Ian Somerhalder

Ian Somerhalder is an American actor and model. He rose to fame for his performance as Damon Salvatore in The Vampire Diaries. He has also collaborated on other television series such as Lost and Smallville.

Ian was born in Covington, Louisiana on December 8, 1978

As a model, she has worked for the model agency DNA Models6 and among her credits include brands such as Calvin Klein, Versace, Guess, American Eagle Outfitters, Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, etc.

From the age of six he showed interest in acting and enrolled in several theater workshops. At the age of seventeen he decided to study interpretation in linares under the direction of Professor William Esper.

Career as an actor

In 2004 he achieved fame with his portrayal of Boone Carlyle in the hit series Lost. Despite the death of the character in the twentieth chapter of the first season, reappeared in seven more episodes in the period from 2005 to 2010 and in the final episode. Two years later he starred in Pulse, an adaptation of the film of Japanese horror Kairo, with Kristen Bell and Christina Milian.

  In 2009 he worked in the film The Tournament, where he plays the role of an assassin who participates in a lethal competition against other murderers, and in 2009, he participated as a model for the book About Face, In June, he participated in the casting from the series The Vampire Diaries, from The CW Network, where he won the leading role of the vampire Damon Salvatore.21 His performance in the series earned him two Teen Choice Awards in 2012 for Best Sci-Fi Actor and Sex Symbol.