Ian Somerhalder

Known for

Acting

Born

December 8, 1978 (age 47)

Birthplace

Covington, Louisiana, USA

Biography

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.

Best known work

The Vampire Diaries

2009

Lost

2004

Smallville

2001

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

CSI: Miami

2002

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

The Tournament

2009

The Rules of Attraction

2002

Pulse

2006

Life as a House

2001

Filmography

TBA
FearlessTV
as Jordan Gracie (1 episode)
2026
Groundswell
as Narrator (voice)
2024
Getting LOST
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Live from the Other Side with Tyler HenryTV
as Self (1 episode)
2024
Hot Ones VersusTV
as Self (1 episode)
2023
Common Ground
as Self, Executive Producer
2023
LOST: CircleTV
as Boone Carlyle (80 episodes)
2020
Kiss the Ground
as Self
2019
V WarsTV
as Luther Swann (10 episodes), Director
2019
The Kelly Clarkson ShowTV
as Self (1 episode)
2015
Nature Is SpeakingTV
as Coral Reef (1 episode)
2014
The Anomaly
as Harkin
2014
Generation Like
as Self
2013
Caught on Tape
as Officer Lewis
2010
How to Make Love to a Woman
as Daniel
2009
The Vampire DiariesTV
as Damon Salvatore (171 episodes), Director
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenTV
as Self - Guest (2 episodes)
2009
Fireball
as Lee Cooper
2009
The Tournament
as Miles Slade
2009
Wake
as Tyler
2008
Lost City Raiders
as Jack Kubiak
2008
The Lost Samaritan
as William Archer
2007
Tell Me You Love MeTV
as Nick (6 episodes)
2007
Marco Polo
as Marco Polo
2007
Marco PoloTV
as Marco Polo (2 episodes)