'True Blood' Casts Christopher Meloni As a Vampire
 

By Lynette Rice, EW.com
Updated 9:51 AM EST, Wed December 14, 2011

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Christopher Meloni stepped down earlier this year from playing Detective Elliot Stabler on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit."


Chris Meloni has booked his first post-"SVU" gig -- and it's a bloody good one.

The former star of the **** Wolf drama will join HBO's "True Blood" in season 5 as "ancient, powerful vampire who holds the fate of Bill and Eric in his hands." He will be a series regular.

Meloni's role on Alan Ball's drama marks a homecoming, of sorts: The actor previously played Chris Keller on the pay cabler's gritty drama "Oz" from 1998 to 2003.

Earlier this year, Meloni decided to step down from playing Detective Elliot Stabler on the long-running NBC drama.

Re: 'True Blood' Casts Christopher Meloni As a Vampire
 

Oh NO not a vampire, he can get better roles than that, he has been in a few good movies too.

Dreadful when he left SVU, the ratings dropped considerably and Ms Harigay has said she will be lessening the appearances she makes on there.

The 2 replacements are flat and insipid. The series will die now and serves them right, it was at the top of the ratings for 13 years,,,all because the makers wouldnt give him a payrise.

Thanks Freak

Re: 'True Blood' Casts Christopher Meloni As a Vampire
 

Thanks Freak