Biography-Ian Joseph Somerhalder (born December 8, 1978) is an American actor and model, best known for playing Boone Carlyle in the TV drama Lost andDamon Salvatore in the TV drama The Vampire Diaries.
Early life-
Somerhalder was born and raised in Covington, Louisiana, the son ofEdna, a massage therapist, and Robert Somerhalder, an independent building contractor. Raised Catholic, he attended St. Paul's, a private Catholic school in Covington. He embarked on a modeling career from age 10 to 13,and by the age of 17 he decided to go into acting.
Career-
Paul Wesley, Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder
In the summer of 2000, Somerhalder starred in the short-lived WB series Young Americans, a spin-off of Dawson's Creek. He played Hamilton Fleming, the son of the dean of a prestigious boarding school. In 2002, Somerhalder played gay character 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.
In 2004, Somerhalder scored his breakthrough role when he played Boone Carlyle in the hit TV show Lost. Despite his character's death in the twentieth episode of the first season, Somerhalder returned to the role of Boone for seven more episodes between 2005 and 2010, including the series finale. Somerhalder was the first actor to be cast in a role for the series and the first character to die.
In 2009, Somerhalder appeared in the movie The Tournament where he played the role of an assassin participating in a lethal competition with other assassins. On 10 October 2009, it was announced that he will star in the Gothic movie Cradlewood, which is to be directed by Harry Weinmann. The movie is set to be released in 2013. He appears in the coffee table book About Face by celebrity photographer John Russo.
In June 2009 Somerhalder was cast in the role of Vampire Damon Salvatore as a series regular in The CW television drama series The Vampire Diaries. The series premiere attracted The CW's highest premiere ratings of any season premiere since the network began in 2006. The series has continued to be the highest rated series on its channel with both Somerhalder's performance and show receiving a positive response from critics. Ian has received a Teen Choice Award for his participation on the series. The shows third and most recent season premiered on September 15, 2011.
Personal life-
While working on The Vampire Diaries, Somerhalder began dating his co-star Nina Dobrev.
Ian As Damon Salvatore In The Vampire Diaries-
Ian Somerhalder portrays vampire Damon Salvatore.
Damon Salvatore, portrayed by Ian Somerhalder since the pilot, serves as the series' anti-hero. Damon was born in Mystic Falls in 1840. When Katherine Pierce came to town, both he and his younger brother, Stefan Salvatore, fell in love with her. In 1864 he is turned into a vampire after being shot by his father with Katherine's blood in his system. His transitioning was completed after Stefan, also now a vampire, convinced him to kill a woman. Damon, angry that Stefan forced him to complete his transition to a vampire, vowed to make Stefan's life miserable. More than a hundred years later, Damon returns to Mystic Falls to free Katherine, who he believes is locked in a tomb there. Damon meets Elena Gilbert and, still hating his brother, decides to bring havoc to her relationship with Stefan. When he finds out that Katherine is not in the tomb and has been alive the entire time, he finds comfort in Elena. He then starts to fall in love with her. His relationship with Stefan also improves and it is shown that Damon actually does care about his brother. In the beginning of the series, Damon kills people impulsively, but as the series progresses he starts to act more humane and stops killing people. He even starts friendships with others, such as Alaric Saltzman and Sheriff Forbes. When Katherine returns in season two and tells him that she has always loved Stefan and not him, his love for her vanishes and he starts to hate her. He becomes close to another vampire named Rose. When Rose is bitten by a werewolf, Damon is left with no other choice but to stake her and briefly falls back into his old ways, killing a young girl. Damon then starts a relationship with a reporter called Andie Star. He compels her to agree to him taking her blood and uses her to distract himself. However, she is later killed by Stefan. Despite these relationships, Damon still loves Elena deeply. When Damon is dying, due to a werewolf bite, Elena tells him that she forgives him for everything and they share a goodbye kiss. However, Damon is cured after drinking Klaus' blood, brought to him by Katherine after Stefan had exchanged himself for his brothers cure. In season three, while trying to find and save Stefan, Damon and Elena grow closer to each other and they later even share a kiss.- Filmography-
- Film
- Year Title Role
- 1998 Celebrity
- 2001 Life as a House Josh
- 2002 Changing Hearts Jason Kelly
- 2002 The Rules of Attraction Paul Denton
- 2004 In Enemy Hands U.S.S. Swordfish Danny Miller
- 2004 The Old Man and the Studio Matt
- 2006 National Lampoon's TV: The Movie
- 2006 Pulse Dexter
- 2006 The Sensation of Sight Drifter
- 2008 The Lost Samaritan William Archer
- 2009 Wake Tyler
- 2009 The Tournament Miles Slade
- 2010 How to Make Love to a Woman Daniel Meltzer
- Television-
- Year Title Role
- 1997 The Big Easy I.Q.
- 1999 Now and Again Brian
- 2000 Young Americans Hamilton Fleming
- 2001 Anatomy of a Hate Crime Russell Henderson
- 2002 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Tony Del Nagro
- 2002 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Charlie Baker
- 2003 CSI: Miami Ricky Murdoch
- 2004 Fearless Jordan Gracie
- 2004 Smallville Adam Knight
- 2007 Marco Polo Marco Polo
- 2007 Tell Me You Love Me Nick
- 2008 Lost City Raiders Jack Kubiak
- 2009 Fireball Lee Cooper
- 2004–2010 Lost Boone Carlyle
- 2009–present The Vampire Diaries Damon Salvatore
- Awards-
- Year Award Category Work Result
- 2002 Young Hollywood Awards Exciting New Face – Male N/A Won
- 2005 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Breakout Performance – Male Lost Nominated
- 2006 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Lost (with cast) Won
- 2010 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Villain The Vampire Diaries Won
- 2010 Teen Choice Awards Choice Male Hottie The Vampire Diaries Nominated
- 2011 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actor Fantasy/Sci-Fi The Vampire Diaries Won
- 2011 Teen Choice Awards Choice Vampire The Vampire Diaries Nominated
- 2011 Teen Choice Awards Choice Male Hottie The Vampire Diaries Nominated
- 2011 People's Choice Awards Favorite TV Drama Actor The Vampire Diaries Nominated
- 2011 J-14 Teen Icon Awards Iconic TV Actor The Vampire Diaries Nominated
- 2012 People's Choice Awards Favorite TV Drama Actor The Vampire Diaries Nominated
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