Ian Joseph Somerhalder is an American actor, model, activist and director. He is known for playing Boone Carlyle in the TV drama Lost, Damon Salvatore in The CW's supernatural drama The Vampire Diaries and Dr. Luther Swann in Netflix's sci-fi horror series V Wars.
Born: | Ian Joseph Somerhalder, December 8, 1978, Covington, Louisiana, U.S. |
Occupation: | Actor, model, activist, director |
Years active: | 1997–present |
Children: | 1 |
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About Ian Somerhalder
He became known to television drama audiences for playing the heartthrob Damon Salvatore in the The Vampire Diaries and Boone Carlyle in Lost.
Before Fame
He began a modeling career at age ten, spending most of his summers in New York.
Achievement
He won a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2006 for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for Lost, and launched the Ian Somerhalder Foundation on his 32nd birthday.
Family Life
He married actress Nikki Reed in April 2015; they welcomed a daughter named Bodhi in 2017. He previously dated his Vampire Diaries co-star Nina Dobrev. His mother, Edna, worked as a massage therapist, and his father, Robert, worked as a building contractor.
Associations
He starred in the TV drama series Vampire Diaries with Nina Dobrev.
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