Vampires Listed in order of first appearances.
Introduced in season one •
Liam, Malcolm, and Diane (portrayed by Graham Shiels,
Andrew Rothenberg, and
Aunjanue Ellis) appear in episode 2,
Strange Love (Liam) and episode 2, The First Taste (Malcolm and Diane). They are vampire acquaintances of Bill Compton who live together in a "nest" (a small coterie of vampires; living together in this way often makes the members more brutal and callous about human life) and come to live Bon Temps during the first season. They all despise mainstreaming and have no regard for human life. Malcolm is the oldest of the three; indeed, he is older than Bill, and assumes a leadership role in the nest. He likes to party and has a human lover named Jerry. Sookie discovers, telepathically, that Jerry has
hepatitis D and is trying to infect the nest. Liam pays Maudette Pickens a large sum of money to have sex with her and is videotaped in the act. Diane slept with Bill shortly after she was turned in the 1930s and has been trying to seduce him ever since. All three vampires are killed in a fire set by Royce Williams and his associates, Chuck and Wayne. Sookie initially thinks Bill was caught in the fire as well. • '''''' (portrayed by
Raoul Trujillo) is the bartender at Fangtasia. In season one, Sookie discovers that he's been stealing money from the bar when she reads the mind of a waitress working there named Ginger. Longshadow glamors Ginger when she discovers what he's been doing. Bill stakes Longshadow to save Sookie's life when he attacks her for revealing his treachery, and this murder means that Bill now must be punished by the local vampires. • '''''' (portrayed by
Patrick Gallagher) is the bartender at the Shreveport Vampire Bar, Fangtasia. Chow is introduced in the series as the new bartender after Longshadow is staked by Bill. When they first meet in season one, Bill admits that he prefers Longshadow after Chow boasts of having a lower
par in a golf video game for
Wii. • '''''' (portrayed by
Željko Ivanek) was a vampire judge who presided over all the vampires of North America. He was from the
Iberian peninsula and was turned during the late ninth century. He was feared because of his political power and advanced age. During the first season, he tried and sentenced Bill for murdering Longshadow, a fellow vampire. As punishment for the crime, he forced Bill to sire Jessica in order to replace the vampire he had killed during a time when their numbers are so important. In season three, he tasked Sophie-Anne and Eric with finding out who was selling vampire blood and their source. Although he was suspicious that they were the actual culprits he nonetheless took their innocence at face value. In episode 7, he was forced by King Russell to officiate the marriage between him and Queen Sophie-Anne. After the deed was done, Russell used The Magister's cane to decapitate him.
Introduced in season two • '''''' (portrayed by
Allan Hyde) is a 2,100-year-old vampire and Eric Northman’s maker. Godric is the sheriff of Area 9, a large region including Dallas, Texas. Born in Gaul in the first century, Godric was enslaved in Rome. He was turned into a vampire at age 16 by his abusive master, whom he later killed. Godric favors human-vampire coexistence. Eric Northman, his progeny, holds him in the highest regard. When Godric goes missing, Eric sends Sookie and Hugo to find him. The anti-vampire group, the Fellowship of the Sun, is holding Godric captive for execution. Godric rescues Sookie, killing her attacker, and peacefully defuses a standoff between vampires and the Fellowship. However, a retaliatory suicide bomber from the Fellowship of the Sun destroys his home and kills some of his companions (both human and vampire). Godric reveals he surrendered willingly, hoping his death would bring reconciliation and atonement for his past crimes. He resigns as sheriff and, weary of his long life and the persistent conflict between species, chooses to "meet the sun" at dawn on the roof of the Hotel Carmilla with Sookie present. Godric's spirit later appears to Eric multiple times, urging peace, until Lilith's vision seemingly destroys his spirit. •
(portrayed by
Valerie Cruz) is a lieutenant of Godric's introduced during the second season. She and Stan bicker constantly throughout the investigation in Dallas, much to Eric's frustration. At one point, Stan mentions that she has been working for Godric for forty years. She has a human boyfriend, Hugo, who accompanies Sookie when she infiltrates the Fellowship of the Sun, but is revealed to be a traitor to the vampires. In a conversation with Eric, she describes her interest in Hugo as being like "a science experiment", however even after the discovery of Hugo's treachery she admits to still loving him (prompting Godric to reduce his punishment from execution to banishment). During a meeting with Nan Flanagan that results in Godric's resignation, he recommends that Isabel take his position as the sheriff of Area Nine. Whether or not she becomes Godric's replacement after his suicide is unclear. Her appearance in "I Will Rise Up" suggests that she does not follow Hugo into exile. Sookie phones her while she is looking for Bill, suggesting that she is still in Dallas. • '''''' (portrayed by
Ed Quinn) is Godric's lieutenant in Texas. He is opposed to vampires "coming out of the coffin", and wants to kill the members of the Fellowship of the Sun. Despite his high position under Godric's rule of Area 9, his brash, unrepentant attitude and his view of humans as nothing more than food made him untrustworthy in the eyes of most other vampires. His age is unknown but it's implied that he was turned during the 19th century. According to Isabel, he was killed by Luke's suicide bombing Godric's nest. • '''''' (portrayed by
Evan Rachel Wood) is the 500-year-old Vampire Queen of Louisiana. She is forced into a marriage of convenience with Russell Edgington. Sophie is cold, unforgiving, powerful, and spoiled. To maintain her fortune, she forces Eric to make Lafayette sell V in flagrant violation of vampire taboos. Her human lover, Hadley, is Sookie's cousin. When Hadley informs Sophie-Anne of Sookie's abilities before the series begins, the Queen sends Bill Compton to seduce and procure Sookie. At their first meeting, Bill allows Sookie to be brutally attacked by the Rattrays in order to feed her his blood. After Sookie discovers this and angrily throws Bill out, he blames Sophie-Anne and lures the Queen to his home to fight to the death. A brief fight ends abruptly when Bill reveals Nan Flanagan's armed forces hidden in the home, who violently kill Sophie-Anne with wooden bullets. When Sookie angrily throws Bill out after discovering this, he blames Sophie-Anne. He lures the Queen to his home and tells her that only one of them will leave alive. This assassination was part of a deal; in exchange for arranging Sophie-Anne's assassination, Nan makes Bill the new Vampire King of Louisiana.
Introduced in season three • '''''' (portrayed by
Theo Alexander) is Russell Edgington's husband, turned by him some 700 years ago in his native
Greece. He is seen to be very sensitive, taking interruptions to his carefully planned dinners and damage to his mansion very personally. During the episodes, we can hear Talbot speaking Greek. Talbot has a liking for Eric Northman and seems to be totally uninterested in Russell's political plans. Eventually, his anger over Russell's antics reaches a boiling point and he breaks several of the artifacts Russell has collected over the centuries. Eric agrees to spend time with him while Russell is out of town to calm him down. Once they are alone, Eric seduces him. He stakes Talbot from behind, killing him. Russell, unhinged by Talbot's death, had his remains placed in a glass jar which he took with him wherever he went. In the season 3 finale, Sookie takes Talbot's remains and pours them down the sink, torturing Russell by turning on the garbage disposal as she does. • '''''' (portrayed by
James Frain) was a British vampire who worked for Russell Edgington as an investigator. He was first seen entering Merlotte's and having a one-night stand with Tara. He then revealed his true colours when he blackmailed Jessica into telling him all she knew about Bill. He then bit and tied up Tara and took her to Russell's mansion. He was emotionally unstable and wanted Tara to become his vampire bride. In order for Tara to escape and find Sookie, she mercilessly bludgeoned him using a medieval
morning star. Despite his injuries, which included a crushed skull, he survived. In the episode "Everything is Broken", Franklin found Tara in the parking lot of Merlotte's. While he was choking her, Jason shot him in the heart with a wooden bullet, granting him the true death at last.
Supporting characters Introduced in season two Listed in order of first appearances. •
Luke McDonald (played by
Wes Brown) is a Fellowship of the Sun member from Odessa, Texas. Luke is Jason Stackhouse's friend, enemy, and rival at various points in the season. He joins the anti-vampire church's training camp after a knee injury ends his military and college football aspirations. He initially bonds with Jason but grows jealous of Jason's attention. He became a Soldier of the Sun, often performing poorly due to their rivalry. They briefly reconciled when Jason helped him over a fence. After a clash between Stan's vampires and the Fellowship, Luke appears to vanish. He reappears at Godric's gathering with
a silver bomb. He detonates it, killing himself, three vampires, and two humans. The character was also featured in interactive internet campaigns, including a fictional blog and YouTube channel. •
Barry Horowitz (played by
Chris Coy) is a telepathic bellboy at Dallas' Hotel Carmilla who fears revealing his ability. He initially refuses Sookie's attempts to communicate. However, when Sookie calls for help telepathically after her capture by the Fellowship of the Sun, Barry helps her. Lorena briefly feeds on Barry but stops after sensing his blood is different, which distracts her long enough for Bill to attack her with a TV. Bill then helps Barry escape. In Season 4, Barry makes a brief appearance in the faerie world of Fae with his faerie godfather, eating a magical glowing fruit. •
Gabe (played by
Greg Collins) is the mercenary second-in-command of the anti-vampire group the Soldiers of the Sun. When they learn of Hugo and Sookie Stackhouse's plan to infiltrate the Fellowship of the Sun, Gabe helps Rev. Steve Newlin kidnap and imprison them in the church basement, where they are also keeping vampires and a vampire-fighting arsenal. After Rev. Newlin learns that Jason and Sookie are siblings, Gabe apprehends and plans to execute Jason for his betrayal. Jason overpowers him and escapes. Enraged, Gabe returns to the church where he attempts to rape Sookie before he is killed by the vampire Godric. •
Hadley Hale (played by
Lindsey Haun) is Sookie and Jason Stackhouse's cousin and Queen Sophie-Anne's human lover. She is first mentioned in season one at Adele "Gran" Stackhouse’s funeral, where Sookie comments that Hadley has left the rehabilitation clinic Gran paid for but no one knows where she is. In season two, she appears as part of Sophie-Anne's retinue of human companions. Hadley privately asks Bill about Sookie and Gran, aware she can't leave the vampire world but still curious about people in her past. In the third season, Sophie-Anne reveals that Hadley is her human lover and companion during her imprisonment. Hadley had previously revealed Sookie's telepathic gift, sparking the queen’s interest in her. Eric Northman exploits a fearful Hadley for information on Sookie, saving her own life. Eric uses her again to deliver a message to Sookie. In season three episode 9, Hadley is revealed to have an 8-year-old son, Hunter, who shares Sookie's telepathic gift.
Introduced in season three Listed in order of first appearances. •
Yvetta (portrayed by
Natasha Alam) is the new exotic dancer of Fangtasia in season three. Initially enjoying the attention of Eric, as much as she eventually gets to think he actually cares for her, she is eventually hit with the realization that she is of no interest at all to him. In retaliation for his callous attitude, she saves Sookie from captivity, and cleans out the bar's safe. Though thought of as an uneducated immigrant by Pam, Yvetta reveals that in her native country,
Estonia, she was a cardiologist. •
Cooter (Coot) (portrayed by
Grant Bowler) is the leader of his werewolf pack that was responsible for kidnapping Bill Compton at Russell Edgington's request. He is engaged to Debbie, Alcide's ex-girlfriend. He is seen as immature, wild, and crazy. In episode 7, he is shot twice by Alcide, and dies. •
Gus (portrayed by
Don Swayze) is a werewolf member of Coot's pack until killed by Jessica whilst leading an attack on her and Bill, on orders from Russell. •
Melinda Mickens (portrayed by
J. Smith-Cameron) is Sam's biological mother who gave him up for adoption. She is also the mother of Tommy and the wife of Joe Lee. She is seen as a poor mother, who tries to use Sam to get things from him. She is a shifter, like her sons. It is revealed that she is scared to leave Joe Lee, since it is him that had previously pushed her into dogfighting for money and now she expects Tommy to do the same because she is too old. She apparently dies at Tommy's hand while trying to come between Tommy and Joe Lee as they fight. •
Joe Lee Mickens (portrayed by
Cooper Huckabee) is Sam's biological father, who was serving time in jail when Sam was born. He is also the father of Tommy and husband to Melinda. He tries to use Sam for money while pretending to be a caring father. He tries to hide from Sam the fact that he forces Tommy in to dogfights in order to make money. He dies at Tommy's hand after Joe Lee tries to recapture Tommy and make him fight again in the 4th season. •
Calvin Norris (portrayed by
Gregory Sporleder) is the head of the inbred Norris clan, managing the family's drug business. He strongly opposes the budding relationship between his daughter, Crystal, and Jason Stackhouse, demanding that Crystal marry her brother/cousin Felton. He is shot dead by Felton, moments before the DEA attacks their home. •
Debbie Pelt (portrayed by
Brit Morgan) is a werewolf and Alcide's ex-girlfriend. She became engaged to Coot and joined his pack, which was supplied with V by Russell Edgington. After feeding on Bill Compton's blood, Debbie threatened Sookie, but was stopped by Tara. Alcide fatally shot Coot, leading Debbie to vow revenge. Debbie later led a werewolf attack on Sookie's house at Russell's command. After a fight, Sookie scarred Debbie and forced her out. In Season 4, Debbie reconciled with Alcide and became sober, but suspected his feelings for Sookie. She almost left Alcide for her new pack master, Marcus, but Alcide killed Marcus and broke up with and abjured her. Seeking revenge, Debbie later attempted to shoot Sookie. Tara pushed Sookie out of the way, taking the shot to the head. In retaliation, Sookie kills Debbie while Debbie begs for her life on the floor. •
Felton Norris (portrayed by
James Harvey Ward) is Crystal's brutal brother/cousin/fiancé and a frontman in the Norris family drug business. He is violent and frequently beats Crystal when she strays from him. Just before the DEA raid the town Felton reveals he is addicted to V. In the season three finale, he forces Crystal to leave town with him, after shooting their father. He is seen again in Episode 2 of Season 4 when it is revealed he and Crystal have kidnapped Jason in order to turn him into a were-panther. He is ambushed and killed by Jason while trying to recapture Jason after Jason escapes the bed that the Hotshot were-panthers tied him to in an effort to add new bloodlines to the in-bred Hotshot community. •
Summer (portrayed by
Melissa Rauch) is the sweet girl next door who has had a crush on Hoyt for a long time. After his breakup with Jessica, she, with help from Maxine, becomes his new girlfriend. She is shown to be opposed to vampires, hence attaining Maxine's approval. Eventually she has her heart crushed when Hoyt returns to Jessica. She has a very upbeat talkative personality, loving dolls and show tunes and talks constantly. Hoyt finds it hard to stand her but admits that it is better than being alone. It is something of a visual gag that Summer at 5'0" is nearly a foot and half shorter than the 6'5" Hoyt. •
Don Bartolo (portrayed by Del Zamora) is the grandfather to Jesús, and a brujo or shaman, who lives in Mexico. Don Bartolo attempted to teach Jesús the ways of being a brujo, but Jesús' mother would not allow it, and Jesús was never allowed to see his grandfather again. Don Bartolo is first shown in a flashback when Jesús was a young boy. Seen later in current times, he is older, grayer, yet still a mysterious force to be dealt with. •
Claudine Crane (portrayed by
Lara Pulver) was a faerie first introduced in "Hitting the Ground". She had stated that she, and others like her, had protected and, on occasion, saved Sookie from danger. Her first appearances were in a dream realm Sookie, while being comatose after getting drained, and Bill, after ingesting faerie blood, visit. She later appears when she gets Sookie to Faerie, a realm inhabited by faeries and part-faeries, which Sookie escapes from, after learning the faeries' true intentions with her and other part-faeries. Claudine is drained and killed by the amnesiac Eric after she comes back to the human realm to get Sookie back to Faerie.
Introduced in season four Listed in order of first appearances. •
Portia Bellefleur (portrayed by
Courtney Ford) is Andy Bellefleur's cousin and a successful attorney. She has business dealings with Bill Compton, which develop into a sexual relationship. Bill breaks the relationship off when he discovers that Portia is one of his descendants, which he considers incestuous. Portia was far more reluctant to end the relationship, so Bill glamours her into being afraid of him. •
Antonia Gavilán de Logroño (portrayed by
Paola Turbay)
, along with Marnie, was the main antagonist of the fourth season. A powerful witch and necromancer from late sixteenth-century Logroño, Spain, she became a necromancer to save her village from fever. She also served as healer and midwife. She was fed upon by vampires masquerading as priests in the local
Roman Catholic church, raped by the vampire Luis (now on of Bill's sheriffs in Louisiana), and burned at the stake in 1610 during the
Spanish Inquisition. As she was burning to death, Antonia and her fellow witches cast a spell to destroy all nearby vampires within twenty miles of Logroño by bringing them into the sun. Antonia repeats this spell in Bon Temps four centuries later, possessing Marnie's body inside Bill's compound. Disheartened by the collateral damage, she leaves Marnie's body. However, Marnie convinces her to re-bond to continue the war and use her as a source of power. After Marnie kills a member of the coven, Antonia sees that she has become evil and attempts leaves again, but Marnie uses a binding spell to pull her back. Jesús ultimately frees Antonia, breaking all her spells. In the season 4 finale, Antonia returns to comfort, forgive, and ease Marnie's passage to the afterlife. •
Marcus Bozeman (portrayed by Dan Buran), the werewolf pack leader of Shreveport, urges Alcide to join his pack. After Marcus involves Debbie, Alcide eventually joins. Marcus sees potential in Alcide but warns the pack to avoid the vampire-witch war. Revealed as Luna's ex-husband, Marcus warns Sam Merlotte to stay away from her. When he finding Tommy instead of Sam at Merlotte's, Marcus demands Sam meet him at his shop. There, Marcus tells Sam to stay away from Luna. When Sam blames his brother, Marcus and his wolves beat up Sam, but are shocked when Sam shifts into Tommy. After Tommy dies, Sam vows vengeance for his brother. Marcus later visits Debbie to question Alcide's loyalty and offers to help her with her lack of desire for children. Alcide kills Marcus during a confrontation at his and Debbie's house. •
Naomi (portrayed by
Vedette Lim) is Tara's girlfriend from New Orleans. She met Toni, the name Tara was using, cage-fighting. After receiving mail addressed to Tara Thornton, she travels to Bon Temps to confront Toni/Tara. After making up with Tara, Pam tries to kill them out of anger, and Tara tells her that she will not have her blood on her hands and tells her to leave. •
Mavis (portrayed by
Nondumiso Tembe) was an African-American, Creole woman during the early 20th century. In flashbacks the story of her death is told: she was having an affair with a married white man. After she had his child, he killed the baby. When she found out, she grieved and then tried to attack him, but he then killed her. Bent on seeing her baby one last time, she doesn't find rest and wanders as a spirit, showing herself to Mikey Bellefleur and Lafayette. After possessing Lafayette, the matter is resolved, and with the help of Jesús, she leaves in peace with the spirit of her baby.
Introduced in season five Listed in order of first appearances. •
Martha Bozeman (portrayed by
Dale Dickey) is the mother of the pack master Marcus, who was killed by Alcide at the end of season 4. As Emma's grandmother, she claims to simply want to be a part of Luna's daughter's life, believing Emma to be a werewolf rather than a shifter. •
Rosalyn Harris (portrayed by
Carolyn Hennesy) is a chancellor of the Authority. She was present at Russell Edgington's execution where she witnessed his escape and the brutal demise of Guardian Roman Zimojic. She's faithful to the Authority's path to mainstreaming. However, after witnessing Dieter's demise at the hands of Russell for speaking against them, she, Bill and Eric join the Sanguinistas in order to protect themselves. After drinking the blood of Lilith, she becomes a full believer of Lilith, and takes it very seriously. In the
season 5 finale, Sam shape shifts into a fly and enters her mouth and shifts back into a human, blowing her up. •
Kibwe Akinjide (portrayed by
Peter Mensah) is a chancellor of the Authority and appears to be in charge of the Authority's bodyguards. After arriving to retrieve Russell Edgington, Kibwe brutally murders all of the humans Russell had yet to feed, including Alcide's co-worker Doug. He is present at the execution of Russell Edgington and witnesses Russell's escape and staking of Guardian Roman Zimojic. He reveals himself to be a true Sanguinista after Roman's death. When Bill slips into a religious fervor after having visions of Lilith, Bill secretly decapitates Kibwe when he finds out she has appeared to him as well. •
Dieter Braun (portrayed by
Christopher Heyerdahl) is a chancellor of the Authority and appears to be in charge of the Authority's security camera system and UV lights in the cell blocks. As he watches Nora in her cell praying to Lilith, he proclaims out loud that the Vampire Bible is nothing but a book, for he knew the guy who wrote it, and he was high when he did. It is unknown if he was gloating or telling the truth. His true alliance remains with the Authority. He is present at Russell Edgington's execution, where he witnesses Russell's escape and Roman's brutal demise. Afterwards, when the chancellors chose to follow the path of Sanguinistas, he screams blasphemy and Russell rips his head off. •
Alexander Drew (portrayed by
Jacob Hopkins) is a chancellor of the Authority. Alexander Drew was turned vampire when he was just a child and has remained that for years. He helped Roman Zimojic when he began to mainstream with other humans. Their close relationship came to an end when Nora Gainsborough revealed her true alliance with the Sanguinista, and ratted out Chancellor Drew as well. The Authority find a video on his laptop of him feeding off a human woman, claiming that she's nothing but food. The video was sent by him to known enemies of the Authority with the encrypted message "In secrecy and solidarity". Chancellor Drew is staked by Roman in front of everyone as he tries to explain himself. •
Molly (portrayed by
Tina Majorino) is an employee of the Authority and the inventor of the iStake, a device that is strapped directly over the heart of its potential victim and delivers a lethal projectile when remotely triggered or tampered with. She was turned in her 20s. When Bill and Eric are tasked with locating Russell Edgington, she outfits them with iStakes that are to be triggered if they fail. She is unsympathetic to the Sanguinistas who have taken over the Authority and is sentenced to the True Death after a futile attempt to escape with Eric and Nora. She denounces the Sanguinistas before being executed with her invention. == Footnotes ==