Ian Somerhalder
Born
December 8, 1978
Ian Somerhalder established a significant television career as both an actor and Producer, gaining early recognition as Boone Carlyle on ABC's Lost. He further solidified his presence starring as Damon Salvatore for 171 episodes of The CW's The Vampire Diaries, a series on which he also served as a producer and director. Somerhalder later took on the lead role of Dr. Luther Swann in the Netflix TV series V Wars, also serving as an executive producer and director for the show.