1969 Brentwood, Essex, England, UK
Occupation	Actor and director
Years active	1993–present
Spouse(s)	Anna Paquin (2010-present)
Children	4

Stephen Moyer (born Stephen John Emery; 11 October 1969)^[1] is an English film and television actor and director who is best known as vampire Bill Compton in the HBO series True Blood.^[2] Moyer's first television role was in 1993 as Philip Masefield in the TV adaptation of the play Conjugal Rites, written by actor/playwright Roger Hall.^[3][4] 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.^[5][6]

Early life and career

Moyer is at the International Comic-Con San Diego with Ryan Kwanten, Deborah Ann Woll, Anna Paquin, Rutina Wesley, and Nelsan Ellis on this tv shows of True Blood in 2011.

Moyer was born in Brentwood, Essex. He attended St Martin's School, a comprehensive school in Hutton, Essex, and graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).^[7] 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.^[8]

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.^[9]

Personal life

In August 2009, Moyer became engaged to actress Anna Paquin, who played his character's love interest in the HBO series True Blood. They had been dating since filming the series pilot in 2007.^[10] The couple married on 21 August 2010 at a private residence in Malibu, California.^[11] Moyer and Paquin have a son, Charlie, and a daughter, Poppy, who are fraternal twins born in September 2012.^[12][13][14] The family resides in Venice, Los Angeles.^[15]

Moyer also has a son, Billy, born in 2000 and daughter, Lilac, born in 2002.^[16][17][18]

Moyer has dealt with alcoholism in the past.^[19] He has been sober for 14 years and has said that the addiction stemmed from his roots in British theater, emulating the public images of personal heroes like Peter O’Toole. At a CLARE Foundation dinner he stated, “There’s this rush that happens from doing our job, this whirring buzz, and you want to continue that buzz." He now works with CLARE Foundation (a southern California non-profit facility) to help others with rehabilitation and sobriety.

Filmography

Moyer at ComicCon, 25 July 2009

Film

Television

Awards

References

External links

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