Friday, June 25, 2010

Exclusive Interview: DENIS O'HARE SHOWS HIS TRUE FANGS ON 'TRUE BLOOD' - PART ONE

The actor talks about playing the vampire King of Mississippi on the HBO hit


TRUE BLOOD, HBO’s hit series about vampires assimilating into mainstream human culture, adapted by Alan Ball from the novels by Charlaine Harris, is a never-ending source of revelations. Case in point: before this week, who would have imagined that the vampires in Mississippi were ruled by a 2,800-year-old king, Russell Edgington? Okay, the people who read Harris’ books already knew about this, but even they could not have envisioned Russell as portrayed by Denis O’Hare.O’Hare, a Tony Award winner for his featured role in TAKE ME OUT (film and television credits include MILK and a recurring role on BROTHERS & SISTERS), sits down on the set for Bill Compton’s front porch between lighting set-ups for a scene elsewhere on the soundstage to talk about playing his bloody Royal Majesty.

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1 comments:

Rita said...

That is very interesting and his character
on the show is really different from the
books but i like the take,and he mentions
Channing Tatum he is from a small town
about 45 min. from here called Cullman,AL.
Russell is a force to be reckened with
with.