Ian Somerhalder

1978 (47) • Acting

Born: 12/8/1978 (47) in Covington, Louisiana, USA

Known for: Acting

Ian Somerhalder

Ian Somerhalder (born December 8, 1978) is an American model, former actor and producer and founder of the Ian Somerhalder Foundation. He is best known for playing Damon Salvatore in The Vampire Diaries and Boone Carlyle in Lost.

Known For

The Vampire Diaries

83%

Damon Salvatore

2009

Lost

80%

Boone Carlyle

2004

Smallville

82%

Adam Knight

2001

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

80%

Charlie Baker

1999

CSI: Miami

77%

Ricky Murdoch

2002

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

76%

Tony Del Nagro

2000

The Tournament

59%

Miles Slade

2009

The Rules of Attraction

62%

Paul Denton

2002

Groundswell

70%

Narrator (voice)

2026

Getting LOST

66%

Self (archive footage)

2024

Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry

70%

Self

2024

Hot Ones Versus

88%

Self

2024

Common Ground

61%

Self

2023

Common Ground

61%

Executive Producer

2023

Kiss the Ground

77%

Self

2020

V Wars

73%

Luther Swann

2019

V Wars

73%

Director

2019

Nature Is Speaking

87%

Coral Reef

2015

The Anomaly

50%

Harkin

2014

Generation Like

70%

Self

2014

Caught on Tape

62%

Officer Lewis

2013

How to Make Love to a Woman

43%

Daniel

2010

The Vampire Diaries

83%

Damon Salvatore

2009

The Vampire Diaries

83%

Director

2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

50%

Self - Guest

2009

Fireball

53%

Lee Cooper

2009

The Tournament

59%

Miles Slade

2009

Wake

48%

Tyler

2009

Lost City Raiders

47%

Jack Kubiak

2008

The Lost Samaritan

57%

William Archer

2008

Tell Me You Love Me

65%

Nick

2007

Marco Polo

63%

Marco Polo

2007

Marco Polo

67%

Marco Polo

2007

Pulse

51%

Dexter

2006

National Lampoon's TV: The Movie

43%

Guy

2006

The Sensation of Sight

80%

Drifter

2006