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Bill As Vampire - includes Bill becoming a vampire, life as a vampire and his position within vampire authority. Click on the links below to visit those sections: The information we have gathered about Bill Compton just became too long to fit here, so we have divided it into several sections. LEARN MORE IN-DEPTH INFORMATION ABOUT BILL HERE: In the television series, Bill was born in 1835 and his children were born before the Civil War. The Bellefleurs, who do not know he is the source of the income, dislike him, though he briefly assisted Portia Bellefleur during her murder investigation in Living Dead in Dallas. Later in the book series, Bill discovers that he is related to the Bellefleur family in Bon Temps and secretly provides them with funds to aid in the repair of their ancestral home. He lived in Bon Temps, Louisiana, and fought for the South during the Civil War ( see our article on the 28th Louisiana Regiment.) He was a married farmer with three children (there is inconsistency in the storyline, with Bill telling Sookie that he had five living children with his wife in Dead Until Dark). In the book series, Bill was born on April 9, 1840. Stephen said in an interview that they had decided that Bill should speak very slowly and not use contractions, so you'll never hear Bill Compton say "don't" or "won't", instead he would say, "do not" or "will not". And, he worked very hard to insure that Bill's voice would represent his time. Stephen has also been quoted saying that he really likes Bill and prior to filming of True Blood did as much research as he could on the American Civil War. So its a testament to Alan Ball's casting skills that he was able to see Stephen in the role of the dark vampire.Įven though Stephen is British, he was able to to master the American civil war southern slowness and charm of Bill's character down to a "T" demonstrating his proficient acting skills. #BILL COMPTON SERIES#
At the time that Stephen auditioned for the role he had just finished up a series called The Starter Wife and had blond hair and a dark tan since his character on the series lived on the beach. He is sometimes referred to as "Vampire Bill" by locals in Bon Temps.Īlthough it's been reported by Alan Ball, the creator of True Blood, that it took a long time to find the right Bill, it has been said that the long search was well worth it since Stephen is a perfect Bill Compton.
#BILL COMPTON TV#
Bill is a vampire and is introduced in the first novel in the series, Dead Until Dark, and has appeared in all of the novels since. He has also appeared in every episode to date of the TV show. William Compton (William Erasmus Compton according to Dead Until Dark) is a fictional character from the The Southern Vampire Mysteries/Sookie Stackhouse series by author Charlaine Harris which in 2008 was brought to life by Stephen Moyer in the HBO series True Blood. We, of course, focus on the Bill from True Blood instead of the Bill from the books, but in order to include all information available about Bill, and since his very existence is owed to the books, you will see many book references in comparison to the series. This section of the site will attempt to chronicle who the character of Bill Compton is and what he is really like. Stephen Moyer's most famous role to date has to be that of William Thomas "Bill" Compton. SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't seen all of the series to date or haven't read the books and don't want to know what happens in them, please be warned there are spoilers ahead!
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