Stephen Moyer Biography
Summary
"Stephen Moyer" (born "Stephen John Emery"; 11 October 1969) is an English actor who has played Bill Compton in the HBO series "True Blood" since 2008.
Moyer was born in Brentwood, Essex. He attended St. Martin's School, a state secondary school in Hutton, Essex, and graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
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.
Career
After graduating from LAMDA, Stephen Moyer worked in theatre for five years. He worked with the National Theatre of 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.
Moyer has been nominated for a 2009 Teen Choice Award for 'Choice Summer TV Star: Male,' for his role in "True Blood."
Personal life
On 5 August 2009, it was confirmed that Moyer is engaged to Anna Paquin, who plays his character's love interest in the HBO series "True Blood".The couple has been dating since filming the series' pilot in 2007.
Moyer has a son, Billy, born in 2000 and a daughter, Lilac, born in 2002, from previous relationships.
Filmography
"Flutter" (British film about gambling; status unknown)
"Tribes of October" (filming starts fall 2009)
"True Blood" (2008- ) (US TV)
"Restraint" (2008)
"Empathy" (2007) (TV)
"The Starter Wife" (2007) (US TV)
"88 Minutes" (2007)
"Lilies" (2007) (TV)
"Portovero" (2006)
"Ravenswood" (2006)
"Land of the Blind" (2006)
"Waking the Dead" (2005) (TV)
"Undiscovered" (2005)
"The Final Quest" (2004) (TV)
"NY-LON" (2004) (TV)
"Deadlines" (2004)
"Entrusted" (2003) (TV)
"Perfect" (2003)
"Menace" (2002) (TV)
"Uprising" (2001) (US TV)
"Men Only" (2001) (TV)
"Princess of Thieves" (2001) (TV)
"Trinity" (2001)
"Peak Practice" (2000) (TV)
"Quills" (2000)
"Sunburn" (2000) (TV)
"The Secret" (2000) (TV)
"Cold Feet" (1999) (TV)
"Life Support" (1999) (TV)
"Midsomer Murders" (1999) (TV)
"Highlander: The Raven" (1999) (TV)
"Ultraviolet" (1998) (TV)
"Comic Act" (1998)
"The Grand" (1997) (TV)
"Prince Valiant" (1997)
"A Touch of Frost" (1997) (TV)
"Cadfael" (1996) (TV)
"Lord of Misrule" (1996) (TV)
"Conjugal Rites" (1993) (TV)
External links
(Stephen Moyer Dot Net - Unofficial Fan Website)
(Facebook: The Vault - Stephen Moyer)
Credit
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article about Stephen Moyer.
