Sookie Stackhouse
Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) is a telepathic half human, half fairy hybrid, and the supernatural protagonist of the HBO series.
Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) is a telepathic half human, half fairy hybrid, and the supernatural protagonist of the HBO series.
In season five, brother and sister, Jason (Ryan Kwanten) and Sookie find out that their parents were killed by vampires.
Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis) is a flamboyant medium who lives in Bon Temps, Louisiana.
In season five, Bill (Stephen Moyer) became a devout follower of the Sanguinista Movement, a faction of vampire that believes in the literal interpretation of the vampire bible. In the season finale, Bill drink the blood of Lilith, the mother of all vampires, and faces "true death," causing him to rise as a more powerful vampire than before.
In the bloody conclusion of Season 5, Tara (Rutina Wesley), Sookie and Nora (Lucy Griffiths) broke into the Authority complex, killing the multiple guards, in order to retrieve a few of their friends.
Bon Temps vampire sheriff Eric (Alexander Skarsgard), and his progeny, Pam (Kristin Bauer van Straten), have a complicated relationship, to say the least.
Deborah Ann Woll plays the young vampire progeny, or offspring, of Bill Compton. She's just a young vampire trying to figure out who she is, and maybe find love along the way.
Holly (Lauren Bowels) is a witch that is currently in a relationship with Andy (Chris Bauer), the human sheriff of Renard Parish.
Pam is intensely loyal to her maker and Area 5 sheriff, Eric Northman, but in the season five finale she displays a romantic interest for female vampire Tara.
In his wolf form, Alcide (Joe Manganiello) is identified by his orange eyes. He successfully became the leader of the pack when he killed J.D. (Louis Herthum) with vampire blood in the season five finale.
Burell (Arliss Howard) will be a reoccurring character in season six. He is the governor of Louisiana who harbors a vendetta against vampires.
Willa (Amelia Rose) is the daughter of Governor Burell and, unlike her father, advocates for the rights of vampires.
Sookie's childhood best friend, Tara, was killed at the end of season four, but was resurrected in the season five premiere, when she was turned into a vampire. Later in the season, Tara attempts to commit suicide because she is uncomfortable in her altered form, but she ultimately embraces the change.
Temptation actress Jurnee Smollett-Bell, who also starred on beloved NBC series Friday Night Lights, will play Nicole Wright, a new character that is set to be featured in the upcoming season of True Blood.
Actor Rob Kazinsky (Red Tails) will play new character, Ben Flynn, in season six of True Blood.
Kelly Overton will return as werewolf Rikki Naylor for the sixth season of the HBO original series.
In season six, actor Rutger Hauer (Blade Runner) will play Sookie and Jason's great-grandfather and the fairy prince, Niall Brigant.
In season five, Newlin (Michael McMillian) announced that he is "a proud gay American vampire," who is in love with Jason. He was recently turned, having previously been a strong adversary to vampire rights.
Sam (Sam Trammell) is a shapeshifter and the owner of the Bon Temps, Louisiana bar where Sookie works.
The 1,000-year-old vampire will reprise his role as the strapping sheriff of Bon Temps and the on-and-off again love interest of mind reading waitress, Sookie.
Carrie Preston and Todd Lowe play the Bon Temps married couple and Merlotte's coworkers.
True Blood returns to HBO with a new season on June 16.