Christopher Meloni Joins 'True Blood' As A Vampire

Christopher Meloni is officially going from chasing killers to being one.

TV Line reports that the former "Law & Order: SVU" star has joined the cast of "True Blood" as a series regular, and will play a powerful, ancient vampire.

The site initially reported that Meloni was in talks to join the show in November. He just completed his twelve season run on "SVU," and has been focusing on his film career for the last six months. He is playing Colonel Hardy in the upcoming Zach Snyder-directed Superman reboot, "The Man of Steel," and is in the midst of filming the comedy, "Awful Nice."

The Emmy nominee will also star in the upcoming raunchy comedy, "Dirty Movie." Meloni's TV comeback will also include a tele-film called "The Kentucky Derby."

For more, click over to TV Line.

Comments

[woombie]

09:49 PM on 01/05/2012

I am glad for him. Law and Order is getting boring. It is time for its to go

[nicholas zimmerman]

07:58 PM on 12/15/2011

check out meloni with this friend of mine in L&O SVU jump to 0.40

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV3WrBiNpJo

[WhatTheHolyHeck]

02:19 PM on 12/15/2011

Every good actor deserves a stint doing something silly, sexy and enjoyable. Have fun, Chris!

[bump00000]

03:26 PM on 12/16/2011

Did you ever see Oz?

[DrucillaBee]

01:24 PM on 12/15/2011

A vampire, Chris? Really? Wasted talent on this type of programming.

[GTKZ]

01:27 AM on 12/15/2011

Interesting casting. I'd love to see him in a role like this one after watching him as Elliot on SVU for years. Good move.

[Sonya Parker]

10:48 PM on 12/14/2011

I wanna do him nasty.

[Pat Padrnos]

12:43 PM on 12/15/2011

Get in line and take a number. Fanned.

[ASHTON CRUZ]

10:20 PM on 12/14/2011

....and just like that. I jizzed in my pants. (jizzed in my pants jizzed jizzed in my pants, jizzed in my pants jizzed jizzed in my pants)

[Puzzlr]

09:23 PM on 12/14/2011

An actor not afraid of full frontal nudity on a program that shows full frontal nudity. Yipee!!

[WhatTheHolyHeck]

02:19 PM on 12/15/2011

Whoa, I missed the peen? How did that happen?

[Puzzlr]

05:10 AM on 12/16/2011

One word, OZ. Something tells me that he's still in great shape.

[casimpso]

08:46 PM on 12/14/2011

Where is Meloni right now? At the gym.

[Ashley Sanders]

06:20 PM on 12/14/2011

I SUPPORT THIS DECISION.

[ConsiderationNation]

11:40 AM on 12/15/2011

I DO, TOO! YIPEE!

[MissTake1989]

05:32 PM on 12/14/2011

Chris Keller.

Everything else is garbage next to Oz.

[cameron d]

04:38 PM on 12/14/2011

I'm going to go hump the fridge.

[capt hastings]

03:10 PM on 12/14/2011

Wasn't this reported weeks ago?
Glad to see he's finding new stuff to do, he needed to expand from being Stabler all those years.

[sacmom3]

02:56 PM on 12/14/2011

I've never watched a single episode of True Blood, but you can bet money I'm gonna get caught up REAL quick. lol

[JSDKoeln]

03:04 PM on 12/14/2011

Careful, it's addicting. Even when it's not so good, it's addicting. I'm gonna be jonesing whenever it goes off the air!

[sacmom3]

03:18 PM on 12/14/2011

You sound like me and how I feel about Dexter. :)

[eskeeemo]

02:46 PM on 12/14/2011

I cannot wait to see him in a role like this!! Awesome!!