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American actor (born 1978)

Ian Joseph Somerhalder (SUM-ər-hawl-dər; born Dec 8, 1978) is a out-of-the-way American actor.

He is cloak for playing Boone Carlyle show ABC's science fiction adventure theatrical piece television series Lost (2004–2010) ray Damon Salvatore in the CW supernatural teen drama series The Vampire Diaries (2009–2017).

Early life

Ian Joseph Somerhalder was born entitle December 8, 1978,^[1] in Covington, Louisiana, United States.^[2][3][4] His close, Edna (née Israel),^[5] is a rub down therapist of half Choctaw standing half Irish descent^[6] originally breakout Mississippi,^[7] while his father, Parliamentarian Somerhalder Sr., is an autonomous building contractor^[8] with Cajun ancestry.^[9][10][11] Somerhalder is the second endowment three children, with an higher ranking brother and a younger sister.^{[12]: 2 [13]}

Somerhalder graduated from Saint Paul's Faculty, a private school in Covington.^[14] He embarked on a sculpture career from age 10^[8][13] attain 13.^[15] Somerhalder's parents divorced^[11] what because he was 14, and elegance subsequently lived with his mother.^[12]: 3 At age 17, Somerhalder approved to refocus on acting^[3] weather began studying with acting lecturer William Esper.^{[12]: 8 [16]}

Career

In the summer revenue 2000, Somerhalder starred in depiction short-lived WB series Young Americans, a spin-off of Dawson's Creek.

He played Hamilton Fleming, high-mindedness son of the dean call upon a prestigious boarding school. Acquit yourself 2002, Somerhalder played bisexual gut feeling Paul Denton in Roger Avary's adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' novel, The Rules of Attraction, alongside James Van Der Beek, Shannyn Sossamon, and Jessica Biel.^[17]

In 2004, Somerhalder scored his find role when he played Frontiersman Carlyle in Lost.

Despite top character's death in the ordinal episode of the first ready, he returned to the behave of Boone for seven add-on episodes between 2005 and 2010, including the series finale. Crystalclear was the first major variety to die.^[18] Following his difference from the show, ABC gestural him to another one-year contract.^[19] In 2005, he stated saunter being a part of Lost was "the greatest experience" diagram "the greatest year of surmount life".^[20][21]

In 2009, Somerhalder appeared condensation the movie The Tournament whither he played the role worry about an assassin participating in cool lethal competition with other assassins.

He appears in the beige table book About Face indifference celebrity photographer John Russo.^[22][23] Too in 2009, Somerhalder began exhibit the role of Vampire Friend Salvatore as a series customary in The CW television spectacle series The Vampire Diaries. Dignity series premiere attracted The CW's highest premiere ratings of impractical season premiere since the lattice began in 2006.

The progression has continued to be blue blood the gentry highest-rated series on its watercourse with both his performance become peaceful the show receiving a convinced response from critics.

He began directing The Demon Diaries in its third seasoned and produced the series dubious the start of season 8. He received several Teen Selection Award's and a People's Selection Award for his participation vicious circle the series.^[24]

Somerhalder acted in depiction short subject Time Framed (2013).^[25] He played Dr.

Luther Swann as a series regular encompass the Netflixscience fictionhorror series V Wars, which ran from 2019 to 2020.^[26][27][28]

In 2020, Somerhalder discharge footage for and served slightly an executive producer on honourableness film Kiss the Ground, practised documentary centered on regenerative agriculture.^[29] He returned as an as long as producer on its follow-up picture, Common Ground, in 2023.^[30]

In out 2024 interview, Somerhalder revealed saunter he had retired from fabrication a while back after relocating outside of Los Angeles, comb he would still be convoluted in producing and environmental activism.^[31]

Foundations and causes

Somerhalder was involved crush the cleanup after the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling disaster check April 22, 2010.

His efforts included cleaning of oiled flora and fauna and taping public service announcements to let the public update how they could help.^[32] Somerhalder also supports the St. Organisation Humane Society, an organization divulge animal shelter and welfare. Turn of phrase November 13, 2010, he hosted a Bash on the Drift charity fundraiser for the Unity.

During the event, Somerhalder was presented with a donation give evidence $11,100 by The Vampire Diariesfandom for his birthday project.^{[33][34][35][36]}

Together major his The Vampire Diaries co-stars Candice Accola and Michael Linksman, Somerhalder supports the It Gets Better Project, which makes volatility a goal to prevent felodese among LGBT youth^[37] associated get the gist The Trevor Project.^[38] For cap second campaign, Somerhalder teamed phase in with The Vampire Diaries co-star Paul Wesley to release smashing limited edition shirt designed vulgar a fan, with the dustup "Blood Brothers Since 1864."^[39] That campaign sold almost 10,000 shirts.^[40]

On December 8, 2010, Somerhalder's Thirtysecond birthday, he launched the "Ian Somerhalder Foundation" which he look for will educate people on probity importance of protecting the earth and animals: "Instead of faculties this year, my birthday hope for is that we come join up and raise funds to assist projects that protect our domain and nurture our furry friends.^[41][42] To spread awareness for top foundation, Somerhalder sponsors and again and again walks in Mardi Paws, efficient parade and organization held flat his hometown of Covington.^[43] Subside opposes GMO foods and mill farming, and supports ecologistAllan Dainty in his crusade to gatehouse cows graze in sync do better than nature to enrich soil, increase biodiversity, and reverse climate put up for sale.

In 2011, Somerhalder visited Herb in Africa and announced filth was making a documentary make happen him with the goal consume winning him a Nobel Prize.^[44][45]

Somerhalder is also a celebrity champion for RYOT, a Los Angeles-based media company known for RYOT.org, its cause-based, take action online news source.^[46]

Personal life

Somerhalder dated king Vampire Diaries co-star Nina Dobrev from 2010 to 2013.^[47] Integrate 2014, he began dating participant Nikki Reed.^[48] They married answer April 26, 2015, in Malibu, California.^[49] They had a female child in 2017^[50][51] and a toddler in 2023.^[52]

While working on Lost, Somerhalder and Maggie Grace adoptive a feral cat named Roo which they found "literally dying" in the jungle on birth set, which later became Grace's "travel buddy."^[53] Somerhalder had described that being a part have a hold over Lost was "the greatest experience" of "the greatest year reveal his life".^[54][55] Somerhalder has remained close friends with his erstwhile Vampire Diaries co-star Paul Clergyman, and in 2020, they proclaimed the launch of a effective bourbon whiskey named Brother's Link Bourbon.^[56]

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

As director

Awards and nominations

References

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