Directed by Simon Jayes   Written by Alan Ball   Charlaine Harris   Craig Chester   Cast Anna Paquin ... Sookie Stackhouse Stephen Moyer ... Bill Compton Sam Trammell ... Sam Merlotte Ryan Kwanten ... Jason Stackhouse Rutina Wesley ... Tara Thornton (credit only) Alexander Skarsgård ... Eric Northman Chris Bauer ... Andy Bellefleur Kristin Bauer ... Pam De Beaufort Amelia Rose Blaire ... Willa Burrell (credit only) Lauren Bowles ... Holly Cleary Tara Buck ... Ginger (credit only) Anna Camp ... Sarah Newlin Gregg Daniel ... Reverend Daniels (credit only) Nelsan Ellis ... Lafayette Reynolds Aaron Christian Howles ... Rocky Cleary (credit only) Noah Matthews ... Wade Cleary Bailey Noble ... Adilyn Bellefleur Jim Parrack ... Hoyt Fortenberry Nathan Parsons ... James (credit only) Adina Porter ... Lettie Mae Thornton Carrie Preston ... Arlene Fowler Jurnee Smollett ... Nicole Wright (credit only) Deborah Ann Woll ... Jessica Hamby Karolina Wydra ... Violet Rutger Hauer ... Niall Brigant Michael McMillian ... Steve Newlin Riley Smith ... Keith Ashley Hinshaw ... Brigette Shishir Kurup ... Guru Sanbir Dutta Will Yun Lee ... Mr. Gus Natalie Hall ... Amber Mills Shannon Lucio ... Caroline Compton Michael Rothhaar ... William Compton Sr. Matthew Holmes ... Charles Dupont Gilbert Owuor ... Minus Marcia DeRousse ... Dr. Ludwig (as Marcia de Rousse) John W. Godley ... Big John Rick Overton ... Stewart Shelby Cyd Strittmatter ... Claire Shelby Rebecca Klingler ... Margaret Compton Haley Brooke Walker ... Crystal Betsy Baker ... Midwife Yutaka Takeuchi ... Yakuza Uncredited Cast Molly Burnett ... Amanda (voice) Lin Oeding ... Yakuza #8 Jon Komp Shin ... Yakuza Produced by David Auge   Alan Ball   Kate Barnow   Khadija Brockington   Brian Buckner   Howard Deutch   Bruce Dunn   Gregg Fienberg   Gabriel Hobson   Christina Jokanovich   Luis Patiño   Angela Robinson   Sunday Stevens   Ronald Cosmo Vecchiarelli   Original Music by Nathan Barr

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