Before they were vampires, werewolves and other oh my!s, the "True Blood cast were just people too, and non-blood-sucking ones at that. Ryan Kwanten (Jason Stackhouse) was a soap opera actor in his native Australia, Alexander Skarsgard (Eric Northman), the son of Hollywood actor Stellan, was voted Sweden's "Sexiest Man" a whopping five times and who knew that Rutina Wesely (Tara Thornton) attended Julliard?
Celebrate the hit HBO show's Season 5 premiere this Sunday by watching this video, on how Bon Temps' favorite residents first got their start, above.