- His wife, Anna Paquin, gave birth to fraternal twins (a boy named Charlie and a girl named Poppy) on September 12, 2012.
- Despite playing enemies in True Blood, he and Anna Paquin are actually really good friends with Denis O'Hare in real life.
- He loves to box and frequently engages in sparring to keep in shape.
- Played the part of a vampire in True Blood (2008) and he is attacked by humans. In Priest (2011), he played a human who is attacked by vampires. In Ultraviolet (1998), he played a human who is turned into a vampire and then killed by a human.
- Graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
- Among the guests at his wedding to Anna Paquin were Alan Ball, Elijah Wood, Sam Trammell, Carrie Preston and her husband Michael Emerson, Rutina Wesley, Jim Parrack and Todd Lowe.
- He has two children from previous relationships: a son named Billy (b. 2000) and a daughter named Lilac (b. 2002). Lilac's mother is British journalist Lorien Haynes.
- Was supposed to appear in the FOX drama pilot NSA Innocent (retitled Company Man), but got the role in HBO's True Blood (2008). His earlier role was taken over by Jason Behr.
- Former pupil of St. Martins School, Hutton.
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