"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."
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 TwilightNikki Reed. The couple married on April 26, 2015, in Santa Monica, California. [1] They welcomed their daughter, Bodhi Soleli, on July 25, 2017.[2]
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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]
Ian Somerhalder, Jonathan Maberry"Had a fun, informative, hilarious, and occasionally silly afternoon with Ian Somerhalder, filming interviews for our upcoming Netflix show, V-WARS." August 28, 2019
Adrian Holmes, Ian Somerhalder, James Gibb"Vwars Season 1, on set with Ian Somerhalder and Adrian Holmes." August 18, 2019
James Gibb, Ian Somerhalder"On route back to Canada... round 3 of filming Vwars!" August 5, 2019
Ian Somerhalder, Kyle Breitkopf"#vwars coming this year ...... #iansomerhalder #directorhat Ian was a great director. I hope he gets to wear that hat more often. 🎬" July 11, 2019
Ian Somerhalder, Sydney Meyer, Adrian Holmes"#VWars reshoots means extra days working with these gems. Every day on set with these guys is like a master class. So immensely grateful for this project and the for the kindness and wisdom these two have shared with me 😊🙏" April 27, 2019
Jonathan Maberry, Ian Somerhalder"Wonderful to see my friend, Ian Somerhalder, at Emerald City Comic Con. #eccc #iansomerhalder He's busy in post-production on season one of V-Wars #vwars " Mar 16, 2019
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Ian Somerhalder"We are wrapped! #VWars! Thank you Johnathan Mayberry for writing this thing! Thank you Canada!!!!" Oct 20, 2018
Ian Somerhalder"That’s a wrap on #VWars! " Oct 19, 2018
Adrian Holmes, Ian Somerhalder"That's a wrap with director @iansomerhalder... Well done pal. Cannot wait to see this ep! 👏🏾👊🏾🎬🎥 Now to direct is one thing folks, but to direct yourself and others while being the lead well... That's some super powers shit! Lol! Most impressive. Having worked with this dude over the past few months has been nothing short of inspiring. His passion, focus, dedication and love for the craft and life itself, is infectious and a pure delight to witness and be around. I'm a blessed man and so proud to be on this journey with such an incredible group of people from top to bottom. 🙏🏾❤️ Stay tuned for V-Wars, Spring 2019 on @netflix. It's gonna be one Badass ride! 🤜🏾🤛🏻" Oct 11, 2018
Ian Somerhalder, Laura Vandervoort"With my kick ass director and our lead actor @iansomerhalder during a late night shoot. His passion for his craft as an actor and director are inspiring!" Oct 10, 2018
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Ian Somerhalder"Directing #Vwars. My happy place. Even with pouring rain and curve ball after curve ball. It’s amazing... thank you Netflix & IDW Publishing for letting me play" Oct 2, 2018
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