True Blood Exclusive: Look Who's Returning! It's Godric !

You already know that True Blood‘s upcoming fourth season will feature witches, werewolves and more Nan Flannigan. But here’s what I’m fairly certain you don’t know: It’ll also mark the return of vampire legend Godric!
TVLine has exclusively learned that Allan Hyde will reprise his role as Eric’s late, forever young-looking maker when the HBO drama resumes this summer.
The duration and exact timing of his stint are unknown. It’s also unclear what form the onetime vampire sheriff of Area 9 will take given that he succumbed to the worst sunburn in history during season 2. (He returned briefly from the great beyond in the season 3 finale to deliver a message to Eric.)

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Allan Connects With Fans

Earlier this year you shot “Exteriors” with director Patrik Syversen in Los Angeles but it is mainly a Norwegian film. Will “Exteriors” be distributed in the US?
Could you tell us about your character?
That is right, yes. “Exteriors” was an extremely small production consisting of only Patrik Syversen, Marie Kristiansen, Christian Schaanning and the actors and I actually only had one day of work despite the fact that I am in the first 30 minutes of the movie. It is a drama about
“being seen” and how we perceive ourselves around other people. Specifically, it deals with two young actresses who are in LA to try out for the same part and their journey to get there.

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'True Blood' Takeaways: Godric (the vampire) as Angel, Salvation through Love

Hang on to your hats !

The most depraved show on television, HBO's vampire/fairy/shapeshifter-filled 'True Blood,' finished its latest season with a plethora of rather Christian-themed images and ideas about salvation, if presented in a somewhat blasphemous fashion.
The first: Salvation through love. Godric, who is also Eric's vampire-maker (sire), and who joyfully went to his death after a long, long life (Godric encountered it as a huge relief), appears at the beginning of this season's finale in angelic fashion. Eric is on the point of death, roasting in the sunlight (literally), and Godric appears to him in a vision, glowing, surrounded by a circle of light, preaching that death brings eternal peace and forgiveness of all sins, and that beyond death is complete love. Even more, Godric tries to convey that revenge is not the answer and that hatred will only bring unhappiness. Forgiveness and love are the only means to redemption.

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Get ready for Eyecon 2010 by listening to Alan " Godric" interview from last years event

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Interview with Allan " Godric" Hyde

Danish Actor Allan Hyde talks about filming the TV series “True Blood”, hanging out with celebrities and how it is to be part of an American super success

Tonight Allan Hyde is on the TV screen in “True Blood” as the 2000 year old tattooed vampire Godric, one of the lead roles in the second season of the popular series. For the 20 year old actor it was a great experience to be involved in filming in Hollywood, even though it was overwhelming while it was underway.

The requirements are very different there than at home where it is normal for actors to work closely with the director about their role. On “True Blood”, it was expected that you develop it yourself.

“I had to play a major role, as people had high expectations of an huge American series, and I got no help- no one to blame if things went wrong. So to give myself a little peace of mind I wrote a long email to the writer Alan Ball where I mapped my thoughts in terms of Godric and asked for advice a couple of places. Just to see if I was on track. It was me, ” says Allan Hyde to Tjektv from the U.S.

Although it was unrelenting work for everyone, and nerves became frayed, both actors and crew were incredibly responsive to Allan Hyde’s surprise, he had feared that the well-known actors would feel better than the rest of the team, but this was not the case.

“Everyone joked and had fun, talked about personal things and gave good advice. If I have to mention specific people I hung out with, it will be Lenny, my stand-in, but also Alexander Skarsgård, Mariana Klaveno, Stephen Moyer and Anna Paquin. Actually all of them I had scenes with,” says Allan Hyde to Tjektv.

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Alan ( Godric) Hyde podcast is now up

Allan Hyde (Godric) from True Blood Artist on Demand Interview

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Date / Time: 2/15/2010 9:00 PM
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Join us in welcoming Allan Hyde from season 2 of the hit TV show True Blood where he plays Godric, the 2000 year old vampire who is compassionate towards humans and vampires alike, and the maker of Eric. We will talk to him about working on the True Blood set, breaking into the business, and what he has planned for the future.

Godric sings

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6 word stories: let's write about Godric

We all love 6 word stories ..you guys post your 6 word stories about Godric in comments !

Godric Bookmarks

You can buy these for $4 on Etsy here

I'll be you father, your brother, your child

these are really nice ..

Go Ask Dallas: Godric's Ultra Modern chair

Dallas - tell me about the seriously cool mod chair that Godric is sitting in the the pre explosion Dallas nest shots ...

Ok - I think it's called a petal lounge chair

You can buy one here

It's usually sold in black or red but on some sites you can order it in white.

True Blood Allan Hyde MTV's Hump Day Hottie

Sure, Allan Hyde may not be with us anymore on "True Blood" (oops! Spoiler alert!), but that doesn't mean we're not crushing on the man we got to know as Godric for a (way too) short amount time. And, we're hoping now that he's won the hearts of the ladies here in the U.S. we'll be seeing more of him! Press play on the video below to see just why we nominated him our Hump Day Hottie this week:

Vital Stats: This 20-year-old hails from Denmark and couldn't be more excited to find out how much girls are crushing on him stateside, describing the accolade as "cool." What's cooler is that this up-and-coming actor also happens to be single and looking for that special someone. "I'm looking for someone that I can talk to about everything," he tells Hollywood Crush. "A nice laugh, a warm laugh."

Where you might have already seen him: If you live in Europe you'll know him from "Awakening," "Album" and "2900 Happiness." But, since we don't, we only know him as the 2000-year-old vamp, Godric, on "True Blood." Also, let’s not forget he voiced the character Ron Weasley for the Denmark-edition of "Harry Potter" and sang on the Danish version of the "Camp Rock" soundtrack.

Being so unfamiliar with TV programming overseas, he says he had no idea what "True Blood" even was at first. "That's the thing, in Denmark we get all the bad American TV shows over there. So when I heard that this was an audition, I was psyched about it. I'm such a big fan of the show now."

Why you should take notice of him now: Obviously jumping on the vampire bandwagon won't be hurting Allan's career anytime soon and now he's hard at work on a slew of projects in his native country, but he says that if anything should happen for him in America he'd be back here to work. That is, if he can make one important improvement.

"It's hard because I have an accent and so few roles allow an accent to be there," he explained. "So I'm really working hard at getting the American accent." "True Blood" creator Allan Ball, however, embraced the actor's native vernacular. "Probably one of the reasons he chose me is this accent," he says of his Danish-British (and slight American) tongue which he calls an "undefinable" hybrid. "It was the thing [Ball] liked about it. You can't track [Godric] back to one place."

We're not doubting we'll be seeing more of Allan sometime again soon, but don't expect him to immediately embrace the image of a certain other handsome bloodsucker. "I have no idea whether the Robert Pattinson situation is something I really want or not," he admits. "It's cool that a lot of people admire you. But I think his attention might be a little overwhelming!"

Until next Wednesday, you can get the rest of your hottie fix by clicking on Allan's photo below to see who else is in our vault!

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Access Exclusive: ‘True Blood’s’ Allan Hyde On Playing Powerful Vampire Godric

From Access Holywood

On HBO’s “True Blood” fans are divided between Team Bill and Team Eric, but midway through the vampire series’ stellar Season 2, a force older, wiser and far more powerful than either of those fanged ones burst on to the scene in the form of a 2,000-year-old vampire played by a 20-year-old.

Danish actor Allan Hyde is a relative unknown stateside, but his subtle and heartbreaking take on the role of Godric has left fans clamoring for more of the young star. AccessHollywood.com caught up with Allan just days before his gripping recent episode.

(Spoiler Alert!)

Was Sunday’s episode the final time fans will see Godric?

“It is the last episode of my character,” Allan told Access last week before viewers saw Godric take his own life on a rooftop in Dallas as the rising sun caused his body to combust into flames.

“Unless, they decide to do like flashbacks, but I don’t know anything about that,” he said.

Though he’s thus far unknown to most of America, Allan has a slew of Danish films and stage credits to his name along with voicing Ron Weasley in the “Harry Potter” movie in his native country and appearing on the international soundtrack to Disney’s “Camp Rock” – a far cry from his role on “True Blood.”

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HERE ARE SOME OF MY FAVORITES OF GODRIC

Godric sees god

True Blood's Godric has been cast and he's perfect!

this was my post from may

Wow, now I am as excited about this-almost as excited as I was about the 'Beyond here lies nothing' 2nd promotional video I posted last night ;-)

I just have to say of the hundreds and hundreds of characters we meet in Charlaine Harris's Sookieverse, Godric ( Godfrey) is one of THE most fascinating to me ...

The casting call from February read:

Casting call for episode 2.05. No Episode title yet and filming will be between the end of Feb and early march.

[GODRIC]
Over two thousand years old but looks 15, he is an ancient Vampire. Small in stature and youthful appearing, but able to project intense power and wisdom. Can have an accent from anywhere. Must be 18 or emancipated

Godric will be played by Allan Hyde who is a 19 year old accomplished Danish actor.

Here is his IMDb page

The character Godric is described in Living Dead in Dallas as:

An ancient teenager.He was blond and shirtless, and his arms and chest were covered with blue tattoos.

In human years, he would've been about sixteen when he'd been made vampire. There was no telling how many years ago that had been. He must be older than Stan, older than Isabel. His English was clear, but heavily accented. I had no idea what kind of accent it was.Maybe his original language was not even spoken anymore. What a lonely feeling that would be.

He has pale blue eyes and is a child killer.

Sookie is saved by " An ancient teenager."

"You afraid they'll complain, if they're awake?" I yelled. "Let me go, get off me! Get off, get off,get off!"
Finally, I'd unpinned my arms. In a moment, they'd recovered enough from the electric jolt to function. I
formed two cups with my hands. As I screamed at him, I clapped my hands over his ears.
He roared, and reared back, his own hands going to his head. He was so full of rage it escaped him and washed over me; it felt like bathing in fury. I knew then that he would kill me if he could, no matter what reprisals he faced. I tried to roll to one side, but he had me pinned with his legs. I watched as his right hand formed a fist, which seemed as big as a boulder to me. And with a sense of doom, I watched the arc of that fist as it descended to my face, knowing this one would knock me out and it would be all over
. . . .
And it didn't happen.
Up in the air Gabe went, pants open and dick hanging out, his fist landing on air, his shoes kicking at my legs.
A short man was holding Gabe up in the air; not a man, I realized at second glance, a teenager. An
ancient teenager.

True Blood's Godric has been cast and he's perfect!

Wow, now I am as excited about this-almost as excited as I was about the 'Beyond here lies nothing' 2nd promotional video I posted last night ;-)

I just have to say of the hundreds and hundreds of characters we meet in Charlaine Harris's Sookieverse, Godric ( Godfrey) is one of THE most fascinating to me ...

The casting call from February read:

Casting call for episode 2.05. No Episode title yet and filming will be between the end of Feb and early march.

[GODRIC]
Over two thousand years old but looks 15, he is an ancient Vampire. Small in stature and youthful appearing, but able to project intense power and wisdom. Can have an accent from anywhere. Must be 18 or emancipated

Godric will be played by Allan Hyde who is a 19 year old accomplished Danish actor.

Here is his IMDb page

The character Godric is described in Living Dead in Dallas as:

An ancient teenager.He was blond and shirtless, and his arms and chest were covered with blue tattoos.

In human years, he would've been about sixteen when he'd been made vampire. There was no telling how many years ago that had been. He must be older than Stan, older than Isabel. His English was clear, but heavily accented. I had no idea what kind of accent it was.Maybe his original language was not even spoken anymore. What a lonely feeling that would be.

He has pale blue eyes and is a child killer.

True Blood - Episode 2.05 - Casting Call for Godric( Godfrey)

We now know that he's officially in season 2 !

OD points to this from Bk 2
"The tattooed vampire," Bill said..."is named Godric, though for the past century he's gone by Godfrey." p104 Living Dead in Dallas.

Here is a casting call for episode 2.05. No Episode title yet and filming will be between the end of Feb and early march.

[GODRIC]
Over two thousand years old but looks 15, he is an ancient Vampire. Small in stature and youthful appearing, but able to project intense power and wisdom. Can have an accent from anywhere. Must be 18 or emancipated sptv050769. RECURRING

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