His wife, Anna Paquin, gave birth to fraternal twins (a boy named Charlie and a girl named Poppy) on September 12, 2012.
Played the part of a vampire in True Blood (2008) and he is attacked by humans. In Priest (2011), he played a human who is attacked by vampires. In Ultraviolet (1998), he played a human who is turned into a vampire and then killed by a human.
He loves to box and frequently engages in sparring to keep in shape.
Confirmed his engagement to longtime girlfriend and co-star Anna Paquin. (August 2009)
Was supposed to appear in the FOX drama pilot NSA Innocent (retitled
Company Man), but got the role in HBO's True Blood (2008). His earlier role was taken over by Jason Behr.
Graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
Despite playing enemies in True Blood, he and Anna Paquin are actually really good friends with Denis O'Hare in real life.
He has two children from previous relationships: a son named Billy (b. 2000) and
a daughter named Lilac (b. 2002). Lilac's mother is British journalist Lorien Haynes.