‘Terminator 2’ star Robert Patrick set to be a ‘True Blood’ regular

Robert Patrick has signed on to become a series regular on HBO’s vampire drama, “True Blood,” playing Alcide’s father.

Deadline reported on Monday that the former “X-Files” star will join “True Blood” after his ABC series “Last Resort” was officially cancelled.

Patrick was introduce as the character in the fifth season with a three-part story arc near the conclusion of the season.

He will appear on the big screen in “Gangster Squad” alongside Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, “Identity Thief” with Jason Bateman, and “Lovelace” which stars Amanda Seyfried.

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