Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer's Love Story Will Truly Warm Your Blood

Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer's Love Story Will Truly Warm Your Blood

Originally appeared on E! Online

True Blood fans are still licking their wounds over Sookie not ending up with Bill (or any other creature of the night, vampire or werewolf).

But surely they find great solace in the fact that Anna Paquin took Stephen Moyer home with her for real and they've been together ever since, marrying in 2010 and producing now-11-year-old twins Charlie and Poppy along the way.

Incidentally, the kids are now the same age their mom was when she won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for The Piano. But they're growing up privately, their parents having said multiple times that they're not going to choose a public life for their children just because Mom and Dad are famous.

Which doesn't mean that Charlie and Poppy don't know their way around a set. The pair usually join Paquin when she's on location if their dad is working at the same time— but the couple's latest project kept the whole family together.

Having learned that being apart for too long isn't their bag—"damn the long-distance thing NEVER gets any easier," Paquin, who's turning 42 on July 24, wrote on Instagram in 2022, tagging her husband "#myperson"—Moyer directed his wife in the recently released drama A Bit of Light.

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"Downsides, it sounds absurd to say this, there aren't any," Moyer said. Not least, he told Us Weekly ahead of the film's April 5 release, because "it means the kids get to have both of us there at the same time."

Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Big Pic
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But for Paquin, doing press for the film also meant fielding questions about her health after she walked with a cane on the red carpet at an April 3 screening of the film.

For inquiring minds, she'll probably talk about what's going on "at some point," the New Zealander said on TODAY April 5, noting that she was "having a good day" at the moment.

And of course she's had Moyer's sturdy support throughout, mouthing "I love you" to him as he watched from the wings.

"He's got my back," Paquin said. "And I've got his."

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They were also "extremely lucky" to be creating art together, the actress continued. "We met doing the thing we love, on what was kind of objectively a dream gig. Even if it had only been the pilot, you know what I mean, it was one of those that's just special from the get-go."

Mainly, Paquin added, "We got to know each other in our natural habitat."

And she and Moyer, 54, didn't just fall for each other while making True Blood, which ran for seven seasons on HBO. Rather, they aced the chemistry test on day one.

So even if you think you don't believe in Faerie tales, you will after you sink your teeth into Paquin and Moyer's love story:

Origin Story

<p>Origin Story</p>


Plus-One

<p>Plus-One</p>

Moyer was the Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee star's date to the DGA Awards in January 2008—nine months before True Blood premiered.

(And, the cherry on top: The film won for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television/Miniseries.)


The First of Many Kisses

<p>The First of Many Kisses</p>


True Love

<p>True Love</p>


It's Not TV, It's Sexy HBO

<p>It's Not TV, It's Sexy HBO</p>


Just a Little Pinch

<p>Just a Little Pinch</p>


Win-Win

<p>Win-Win</p>

Paquin only had eyes for her leading man after winning Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series, Drama, at the 2009 Golden Globes for slaying her first season as Sookie.


The Occasional Date Night

<p>The Occasional Date Night</p>


A Little Bit of a Jewelry Girl

<p>A Little Bit of a Jewelry Girl</p>


Banding Together

<p>Banding Together</p>


Diamonds Are Forever

<p>Diamonds Are Forever</p>

The rings were ready for their close-up at the season 6 premiere of True Blood in 2013.


Blended Family

<p>Blended&nbsp;Family</p>


And Speaking of Their Kids...

<p>And Speaking of Their Kids...</p>


Amazing x 2

<p>Amazing x&nbsp;2</p>


Mr. Paquin

<p>Mr. Paquin</p>


Back in the Comfy Chair

<p>Back in the Comfy&nbsp;Chair&nbsp;</p>


ESP 4 Ever

<p>ESP 4 Ever</p>


The Gang's All Here

<p>The Gang's All Here</p>


Just for Us

<p>Just&nbsp;for Us</p>


Lucky 13

<p>Lucky 13</p>


(Originally published April 14, 2024, at 5 a.m. PT)