Stephen Moyer

Stephen Moyer
Moyer in 2013
Born
Stephen John Emery

(1969-10-11) 11 October 1969 (age 55)
Brentwood, Essex, England
Alma materLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation(s)Actor, film director
Years active1993–present
Spouses
Lorien Haynes
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(m. 1992; div. 2008)​
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(m. 2010)​
Children4

Stephen John Moyer (né Emery; born 11 October 1969)[1] is an English actor and film director. He is best known for portraying the vampire Bill Compton in the HBO television series True Blood.[2][3]

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.[4][5] From 2017 to 2019, he starred as Reed Strucker, the lead role in Fox series The Gifted.[6]

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  2. ^ "Conjugal Rites". Phill.co.uk. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Gwen Taylor". Gavin Barker Associates. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Prince Valiant: Review". TV Guide. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  5. ^ "Prince Valiant (1997) by Liz Braun". AllMoviePortal.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  6. ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (9 May 2017). "Fox Greenlights Marvel Action Series 'The Gifted' From Bryan Singer & Matt Nix – Watch First Teaser". Variety. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.