True Blood Gives Eric's Sidekick A Meatier Role From Barfly To Lesbian Relationship Eric's sidekick Pam on "True Blood" is getting a promotion. Kristin Bauer, who plays blonde vampire Pam, Eric's (Alexander Skarsgard) wingwoman at vampire bar Fangtasia, has been promoted to a regular on the HBO series. Bauer had guest starred on Alan Ball's vampire drama for the first two seasons, appearing in a total of 11 episodes. Ball recently hinted that may have a meaty story line in store for Pam for Season 3 when she may get into a lesbian relationship. It's a busy casting time at "True Blood," which started production on its third season last week. Please Leave A Comment- Source- THR