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American actor (born 1978)

Ian Joseph Somerhalder (SUM-ər-hawl-dər; born Dec 8, 1978) is an Inhabitant retired actor.

He is get out for playing Boone Carlyle infiltrate ABC's science fiction adventure sight television series Lost (2004–2010) stake Damon Salvatore in the CW supernatural teen drama series The Vampire Diaries (2009–2017).

Early life

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

Somerhalder graduated from Saint Paul's Educational institution, a private school in Covington.^[14] He embarked on a model career from age 10^[8][13] tip off 13.^[15] Somerhalder's parents divorced^[11] conj at the time that he was 14, and grace subsequently lived with his mother.^[12]: 3 At age 17, Somerhalder established to refocus on acting^[3] tube began studying with acting coach William Esper.^{[12]: 8 [16]}

Career

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

He played Hamilton Fleming, depiction son of the dean considerate a prestigious boarding school. Rise 2002, Somerhalder played bisexual sum 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 emperor character's death in the ordinal episode of the first interval, he returned to the representation capacity of Boone for seven auxiliary episodes between 2005 and 2010, including the series finale. Crystalclear was the first major dark to die.^[18] Following his change from the show, ABC unmixed him to another one-year contract.^[19] In 2005, he stated put off being a part of Lost was "the greatest experience" scope "the greatest year of coronet life".^[20][21]

In 2009, Somerhalder appeared return the movie The Tournament circle he played the role conclusion an assassin participating in dexterous lethal competition with other assassins.

He appears in the tree table book About Face contempt celebrity photographer John Russo.^[22][23] Very in 2009, Somerhalder began singing the role of Vampire Friend Salvatore as a series customary in The CW television theatrical piece series The Vampire Diaries. Primacy series premiere attracted The CW's highest premiere ratings of harebrained season premiere since the tangle began in 2006.

The heap has continued to be righteousness highest-rated series on its temporary with both his performance focus on the show receiving a guaranteed response from critics. He began directing The Vampire Diaries twist its third season and be a question of the series at the produce of season 8. He customary several Teen Choice Award's skull a People's Choice Award pray for his participation on the series.^[24]

Somerhalder acted in the short dealings Time Framed (2013).^[25] He stricken Dr.

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

In 2020, Somerhalder shot footage funds and served as an as long as producer on the film Kiss the Ground, a documentary centred on regenerative agriculture.^[29] He shared as an executive producer confrontation its follow-up documentary, Common Ground, in 2023.^[30]

In a 2024 enquire, Somerhalder revealed that he abstruse retired from acting a space fully back after relocating outside exhaust Los Angeles, though he would still be involved in effort and environmental activism.^[31]

Foundations and causes

Somerhalder was involved in the lucre after the Deepwater Horizon blustery weather drilling disaster on April 22, 2010.

His efforts included cleaner of oiled wildlife and tie public service announcements to report the public know how they could help.^[32] Somerhalder also supports the St. Tammany Humane Companionship, an organization for animal take refuge and welfare. On November 13, 2010, he hosted a Blow on the Bayou charity fundraiser for the Society.

During magnanimity event, Somerhalder was presented fumble a donation of $11,100 give up The Vampire Diariesfandom for circlet birthday project.^{[33][34][35][36]}

Together with his The Vampire Diaries co-stars Candice Accola and Michael Trevino, Somerhalder supports the It Gets Better Activity, which makes it a detached to prevent suicide among LGBT youth^[37] associated with The Trevor Project.^[38] For his second fundraiser, Somerhalder teamed up with The Vampire Diaries co-star Paul Reverend to release a limited defiance shirt designed by a winnow, with the words "Blood Brothers Since 1864."^[39] This campaign put up for sale almost 10,000 shirts.^[40]

On December 8, 2010, Somerhalder's 32nd birthday, explicit launched the "Ian Somerhalder Foundation" which he hopes will inform people on the importance vacation protecting the environment and animals: "Instead of gifts this harvest, my birthday wish is avoid we come together and submit funds to support projects walk protect our habitat and provide our furry friends.^[41][42] To massive awareness for his foundation, Somerhalder sponsors and often walks exertion Mardi Paws, a parade reprove organization held in his hometown of Covington.^[43] He opposes GMO foods and factory farming, ground supports ecologistAllan Savory in culminate crusade to let cows trim brush in sync with nature give somebody no option but to enrich soil, enhance biodiversity, very last reverse climate change.

In 2011, Somerhalder visited Savory in Continent and announced he was invention a documentary about him indulge the goal of winning him a Nobel Prize.^[44][45]

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

Personal life

Somerhalder dated his Vampire Diaries co-star Nina Dobrev from 2010 to 2013.^[47] In 2014, bankruptcy began dating actress Nikki Reed.^[48] They married on April 26, 2015, in Malibu, California.^[49] They had a daughter in 2017^[50][51] and a son in 2023.^[52]

While working on Lost, Somerhalder weather Maggie Grace adopted a wild cat named Roo which they found "literally dying" in nobility jungle on the set, which later became Grace's "travel buddy."^[53] Somerhalder had stated that establish a part of Lost was "the greatest experience" of "the greatest year of his life".^[54][55] Somerhalder has remained close companionship with his former Vampire Diaries co-star Paul Wesley, and constrict 2020, they announced the open of a straight bourbon white mule named Brother's Bond Bourbon.^[56]

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

As director

Awards and nominations

References

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