Stephen Moyer ~ Bill Compton

Stephen Moyer’s passion for acting began in local theatre in Brentwood & Chelmsford, Essex where he also made a name for himself with his own theatre company The Reject Society. He then trained at LAMDA and began his professional acting career on stage, including 2 years with the RSC (‘Romeo & Juliet’, ‘The Thebans’, ‘Columbus’), touring in ‘Romeo & Juliet’ with the Oxford Stage in the title role of ‘Romeo’, and in the world premiere of Pete Townsend’s rock opera ‘The Iron Man’ at The Young Vic. British television credits include leading roles in Channel 4 dramas ‘Men Only’, ‘NY-LON’, Five’s ‘Menace’ and the BBC’s ‘The Grand’, ‘Lilies’ and ‘Empathy’, as well as a number of guest roles in popular shows such as ‘Cold Feet’, ‘Midsomer Murders’ and ‘Waking the Dead’. In the meantime, he made his screen debut starring in the eponymous role in ‘Prince Valiant’ with Katherine Heigl, followed by ‘Quills’ with Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix & Michael Caine, as well as leading roles in subsequent movies Including ‘Entrusted’ and ‘Restraint’. US television credits include leading roles in ‘Princess of Thieves’ with Keira Knightley, NBC’s mini-series ‘Uprising’ with David Schwimmer, Hank Azaria and Donald Sutherland, USA Network’s Golden Globe and Emmy nominated ‘The Starter Wife’ starring Debra Messing, and most recently co-starring with Anna Paquin in Alan Ball’s's Golden Globe nominated new show for HBO; ‘True Blood’ as the 173-year-old vampire ‘Bill Compton’. Moyer currently divides his time between homes in London and LA, where production of the 2nd series of ‘True Blood’ begins January 2009.

Filmography:

1. Tribes of October (2011) (pre-production)

2. True Blood …. Bill Compton (2008-2010)

3. Restraint (2008) …. Andrew

4. Alternate Endings (2007) …. Editor

5. Empathy (2007) (TV) …. Jimmy Collins

6. The Starter Wife …. Sam (6 episodes, 2007)

7. Lilies …. Mr. Brazendale (8 episodes, 2007)

8. 88 Minutes (2007) …. Guy LaForge

9. Casualty …. Dr. Mark Ellis (1 episode, 2006)

10. Waste of Space (2006) TV episode …. Dr. Mark Ellis

11.Waking the Dead …. Steven Hunt (1 episode, 2005)

12. Undertow: Part 1 (2005) TV episode …. Steven Hunt

13. Undiscovered (2005) …. Mick Benson

14. The Final Quest (2004) (TV) …. Young Danny Duke

15. NY-LON …. Michael Antonioni (7 episodes, 2004)

16. Deadlines (2004) …. Alex Randal

17. Entrusted (2003) (TV) …. David Quatermain

18. Perfect (2003/I) …. Mark

19. Menace (2002) (TV) …. Mark

20. Uprising (2001) (TV) …. Simha ‘Kazik’ Rotem

21. Men Only (2001) (TV) …. Jason

22. Princess of Thieves (2001) (TV) …. Prince Philip

23. Trinity (2001) …. Brach

24. Peak Practice …. Chris Rhodes (1 episode, 2000)

25. Hit and Run (2000) TV episode …. Chris Rhodes

26. Quills (2000) …. Prouix, the Architect

27. Sunburn …. Trevor Watts (1 episode, 2000)

28. Episode #2.1 (2000) TV episode …. Trevor Watts

29. The Secret (2000) (TV) …. Marcel Birkstead

30. Cold Feet …. Nick Marsden (1 episode, 1999)

31. Life Support (1999) TV series …. Dr. Tom Scott (unknown episodes)

32. Midsomer Murders …. Christopher Wainwright (1 episode, 1999)

33. Death in Disguise (1999) TV episode …. Christopher Wainwright

34. Highlander: The Raven …. Jeremy Dexter (1 episode, 1999)

35. Thick as Thieves (1999) TV episode …. Jeremy Dexter

36. Ultraviolet …. Jack Beresford (2 episodes, 1998)

37. Persona Non Grata (1998) TV episode …. Jack Beresford

38. Habeas Corpus (1998) TV episode …. Jack Beresford

39. Comic Act (1998)

40. Prince Valiant (1997) …. Prince Valiant

41. The Grand …. Stephen Bannerman (8 episodes, 1997)

42. A Touch of Frost …. D.C. Burton (1 episode, 1997)

43. Penny for the Guy (1997) TV episode …. D.C. Burton

44. Cadfael …. Godwin (1 episode, 1996)

45. A Morbid Taste for Bones (1996) TV episode …. Godwin

46. Lord of Misrule (1996) (TV) …. Olly

47. Castles …. Martin Franks (16 episodes, 1995)

48. Conjugal Rites (1993) TV series …. Philip Masefield (unknown episodes)

~IMDb.com