Rutger Hauer joins 'True Blood' Season 6 as series regular
Thesp to play Macklyn, a shadowy figure with ties to Sookie and Jason
Rutger Hauer arrives for the premiere of "The Cardboard Village" at the 2011 Venice Film Festival.
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Rutger Hauer is bringing his special brand of creepy to Bon Temps.
The veteran actor - known for playing iconic big-screen villains including replicant leader Roy Batty in Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner" and psychopathic killer John Ryder in the cult 1986 horror film "The Hitcher" - has joined Season 6 of HBO's "True Blood" as a series regular, according to TVLine. Hauer will play Macklyn, a shadowy figure with "deep ties" to Stackhouse siblings Sookie (Anna Paquin) and Jason (Ryan Kwanten).
Hauer's recent credits include Dario Argento's "Dracula 3D," "The Rite" opposite Anthony Hopkins and tongue-in-cheek exploitation flick "Hobo with a Shotgun," in which he starred as the title character.
"True Blood" Season 6 is slated to premiere in June.
Do you think Hauer is a good fit for the series? Sound off in the comments.
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October 5, 2012 at 1:25AM EST Reply to Commenti loved him bladerunner. That was such an awesome movie. I remember i was just a kid when i saw it. He was equally entertaining as harrison ford. so he will definietly bring it to true blood. -- unlike meloni