Casting News: Meet Claudine! (SPOILERS)
True Blood is introducing the fairies this season with one of our all-time favorite characters, Claudine. We’ve been speculating on who should get the role, and now Ausiello tells us who snagged it: British actress Lara Pulver. You may recognize her from the last season of the BBC’s Robin Hood; she played Guy of Gisborne’s [...]
Casting News: Talbot Lookalike Revealed (SPOILERS)
True Blood just got a little hotter. Ausiello is reporting that Michael Steger (90210) has been cast as Tony, the Talbot lookalike/gay prostitute Russell picks up (maybe after he finds out about this?). Steger is only slated to appear in one episode this season, but there’s a possibility he’ll recur in season 4. What do [...]
CASTING NEWS: Meet Hollis (SPOILERS)
True Blood is getting a new barkeeper in season 3. No, Sam Merlotte isn’t out of a job, but we will meet Hollis, owner of a werewolf bar in Shreveport. On the Red Carpet reports that Vincent Ward has landed the role, and although the casting call stated that he was a bouncer at the [...]
CASTING NEWS: Meet Holly Cleary! (SPOILERS)
True Blood season 3 just gained another waitress: Ausiello scoops that Lauren Bowles has been cast in the recurring role of Holly Cleary. This single mom takes a job as a waitress at Merlotte’s where she freaks out Arlene with her “oddly prescient observations”. She will arrive midway through season 3 and is likely to [...]
EXCLUSIVE: Meet Calvin Norris (SPOILERS)
Sources have confirmed to True-Blood.net exclusively that veteran actor Gregory Sporleder has landed the recurring role of Calvin Norris for True Blood season 3. Gregory has appeared in a variety of movies and television roles since his on-screen debut in 1989, including roles in the movies Say Anything, A League of Their Own, Twister, Black [...]
CASTING NEWS: Meet Debbie Pelt
Once Alcide was cast, a lot of True Blood fans started speculating about who would play his psycho ex, Debbie Pelt. Fairuza Balk? Alyssa Milano? Nope, according to The Hollywood Reporter, the beefed-up role of Debbie Pelt will be played by The Middleman‘s Brit Morgan. I’m guessing a dye job is in Brit’s future, but [...]
CASTING NEWS: Dawn Olivieri Joins True Blood
Although this bit of casting news leaked earlier this week, it wasn’t made official until today: Heroes‘ Dawn Olivieri announced on her Facebook page that she’s landed the role of Janice Herveaux, Alcide’s sister. Described as fit and tough as nails, Janice prefers biker gear, believes in horoscopes and psychics, and is protective of her [...]
CASTING NEWS: Kevin Alejandro Joins True Blood
Happy New Year, Truebies! As True Blood goes back into production after the holidays, the casting news is beginning to flow again. First up comes news that Southland‘s Kevin Alejandro will join True Blood as Jesus Velasquez, a recurring character for season 3 and potentially a regular in season 4. Who is Jesus? He’s the [...]
SPOILERS: More Casting! Lindsay Pulsipher is “Crystal”
This just in from EW’s Ausiello: They’ve cast the part of Crystal! Last seen in A&E’s The Beast, starring the late Patrick Swayze and Travis Fimmel, Pulsipher played Fimmel’s neighbor and love interest on the show. She’s also appeared in various television shows such as The Eleventh Hour, CSI: NY and NCIS. Pulsipher wins the [...]
CASTING NEWS: Shannon Welles To Guest on True Blood
Mad Men‘s Shannon Welles will guest star on True Blood this season as a “mysterious woman out in the middle of nowhere”, according to EW’s Ausiello. This is not a character for whom we’ve seen a casting call yet, so we don’t have a clue what her part is in the overall storyline. What do [...]
