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Anna Paquin is a Canadian-born New Zealand actress best known for her Oscar-winning role in The Piano (1993) as well as for her role as Rogue in the X-Men trilogy and for her starring role as telepathic faerie waitress Sookie Stackhouse in the supernatural horror drama series True Blood.

Stephen Moyer is an English actor best known for his starring role as vampire Bill Compton in the HBO television drama series True Blood, from 2008-2014.

Sam Trammell is an American actor best known for his starring role as shape-shifting bar owner Sam Merlotte in the horror drama television series True Blood, from 2008-2014.

Ryan Kwanten is an Australian actor best known for his starring role as Jason Stackhouse in the horror drama television series True Blood, from 2008-2014.

Rutina Wesley is an American actess best known for her starring role as bartender-turned-vampire Tara Thornton in the horror drama television series True Blood, from 2008-2014.

Chris Bauer is an American actor best known for his starring television roles as Frank Sobotka in The Wire (2003), as Fred Yokas in Third Watch (1999-2004) and as Andy Bellefleur in True Blood, from 2008-2014.

Nelsan Ellis is an American actor best known for his starring role as cook, drug dealer and male prostitute Lafayette Reynolds in the horror drama television series True Blood, from 2008-2014.

Jim Parrack is an American actor best known for his starring role as Hoyt Fortenberry in the vampire horror television series True Blood, from 2008-2014.

Carrie Preston is an American actress best known for her roles as Mandy Newhouse in the 1997 feature film My Best Friend's Wedding, and as waitress Arlene Fowler in the horror drama television series True Blood, since 2008

Michael Raymond-James is an American actor best known for his role as Rene Lenier in the HBO vampire drama series True Blood. He also starred in the short-lived crime comedy drama television series Terriers, in 2010.

William Sanderson is an American actor best known for his television roles as Larry in Newhart (1982-1990), as hotelier E.B. Farnum in Deadwood (2004-2006) and as Sheriff Bud Dearborne in the HBO vampire drama series True Blood, from 2008-2010.

Alexander Skarsgård is a Swedish actor and director best known for his television roles as Sgt. Brad 'Iceman' Colbert in the mini-series Generation Kill (2008) and as vampire leader Eric Northman in True Blood, from 2008-2014.

Lynn Collins is an American actress best known for her role as Portia in the 2004 feature film The Merchant of Venice, based on the Shakespearean play

Lizzy Caplan is an American actress best known for her roles in films such as Mean Girls, Cloverfield, Hot Tub Time Machine and Bachelorette.

Lois Smith is an American actress whose career began in 1955 with her debut in the film East of Eden. Other films she has appeared in include Fatal Attraction, Fried Green Tomatoes, How to Make an American Quilt, Dead Man Walking, Twister and Minority Report.

Mehcad Brooks is an American actor and former male fashion model best known for his television roles as Matthew Applewhite in Desperate Housewives (2005-2006) and as Eggs in True Blood, from 2008-2009

Anna Camp is an American actress best known for her starring role as pastor's wife Sarah Newlin in the television horror series True Blood.

Michelle Forbes is an American actress best known for her television work on shows such as Star Trek: The Next Generation, Homicide: Life on the Street, 24, Battlestar Galactica, Prison Break and True Blood

Aisha Hinds is an American actress best known for her role as Mona Gomez on the short-lived science fiction television series Invasion, from 2005-2006

Mariana Klaveno is an American actress best known for her role as Lorena Krasiki in the horror drama television series True Blood, from 2008-2012

Todd Lowe is an American actor best known for his recurring role as Lane Kim's husband Zach Van Gerbig on Gilmore Girls (2002-2007) and for his starring role as Terry Bellefleur on True Blood, from 2008-2013

Michael McMillian is an American actor best known for his recurring role as Henry Gibson on What I Like About You (2003-2005), and for his role as pastor Steve Newlin on True Blood, from 2008-2013

Adina Porter is an American actress best known for her role as Lettie Mae Thornton, the mother of Tara (Rutina Wesley), in the HBO vampire series True Blood, from 2008-2014.

Dale Raoul is an American actress best known for her role as Maxine Fortenberry, the mother of Hoyt (Jim Parrack), in the HBO vampire series True Blood, since 2008

Stephen Root is an American actor best known for his role as eccentric billionaire Jimmy James in the television sitcom NewsRadio, from 1995-1999

Deborah Ann Woll is an American actress best known for her starring role as Jessica Hamby, a young vampire "made" by Bill as a part of his punishment for murdering a fellow vampire, in the horror drama television series True Blood, from 2008-2014.

Evan Rachel Wood is an American actress best known for her starring roles as Jessie Sammler in the television series Once And Again (1999-2002), and as Tracy Louise Freeland in the 2003 feature film Thirteen

Marshall Allman is an American actor best known for his role as LJ Burrows on the television series Prison Break, from 2005-2009

Denis O'Hare is an American actor best known for his starring role as Russell Edgington, the vampire king of Mississippi, in the television horror series True Blood.

Kevin Alejandro is an American actor best known for his television roles as Benito 'Benny' Velasquez in Sleeper Cell (2006); as Santos, the father of Justin Suarez and love interest of Hilda, in Ugly Betty (2006-2007); and as Danny Reyes in the second season of Shark, from 2007-2008.

Lindsay Pulsipher is an American actress best known for her recurring role as Rose Lawrence on the crime drama television series The Beast (2009) and for her starring role as Crystal Norris in True Blood.

Kristin Bauer van Straten is an American actress best known for her role as Nico, a porn star, in the 2000 feature film Dancing at the Blue Iguana; and for her role as Fangtasia co-owner Pam in the horror drama television series True Blood, from 2008-2014.

Lauren Bowles is an American actress best known for her recurring role as Holly Cleary, a waitress at Merlotte's who turns out to be a witch, in the television horror series True Blood, from 2010-2014.

Janina Gavankar is an American actress best known for her role as the promiscuous Eva 'Papi' Torres in the television drama series The L Word, in 2007.

Fiona Shaw, CBE is an Irish actress and theatre director best known for her role as Petunia Dursley in the Harry Potter films and as the witch Marnie Stonebrook in the television horror series True Blood.

Jessica Tuck is an American actress best known for her roles on daytime and primetime television dramas, including playing the role of Megan Gordon Harrison on the soap opera One Life to Live from 1988 to 1992, reprising it in spirit form in 1993, 1999 and 2004.

Joe Manganiello is an American actor best known for his roles as Flash Thompson in Spider-Man and Spider-Man 3, as Solomon Cortez in American Heiress (2007), as Owen Morello in One Tree Hill (2008-2010) and as Alcide Herveaux in True Blood, from 2010-2014.

Lucy Griffiths is an English actress best known for her role as Marian in the BBC drama series Robin Hood, from 2006-2007, with a one-episode appearance in 2009.

Christopher Meloni is an American actor best known for his roles as the protective and committed Detective Elliot Stabler on the drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and as the bisexual serial killer Chris Keller on the prison drama Oz.

Valentina Cervi is an Italian actress best known for her film roles as Pansy Osmond in The Portrait of a Lady (1996) and as Artemisia Gentileschi in Artemisia, in 1997.

Scott Foley is an American actor best known for his television roles as Noel Crane in Felicity (1998-2002) and as Bob Brown in The Unit, from 2006-2009.

Rutger Hauer is a Dutch actor, writer and environmentalist best known for his role as the eccentric and violent but sympathetic anti-hero Roy Batty in Ridley Scott's 1982 science fiction thriller Blade Runner, in which he improvised the famous "tears in rain" soliloquy.

Robert Patrick is an American actor best known for his roles as the T-1000 in the 1991 action film Terminator 2: Judgment Day, and as Colonel Thomas Ryan in the action television series The Unit, from 2006-2009.

Robert Kazinsky is an English actor and model best known for his television roles as Casper Rose in Dream Team (2005-2006) and as Sean Slater in EastEnders, from 2006-2009.

Arliss Howard is an American actor, writer and film director best known for his starring role as Kale Ingram in the television drama series Rubicon, in 2010.

Kelly Overton is an American actress, screenwriter, director and producer best known for her role as Christie Monteiro in the 2010 action film Tekken; and for her recurring role (promoted to series regular in Season 6) as werewolf Rikki Naylor in the horror series True Blood.

Jurnee Smollett-Bell is an American actress best known for her starring role as Jess Merriweather in the football drama television series Friday Night Lights, from 2009-2011

Amelia Rose Blaire is an American actress best known for her recurring role as Willa Burrell, the daughter of the Louisiana Governor who is taken hostage by Eric Northman, in the television horror series True Blood.

Luke Grimes is an American actor best known for his recurring role as Ryan Lafferty, the illegitimate son of William Walker, patriarch of the show's family, in the television drama series Brothers & Sisters, from 2009-2010.

Bailey Noble is an American actress best known for her role as Adilyn Bellefleur, the faerie daughter of Andy Bellefleur who grows up overnight, in the supernatural horror series True Blood.

Karolina Wydra is a Polish-born American actress and model best known for her television roles as Dominika Petrova in House and as Violet, an intimidating yet mysterious vampire who is an inmate at Burrell's Camp, in True Blood.

Gregg Daniel is an American actor and director best known for his role (initially recurring, later starring) as Reverend Daniels, Lettie Mae and Tara's pastor, in the supernatural horror drama television series True Blood.

Aaron Christian Howles is an American actor best known for his role as B.J. Miller in the television drama series Swingtown, in 2008.

Noah Matthews is an American actor best known for his role (initially recurring, later starring) as Wade Cleary, Holly Cleary's son, in the supernatural horror drama television series True Blood.

Nathan Parsons is an Australian-born American actor best known for his role as Ethan Lovett on the television soap opera General Hospital, from 2009-2012

Tara Buck is an American actress best known for her recurring role as Ginger, a human employee working at Fangtasia, in the television horror series True Blood, since 2008