"We could not have dreamed of a better choice than Ian Somerhalder to bring his keen understanding of this genre from his years of starring in The Vampire Diaries to lead the cast of V-Wars as Dr. Luther Swann and to be a creative force on this series, as well as to serve as a director this season."
― David Ozer, IDW Entertainment President
Ian Somerhalder (born 4 July 1978) is an American actor, fashion model, director and producer who portrays Dr. Luther Swann on V Wars.
Biography[]
Ian Somerhalder was born in Covington, Louisiana on July 4, 1978. His father, Robert Somerhalder was a building contractor of French and English descent, and his mother, Edna, who is of Irish and Choctaw descent, was a massage therapist. He has a brother, Robert, a wood worker, and a sister, Robyn, a broadcast journalist.
He was raised as a Catholic, he attended St. Paul's, a private Catholic school in Covington. Boating, swimming, fishing and training horses filled much of his recreational time growing up, as did the school drama club and performing with the local theater group.
He is married to the actress from Twilight Nikki Reed. The couple married on April 26, 2015, in Santa Monica, California. [1] They welcomed their daughter, Bodhi Soleli, on July 25, 2017.[2]
Philanthropy[]
He has helped raise funds for Disaster in the Gulf, to help the people affected by an oil spill on the coast.
For his 32nd birthday he established ISFoundation.
Career[]
He embarked on a modelling career from the age of 10. By the age of 17, he began to give acting a try. At 17, he began studying acting in New York, and by 19 had committed himself to the craft, working with preeminent acting coach William Esper.
In the summer of 2000 Somerhalder starred in the short-lived WB series, Young Americans, a spin-off of Dawson's Creek. He played Hamilton Fleming, the son of the dean of a prestigious boarding school, who falls in love with a fellow student. In 2002, Somerhalder played Paul Denton in Roger Avary's adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' novel, The Rules of Attraction, alongside James Van Der Beek, Shannyn Sossamon, and Jessica Biel. In May 2006, Somerhalder was named one of DNA Models' Top 10 Male Models. He played the role of Boone Carlyle on the hit TV-series Lost. Somerhalder guest starred as Nick in HBO's Tell Me You Love Me, appearing fully nude in a sex scene with actress Michelle Borth. In September 2009, Somerhalder appeared in the movie The Tournament where he played the role of an assassin participating in a lethal competition with other assassins. Somerhalder, formerly stars as the vampire Damon Salvatore in the CW eight seasons TV drama series The Vampire Diaries, is returning to the vampire genre with the starring role in Netflix’s 10-episode, straight to series drama V-Wars. [3]
Rare Birds Productions[]
Ian Somerhalder and Nikki Reed’s Rare Birds Productions has signed a pod deal with Warner Bros Television. Under the new pact, the production company will produce new series projects for WBTV and be housed on the Warners lot. [4] The CW has put in development Transience, an hourlong drama from Ian Somerhalder and Nikki Reed’s recently launched Rare Birds Productions. [5] The CW buys southern soap Prohibited from Ian Somerhalder & Nikki Reed. [6]
Appearances[]
V Wars[]
- "Down with the Sickness"
- "Blood Brothers"
- "Because I Could Not Stop for Death"
- "Bad as Me"
- "Cold Cold Ground"
- "It's Not Enough to Have Lived"
- "The Night Is Darkening Round Me"
- "Red Rain"
- "The Junkie Run of the Predator Gene"
- "Bloody but Unbow'd"
Media[]
Pictures[]
Videos[]
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Type | Role |
---|---|---|---|
2019 | V Wars | TV Series | Dr. Luther Swann |
2009-2017 | The Vampire Diaries | TV Series | Damon Salvatore |
2016 | Swimming With Wild Dolphins in 360° Virtual Reality: The Dolphin Project | Video short | |
2014 | Nature Is Speaking | TV Series short | Coral Reef |
2014 | The Anomaly | Harkin Langham | |
2013 | Caught on Tape | Officer Lewis | |
2010 | When Vampires Don't Suck | Video | |
2010 | How to Make Love to a Woman | Daniel Meltzer | |
2004-2010 | Lost | TV Series | Boone Carlyle |
2009 | Fireball | TV Movie | Lee Cooper |
2009 | The Tournament | Miles Slade | |
2009 | Wake | Tyler | |
2008 | Lost City Raiders | TV Movie | Jack Kubiak |
2008 | The Lost Samaritan | William Archer | |
2007 | Tell Me You Love Me | TV Series | Nick |
2007 | Marco Polo | TV Movie | Marco Polo |
2006 | The Sensation of Sight | Drifter | |
2006 | Pulse | Dexter | |
2006 | TV: The Movie | Guy | |
2004 | Fearless | TV Movie | Jordan Gracie |
2004 | Recess | Short | Cooley |
2004 | The Old Man and the Studio | Short | Matt |
2004 | Smallville | TV Series | Adam Knight |
2004 | In Enemy Hands | Danny Miller | |
2003 | CSI: Miami | TV Series | Ricky Murdoch |
2003 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | TV Series | Charlie Baker |
2002 | The Rules of Attraction | Paul Denton | |
2002 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | TV Series | Tony Del Nagro |
2002 | Changing Hearts | Jason Kelly | |
2001 | Life as a House | Josh | |
2001 | Anatomy of a Hate Crime | TV Movie | Russell Henderson |
2000 | Young Americans | TV Series | Hamilton Fleming |
1999 | Now and Again | TV Series | Brian |
1997 | The Big Easy | TV Series | I.Q. |
Director[]
Year | Title | Type | Note |
---|---|---|---|
2019 | V Wars | TV Series | Episodes |
2015-2016 | The Vampire Diaries | TV Series | Episodes |
Producer[]
Year | Title | Type | Note |
---|---|---|---|
2019 | V Wars | TV Series | |
Time Framed | |||
2016-2017 | The Vampire Diaries | TV Series | Episodes
|
2004 | Recess | Short |
Awards[]
Year | Award | Category | Nominated | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
2002 | Young Hollywood Awards | Exciting New Face - Male | Winner | |
2005 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Breakout Performance - Male | Lost | Nominee |
2006 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (with cast) | Winner | |
2010 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Villain | The Vampire Diaries | Winner |
Choice Male Hottie | Nominee | |||
Young Hollywood Awards | Cast to Watch (with Nina Dobrev & Paul Wesley) | The Vampire Diaries | Winner | |
2011 | J-14 Teen Icon Awards | Iconic TV Actor | Nominee | |
People's Choice Awards | Favorite TV Drama Actor | Nominee | ||
Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi | Winner | ||
Choice TV Vampire | Nominee | |||
Choice Male Hottie | Nominee | |||
2012 | Do Something Awards | Best TV Star: Male | The Vampire Diaries | Nominee |
Nominee | ||||
Environmental Media Awards | EMA Futures Award | Winner | ||
Fright Night Awards | Favorite Male TV/ Movie Vampire | The Vampire Diaries | Winner | |
Genesis Awards | Wyler Award | Winner | ||
International Green Awards | Most Responsible Celebrity | Winner | ||
J-14 Teen Icon Awards | Iconic TV Actor | The Vampire Diaries | Nominee | |
People's Choice Awards | Favorite TV Drama Actor | Nominee | ||
Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi | Winner | ||
Choice Male Hottie | Winner | |||
2013 | J-14 Teen Icon Awards | Iconic TV Actor | The Vampire Diaries | Nominee |
People's Choice Awards | Favorite TV Drama Actor | Nominee | ||
Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi | Winner | ||
2014 | J-14 Teen Icon Awards | Iconic TV Actor | Nominee | |
Iconic Heart | Nominee | |||
mtvU Fandom Awards | Ship of the Year (with Nina Dobrev) | The Vampire Diaries | Winner | |
People's Choice Awards | Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor | Winner | ||
Favorite On Screen Chemistry (with Nina Dobrev) | Winner | |||
Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy | Winner | ||
Choice Male Hottie | Nominee | |||
Choice Twit | Nominee | |||
Choice Social Media King | Nominee | |||
Young Hollywood Awards | Best Threesome (with Nina Dobrev & Paul Wesley) | The Vampire Diaries | Winner | |
2015 | J-14 Teen Icon Awards | Iconic TV Actor | Nominee | |
mtvU Fandom Awards | Ship of the Year (with Kat Graham) | Nominee | ||
People's Choice Awards | Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor | Nominee | ||
Favorite TV Duo (with Nina Dobrev) | Winner | |||
Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy | Nominee | ||
Choice TV: Chemistry (with Kat Graham) | Nominee | |||
Choice TV: Liplock (with Nina Dobrev) | Winner | |||
Noble Awards | Activism in Film | Winner | ||
2016 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor | The Vampire Diaries | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi | Nominee | ||
Choice TV: Chemistry (with Kat Graham) | Nominee | |||
2017 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor | Nominee | |
Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi | Nominee | ||
Choice Changemaker | Nominee |
Trivia[]
- Ian Somerhalder has a definition in the Urban Dictionary. [7]
- Ian Somerhalder has a bird character in Angry Birds Friends, a collaboration between Rovio and Facebook.
References[]
- ↑ Nikki Reed And Ian Somerhalder Are Married
- ↑ Nikki Reed Gives Birth to a Baby Girl With Ian Somerhalder: Find Out Her Unique Name
- ↑ Ian Somerhalder To Star In Netflix Vampire Drama Series ‘V-Wars’ Based On Book
- ↑ Ian Somerhalder & Nikki Reed’s Production Company Inks WBTV Pod Deal
- ↑ Ian Somerhalder & Nikki Reed Producing ‘Transience’ Drama Project For the CW
- ↑ The CW Buys Southern Soap ‘Prohibited’ From Ian Somerhalder & Nikki Reed
- ↑ ian somerhalder