Ian Somerhalder Reflects On His Most Memorable Roles, 'Lost' to 'Vampire Diaries'
Known for his handsome and devilish smolder, Ian Somerhalder was one of everyone’s favorite Hollywood hunks back in the 2010s. Best known for his work as Damon Salvatore in The Vampire Diaries, the actor can now be found promoting his brands, Brother's Bond Bourbon — which he owns with Paul Wesley — his supplement business, The Absorption Company and the charitable Ian Somerhalder Foundation. He is also often seen out and about with his wife, Nikki Reed, and their two kids—they live on a farm outside Los Angeles. He still acts and serves as an executive producer for projects occasionally, but nothing he has been in will be as iconic as the five roles below!
Ian Somerhalder in film ‘The Rules of Attraction’
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SYNOPSIS: Four college students begin to date one another and soon learn where their feelings truly lie. Somerhalder played Paul Denton, the ex-boyfriend of Lauren Hynde (Shannyn Sossamon), as he begins to date Sean Bateman (James Van Der Beek). Jessica Biel also appears.
CHARACTER: Paul Denton
YEAR OF RELEASE: 2002
IAN SOMERHALDER’S THOUGHTS ON THE RULES OF ATTRACTION: "It was so unique and fun and took some crazy turns. What a jam. It was really special. Unfortunately, the weekend that it opened was a huge box office weekend. There were like 20 films that opened up, and none of them did very well. It was really wild, but the film obviously became a cult classic later on in its years. What an unbelievable ride that was.”
WHERE TO STREAM: The Rules of Attraction is available to stream on Tubi.
Ian Somerhalder in film ‘Pulse’
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SYNOPSIS: A girl named Mattie (Kristen Bell) teams up with a computer hacker named Dexter (Somerhalder) to help put a stop to the harassing emails and videos she receives after her boyfriend's death.
CHARACTER: Dexter
YEAR OF RELEASE: 2006
WHERE TO STREAM: Pulse is available to stream on Tubi.
Ian Somerhalder in TV show ‘Lost’
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SYNOPSIS: A group of people get stranded on a desert island after their plane mysteriously crashes. Lost ran for 121 episodes, with Somerhalder appearing in 31 of them.
CHARACTER: Boone Carlyle
YEAR OF RELEASE: 2004 to 2010
IAN SOMERHALDER’S THOUGHTS ON LOST: “I often think back to why they killed me on Lost. Boone, unfortunately, and this was my fault as an actor, was a spoiled, rich little b*st*rd who couldn’t smile to save his life. Why on earth, living in Hawaii, having so much fun, skinny dipping with our cast three days a week, why didn’t Boone smile more?”
WHERE TO STREAM: Lost is available to stream on Hulu.
Ian Somerhalder in TV show ‘The Vampire Diaries’
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SYNOPSIS: Two vampire brothers compete for the heart of the same girl. The Vampire Diaries produced a total of 171 episodes in total, with Somerhalder appearing in every single one.
CHARACTER: Damon Salvatore
YEAR OF RELEASE: 2009 to 2017
IAN SOMERHALDER’S THOUGHTS ON THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: “Damon has had a very fun time for a very long time. Damon's had a great run. He's had a lot of great lines, he's had a lot of great scenes, there's been a lot to do and I learned a lot. I learned a great deal playing this character and navigating the waters of being on a big global hit network series.”
WHERE TO STREAM: The Vampire Diaries is available to stream on Peacock.
Ian Somerhalder in show ‘V-Wars’
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SYNOPSIS: After a disease turns all of his friends into vampires, Dr. Luther Swann (Somerhalder) must do everything he can to stop them. Somerhalder worked on this film with his wife, Nikki Reed
CHARACTER: Dr. Luther Swann
YEAR OF RELEASE: 2019
IAN SOMERHALDER’S THOUGHTS ON V-WARS: Despite being about vampires, Somherhold says that V-Wars is vastly different from The Vampire Diaries, because “It’s such a different scope. I would like to think I learned a good bit after eight years of television in this genre. I love this genre. It has been very good to me. But also, it’s so unique. It’s so vast. There’s so much you can do with it.”
WHERE TO STREAM: V-Wars is available to stream on Netflix.
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