CASTING NEWS: Meet Alcide!

Sexy, alpha were? Yes please!

The most anticipated new character for True Blood‘s third season is Alcide, the were who makes things even more interesting for Sookie. The Hollywood Reporter just announced that How I Met Your Mother hottie Joe Manganiello landed the role. Kudos to the Truebies who called this one!

It’s been a busy couple of days in True Blood casting news. In case you missed it, here’s the current round up. WARNING: Character spoilers below!

Denis O’Hare – Russell Edgington, King of Mississippi, vampire

Grant Bowler – Coot, leader of a motorcycle gang, werewolf

Theo Alexander – Talbot, Russell’s “trophy husband”, vampire

Shannon Lucio – Caroline Compton, Bill’s wife before he was turned, human

Marshall Allman – Tommy Mickens, Sam’s younger brother, possible shifter

J. Smith-Cameron – Melinda Mickens, Sam’s mother, possible shifter

James Frain – Franklin Mott, Tara’s love interest, vampire

Alfre Woodard – Ruby Jean Reynolds, Lafayette’s mother, human

Natasha Alam – Yvetta, dancer at Fangtasia/Eric’s lover, human?

Gregg Daniel – Reverend Daniels, Lettie Mae’s pastor, human

Cooper Huckabee – Joe Lee Mickens, wife of Melinda, human