Bill Compton (The Southern Vampire Mysteries)

Bill Compton
The Southern Vampire Mysteries character
Stephen Moyer as Bill Compton in True Blood.
First appearanceNovel:
Dead Until Dark
Television:
"Strange Love"
Created byCharlaine Harris
Portrayed byStephen Moyer
In-universe information
NicknameBill
Vampire Bill
SpeciesVampire
OccupationVampire King of Louisiana
Investigator of Area 5
Compiler of Vampire Database
FamilyRobert Compton
(older brother)
Sarah Compton
(younger sister)
Caroline Holliday
(granddaughter)
Matthew Phillips Holliday
(grandson-in-law)
Caroline Holliday Bellefleur
(great-granddaughter)
Andy Bellefleur
(great-great-great-grandson)
Portia Bellefleur
(great-great-great-granddaughter)
SpouseCaroline Isabel Compton
(human wife)
ChildrenSarah Isabel Compton
(daughter; b. 1861)
Thomas Charles Compton
(son; 1862-1868)
Lee Davis Compton
(son; 1866-1867)
Jessica Hamby
(vampire offspring - TV series)
RelativesLorena Ball
(Vampire Maker)
Judith Vardamon
(sired by Lorena - "sister")
NationalityAmerican

William ThomasBill Compton” is a fictional vampire in The Southern Vampire Mysteries; a series of books by Charlaine Harris. He is introduced in the first novel of the series, Dead Until Dark and has appeared in every subsequent novel. In the television adaptation, True Blood, he was portrayed by the actor Stephen Moyer.[1]

Bill Compton is a vampire and sometimes lover of the series' protagonist, Sookie Stackhouse. He is sometimes referred to as "Vampire Bill" by the locals from the fictional town of Bon Temps, Louisiana.

  1. ^ "True Blood's Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer get married". BBC News. 2010-08-23. Retrieved 2024-06-08.