Actor Best Known for The Vampire Diaries; Entrepreneur & Environmental Activist
Ian Somerhalder: Biography at a Glance
- Ian Somerhalder is best known for starring in the hit CW series, The Vampire Diaries and can be seen as the lead in the Netflix series V Wars, which he also executive produced.
- Prior to that, Somerhalder was a series regular on the Golden Globe award-winning show, Lost, created by JJ Abrams.
- Somerhalder and his Vampire Diaries co-star, Paul Wesley, launched the bourbon brand Brother’s Bond. From the bourbon liquid development to the brand identity, packaging, marketing, and advertising, Ian and Paul have been pivotal in every step of producing the bourbon which had one of the most successful pre-sale launches in history.
- He also launched The Ian Somerhalder Foundation, which distributes funds and resources towards global environmental conservation, green energy development, deployment, and educational tools.
- Somerhalder serves as executive producer of a series of films including Kiss The Ground and Common Ground, which detail how to combat climate change and adopt earth-friendly practices on a global scale.
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Ian Somerhalder can be seen as the lead in the Netflix series V Wars, which he also executive produced. He is best known for starring in the hit CW series, The Vampire Diaries. Prior to that, Somerhalder was a series regular on the Golden Globe award-winning show, Lost, created by JJ Abrams.
In film, Somerhalder starred in the Universal International feature, Anomaly, directed by Noel Clarke. Other film credits include Wake, The Lost Samaritan, Pulse, and Rules of Attraction.
Previously, he was the face of Azzaro Cologne. He has won two Peoples Choice Awards for Favorite Sci-Fi/ Fantasy TV Actor along with Favorite on Screen Chemistry. In addition, Somerhalder has won four Teen Choice Awards.
