True Blood has made its first major Season 6 hire, and it’s pretty bloody fangtastic.
Acting vet Rutger Hauer (Blade Runner) is joining the HBO smash as a series regular, TVLine has learned exclusively.
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Hauer will play Macklyn, a mysterious and sinister figure with deep ties to Sookie and Jason.
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Hauer is well known for his portrayal of Blade Runner‘s Roy Batty, a renegade robot trying to evade capture in Ridley Scott’s classic sci-fi film. But the Dutch actor has a varied resume that includes parts in movies like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Batman Begins and Sin City and guest roles in TV’s Smallville and Alias. In 1988, he won a Golden Globe for his work in the TV movie Escape From Sobibor.
True Blood‘s sixth season is slated to premiere in June.
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