As if the eye candy wasn’t good enough on HBO’s “True Blood”, Alan Ball and company has added new blood to the mix: New Zealand hunk Grant Bowler (“Ugly Betty”), up-and-coming actor Theo Alexander (guest spots on “Chuck”, “Pushing Daisies”), and “Prison Break” alum Marshall Allman have joined the cast.
Grant Bowler will trade in his sexy bad boy “Ugly Betty” suits for leather in his role as Coot, a werewolf and “menacing ringleader of a biker gang.
Theo Alexander is cast as Talbot, an “intensely beautiful” vampire (not hard to see why he was cast!) and boyfriend of Russell Edgington (played by Denis O’Hare), the vamp king of Mississippi. An interesting note about Talbot is that he supposedly loves to cook. Now, there are several meanings to that description, I wonder which they mean…?
Marshall Allman will play a regular character of Sam’s long-lost younger shape-shifting brother, Tommy.
In other casting news, we will be seeing more of Bill’s wife, Caroline. Shannon Lucio (“Prison Break”) has been cast to play the role in future scenes involving Caroline. Yes, the role was played by another actress in the first season, but this guest spot will be more involved.
“True Blood” starts filming its third season this week in Los Angeles, CA.
Other roles still out to be cast include “white trash Debbie, hot Latino orderly Jesus, handsome vampire Franklin, alpha male werewolf Alcid and hot but trashy Chrystal”.
[Commentary]
Yo, “True Blood”! You know who would make a great vampire addition to the “True Blood” cast? Luke Goss. Can he be pale and hot at the same time? Yes=> Prince Nuada in Hellboy II. Can he be a deadly vampire? Yes=> Jared Nomak in Blade II. Just saying. :winks:
