Ian Somerhalder

Ian Somerhalder gained popularity with the television series The Vampire Diaries and Lost. The American actor became a recognized idol of young girls, which was facilitated by the attractive appearance of the star, and a set of paintings that brought Ian fame. Today, the actor increasingly appears on the big screen and tries not to remain a hero of the same role.

Ian Joseph Somerhalder was born on December 8, 1978, in a small Louisiana town, Covington. The family of the future actor - ordinary people: his father - an ordinary builder, his mother - a masseuse in a medical salon. Although Ian was born in the United States, American, English, French and Irish blood flows in the veins of the artist's distant relatives. Even in the family of Somerhalder there are Native American roots. Maybe that's why little Ian liked to fish and ride horses. The future actor got his unusual name in honor of Ian Fleming, the famous writer who gave the world James Bond.

After the family moved to the seaside town of Mandeville, Somerhalder became seriously interested in the modeling business. When young Ian was just 10 years old, he had already traveled to New York to shoot. There the boy worked with well-known modeling agencies, which preferred talented teenagers. At this age, the boy has already appeared on American catwalks, and later traveled to Europe, participated in screenings in Milan, Paris and London.

The young man achieved a high-profile success thanks to the correct facial features and despite a fairly small growth for the modeling business - 177 cm. Since then, Somerhalder has burst into the world of modeling, collaborating with numerous serious brands - Calvin Klein, Versace, Persol, Esprit, Dolce and Gabbana, Gucci and others.

Later, Ian Somerhalder became interested in acting. At the age of 17, the model contract ended, and the young man finally decided to become an actor, going to conquer New York, where he immediately began to develop in the acting career. Despite the fact that the web is free to find photo shoots, clips and screenings with The participation of Ian, he does not like to talk about his modeling past, because I am sure that it will damage the acting reputation.

Talented Somerhalder moved quickly and confidently on the career ladder, which soon brought significant results. Ian's first role was in the film "Black and White", immediately after which the young man was invited to shoot in the woody Allen film "Celebrity". Unfortunately, some of the episodes performed by Somerhalder were cut out of both paintings.

Somerhalder's first major work was in The Young Americans. The project did not cause a furore on television, but the young actor managed to shine in eight episodes at once. For several years, the artist starred in TV series that did not bring popularity.

There is a role of a homosexual in the actor's career biography. Such a character got Ian in the comedy drama "Sex Rules."

The actor also appeared in the TV series "Smallville Mysteries", based on the comics about Superman. He played adam Knight in six episodes of the project.

In 2004, Ian played a guy named Boone in the television series "Lost," after which the actor began to recognize on the streets, there were the first fans. Despite the fact that the character Of Ian was the first victim and died quite quickly, the directors constantly returned the beloved hero throughout the seasons. With Boone's death, the actor left the shooting and began to star in major film projects. Then in the filmography of Ian Somerhalder there were pictures "Tournament of Survival" and "Sense of Vision."

Starring Somerhalder - TV series "The Vampire Diaries", where the actor appeared as a daring sexual bloodsucker. The multi-episode film was a success, and Somerhalder overnight made Damon the most rated character in the vampire story.

Success was paradoxical. The plot told about two brothers-vampires, and if Stefan tried to suppress the instincts of the monster and live in peace with people, the cruel and cold Damon embodied the night fears of mankind about vampires. But with the development of the series and the expansion of the fan base Damon became a symbol not so much night fears, as fantasies.

Fans of the artist went crazy, almost in the truest sense of the word. Soon the actor became a real sex symbol of world importance, and films with the participation of Somerhalder collected an army of viewers. Damon Salvatore - one of the main roles of Ian, the actor did not leave the vampire image for eight years.

For his role as Damon in The Vampire Diaries, he won the Teen Choice Awards for Best Villain. The name of the handsome man appeared in the list of the most enviable bachelors on the planet. Crowds of fans flooded Ian with letters, cards, gifts and love confessions. According to the actor, the most important award is the love of fans.

In 2014, Somerhalder starred in the sci-fi action film "Anomaly."

In the spring of 2016, Ian announced that he was going to leave The Vampire Diaries. At first, the actor scared fans with the news that the eighth season of the series will be the final. But later clarified: the last this season will be only for Somerhalder himself. The creators of the series have repeatedly said that they will write scripts for the new series as long as Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley want, so Ian's statement put the continued existence of "The Vampire Diaries" under a big question.

Fans hoped that after the departure of the performer of one of the main roles the project will continue to exist, because when after the 6th season went Nina Dobrev, the series was not closed. However, Season 8 was the last for a multi-part film. On March 10, 2017, the audience saw the final series, in which the creators gathered almost all the characters. Nina Dobrev appeared in the last two episodes as a guest star.

In the personal life of Ian Somerhalder happened a lot of bright novels. The artist's girlfriends were Sarah Maletista and Paris Hilton's sister Nicky. During the filming of the series "Lost" Ian was in a relationship with the actress Maggie Grace, who in the same picture played the actor's sister. The stars themselves denied the fact of a romantic connection, but the paparazzi stubbornly refused to believe their claims.

Then Somerhalder's favorite was Nina Dobrev, a partner on the set of "The Vampire Diaries." The lovers met for more than a year, and in 2013, Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev broke up, the romance exhausted itself.

The question of why Ian broke up with Dobrev, remained with many fans of the series. The couple did not start any scandals and loud quarrels.

After parting with Ian, Nina made a difficult decision to leave the Vampire Diaries. According to eyewitnesses, nothing terrible happened, but the situation on the site ceased to be friendly. Former lovers so avoided each other that the writers had to intervene and rewrite the scenes so as not to force Ian and Nina to intersect on the set.

Somerhalder has been dating actress Nikki Reed since 2014. Initially, the couple had only a friendly relationship, especially since the girl was officially married to Paul McDonald. At the same time, Nikki was better than the girlfriend of ex-girlfriend Ian Nina Dobrev. In late spring 2014, Reid filed for divorce from Paul, citing irreconcilable differences.

A romance broke out between Ian and Nikki when the divorce process was not yet complete. Beloved were often seen together, but even then they denied the obvious connection. But when the divorce was granted in January 2015, the couple stopped hiding. After a while Somerhalder made a favorite marriage proposal.

There were rumors that Nina and Nikki stopped communicating as soon as she first found out about the ex-boyfriend's affair with her best friend. And supposedly for this reason the actress left the TV series "The Vampire Diaries." Nikki often visited her lover, and Dobrev could not stand it. However, after a while, Nina shared a picture on her Instagram profile of her having dinner at a restaurant with Reed and Somerhalder.

By the way, many did not believe in the sincerity of the novel Dobrev and Ian, and considered this relationship a successful PR move.

The lovers didn't say anything about the wedding date. In late April 2015, the actor announced his wedding to fans on his Twitter page. It turned out that Somerhalder and Nikki Reed tied the knot. The bride and groom were dressed in white wedding outfits, their sacred celebration was captured from a helicopter by paparazzi. On the honeymoon the newlyweds went to Mexico.

The wedding happened so suddenly that the main version of what was happening was a guess, allegedly Nicky Reed is pregnant. This led to an unexpected marriage. But over time, it became clear that the figure under the close supervision of the press Reed does not change, and in the vicinity of the star family does not appear unaccounted children.

Hollywood had to believe that no scandal is expected, and the actors brought together a beautiful and Hollywood romantic love story. The version of strong feelings is confirmed by the relationship of the actors: despite the clogged schedule, they make time for walks, celebrate holidays together, take common pictures and send each other congratulations on Instagram.

The young family is considered one of the most beautiful and harmonious couples of the star world. Wife and wife have a warm relationship, strong friendship and full understanding. The couple have several pets taken from the shelter, but still the actor's couple dreams of raising children, not kittens, and, as Somerhalder himself once admitted, is actively working on this issue.

On July 25, 2017, Ian Somerhalder became a father for the first time. The actor and his wife Nikki Reed had a daughter named Bodie Soley.

The couple have long been known for their love of nature and environmental protection. Ian even founded the Ian Somerhalder Foundation, which is dedicated to preserving nature.

In November 2017, Ian and Nikki appeared at the Napa Film Festival. The couple was presented with the Jameson Animal Rescue Ranch Humanitarian Tribute for their contribution to animal welfare.

A few days later, the couple attended the presentation of Joshua Tickell's book Kiss the Ground. At the event, the couple did not hide their feelings: they hugged and openly flirted. Later, Ian took the stage and read an excerpt from the collection.

In April 2018, it was reported that Ian Somerhalder had joined Netfli's Vampire Wars series. The project will be filmed on the comic "V-Wars" by Jonathan Mayberry.

Ian's character is Luther Swann. This man is a doctor who confronts vampires. The new character, in which the artist will be reincarnated, is radically different from Damon Salvatore. In the story Swann will have to fight a virus that turns people into vampires. That's what happened to Luther's best friend, Michael Faine, who became the leader of the bloodsuckers. The doctor will begin to search for a vaccine to save a comrade and humanity.

2000 - "Young Americans"

2002 - "Sex Rules"

2004 - "The Secrets of Smallville"

2004-2010 - "Lost"

2006 - Pulse

2007 - "Tell Me You Love Me"

2009 - "Tournament of Survival"

2010 - "How to make love to a woman"

2009-2017 - The Vampire Diaries

2014 - "Anomaly"

2018 - "Vampire Wars"

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