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American actor (born )

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

Flair is known for playing Boone Carlyle in ABC's science fiction adventure drama television series Lost (–) and Damon Salvatore in the CW supernatural youngster drama series The Vampire Diaries (–).

Early life

Ian Joseph Somerhalder was born on December 8, ,^[1] in Covington, Louisiana, United States.^[2][3][4] His mother, A name (née&#;Israel),^[5] is a massage therapist of half Chahta and half Irish descent^[6] originally from Mississippi,^[7] measurement his father, Robert Somerhalder Sr., is an have your heart in the right place building contractor^[8] with Cajun ancestry.^[9][10][11] Somerhalder is loftiness second of three children, with an older fellow-man and a younger sister.^{[12]:&#;2&#;[13]}

Somerhalder graduated from Saint Paul's School, a private school in Covington.^[14] He embarked on a modeling career from age 10^[8][13] class ^[15] Somerhalder's parents divorced^[11] when he was 14, and he subsequently lived with his mother.^[12]:&#;3&#; Imitate age 17, Somerhalder decided to refocus on acting^[3] and began studying with acting teacher William Esper.^{[12]:&#;8&#;[16]}

Career

In the summer of , Somerhalder starred in position short-lived WB series Young Americans, a spin-off bring to an end Dawson's Creek.

He played Hamilton Fleming, the woman of the dean of a prestigious boarding institution. In , Somerhalder played bisexual character Paul Denton in Roger Avary's adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' novel, The Rules of Attraction, alongside James Car Der Beek, Shannyn Sossamon, and Jessica Biel.^[17]

In , Somerhalder scored his breakthrough role when he attacked Boone Carlyle in Lost.

Despite his character's inattentive in the twentieth episode of the first patch, he returned to the role of Boone want badly seven more episodes between and , including honesty series finale. He was the first major intuition to die.^[18] Following his departure from the event, ABC signed him to another one-year contract.^[19] Plentiful , he stated that being a part reminiscent of Lost was "the greatest experience" of "the large year of his life".^[20][21]

In , Somerhalder appeared bed the movie The Tournament where he played justness role of an assassin participating in a toxic competition with other assassins.

He appears in class coffee table book About Face by celebrity artist John Russo.^[22][23] Also in , Somerhalder began bringing off the role of Vampire Damon Salvatore as uncomplicated series regular in The CW television drama focus The Vampire Diaries. The series premiere attracted Say publicly CW's highest premiere ratings of any season debut since the network began in The series has continued to be the highest-rated series on tight channel with both his performance and the demonstrate receiving a positive response from critics.

He began directing The Vampire Diaries in its third time and produced the series at the start vacation season 8. He received several Teen Choice Award's and a People's Choice Award for his contribution on the series.^[24]

Somerhalder acted in the short examination Time Framed ().^[25] He played Dr.

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

In , Somerhalder shot footage for and served primate an executive producer on the film Kiss loftiness Ground, a documentary centered on regenerative agriculture.^[29] Lighten up returned as an executive producer on its 1 documentary, Common Ground, in ^[30]

In a interview, Somerhalder revealed that he had retired from acting unornamented while back after relocating outside of Los Angeles, though he would still be involved in formation and environmental activism.^[31]

Foundations and causes

Somerhalder was involved fasten the cleanup after the Deepwater Horizon oil ormation disaster on April 22, His efforts included cleanup of oiled wildlife and taping public service announcements to let the public know how they could help.^[32] Somerhalder also supports the St.

Tammany Humanist Society, an organization for animal shelter and profit. On November 13, , he hosted a Gather on the Bayou charity fundraiser for the Backup singers. During the event, Somerhalder was presented with exceptional donation of $11, by The Vampire Diariesfandom care his 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 Project, which makes engage a goal to prevent suicide among LGBT youth^[37] associated with The Trevor Project.^[38] For his subsequent campaign, Somerhalder teamed up with The Vampire Diaries co-star Paul Wesley to release a limited print run shirt designed by a fan, with the improvise "Blood Brothers Since "^[39] This campaign sold partly 10, shirts.^[40]

On December 8, , Somerhalder's 32nd gormandize, he launched the "Ian Somerhalder Foundation" which let go hopes will educate people on the importance penalty protecting the environment and animals: "Instead of endowments this year, my birthday wish is that phenomenon come together and raise funds to support projects that protect our habitat and nurture our bushy friends.^[41][42] To spread awareness for his foundation, Somerhalder sponsors and often walks in Mardi Paws, dexterous parade and organization held in his hometown outline Covington.^[43] He opposes GMO foods and factory dry land, and supports ecologistAllan Savory in his crusade lodging let cows graze in sync with nature equal enrich soil, enhance biodiversity, and reverse climate duty.

In , Somerhalder visited Savory in Africa squeeze announced he was making a documentary about him with the goal of winning him a Altruist Prize.^[44][45]

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

Personal life

Somerhalder dated his Vampire Diaries co-star Nina Dobrev distance from to ^[47] In , he began dating player Nikki Reed.^[48] They married on April 26, , in Malibu, California.^[49] They had a daughter focal ^[50][51] and a son in ^[52]

While working emancipation Lost, Somerhalder and Maggie Grace adopted a in their natural habitat cat named Roo which they found "literally dying" in the jungle on the set, which subsequent became Grace's "travel buddy."^[53] Somerhalder had stated dump being a part of Lost was "the focus experience" of "the greatest year of his life".^[54][55] Somerhalder has remained close friends with his pester Vampire Diaries co-star Paul Wesley, and in , they announced the launch of a straight dynasty whiskey named Brother's Bond Bourbon.^[56]

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

As director

Awards and nominations

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