Stephen Moyer
Stephen Moyer
Stephen Moyer is an English film and television actor and director who is best known as vampire Bill Compton in the HBO series True Blood. Moyer's first television role was in 1993 as Philip Masefield in the TV adaptation of the play Conjugal Rites, written by actor/playwright Roger Hall. 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...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth11 October 1969
CityBrentwood, England
You know, men would much rather run away than talk about stuff, and my default setting has always been, 'If you have an argument, walk out the door.'
Vampires are so old that they don't need to impress anyone anymore. They're comfortable in their own skin. It's this enigmatic strength that's very romantic and old-fashioned. I think it goes back to something of a Victorian attitude of finding a strong man who's going to look after his woman.
Marmite is my little English touch, and I'm crazy for chutneys.
My character in 'The Caller' is very normal.
I used to teach kids when I was younger. When I was about 14 or 15 I started teaching children drama and something that I used to say to them was, 'Don't be afraid.' People would be afraid of forgetting their lines or something.
HBO Go is a fantastic way to spend your time.
When you play a character you have to ask yourself, 'Can I make sense of what's happening here? Is this authentic?'
Personally, I'm a big reader, and I've never wanted any of my favorite novels to be made into movies.
I started a theater company when I was 17.
I love - oh God, I shouldn't say this - I'm really good at bringing orchids back from the dead.
I was the classic liberal, left-wing, 'Theater is going to change the world' kind of person. You know, very, very boring.
There are lots of procedural shows that I love, but I never really wanted to be a doctor on 'E.R.' - which I'm just picking as an example - or be on a crime procedural.
I used to be an atheist, but I've chilled out a bit on that.
It's so funny when you're actually directing because things start popping that you don't expect to pop, and something that you think is going to pop, maybe doesn't quite have the impetus that you thought it might.