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Context Creator / IanSomerhalder

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3	Ian Joseph Somerhalder (born December 8, 1978 in Covington, Louisiana) is an American actor and model. A supporting actor for much of his career, he came to prominence as Boone Carlyle in ''Series/{{Lost}}'', before being cast as EnsembleDarkhorse and BreakoutCharacter Damon Salvatore on the well-received ''Series/TheVampireDiaries''.
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5	He has been married to Creator/NikkiReed since 2015 and they have one child.
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7	!!Film Roles:
8	* ''Film/LifeAsAHouse'' (2001) as Josh
9	* ''Film/TheRulesOfAttraction'' (2002) as Paul Denton
10	* ''Film/InEnemyHands'' (2004) as Miller
11	* ''Pulse'' (2006) as Dexter
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13	!!Television Roles:
14	* ''Series/YoungAmericans'' (2000) as Hamilton Fleming
15	* ''Series/{{CSI}}'' (2002) as Tony Del Nagro
16	* ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'' (2002) as Charlie Baker
17	* ''Series/CSIMiami'' (2003) as Ricky Murdoch
18	* ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' (2004) as Adam Knight
19	* ''Series/{{Lost}}'' (2004–2010) as Boone Carlyle
20	* ''Series/TheVampireDiaries'' (2009–2017) as Damon Salvatore
21	* ''Series/VWars'' (2019) as Dr Luther Swann: also served as executive producer
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23	!!Tropes associated with the creator and his roles:
24	* RomanceOnTheSet: He and his ''The Vampire Diaries'' co-star Creator/NinaDobrev dated for three years from 2010 to 2013 before splitting up.
25	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
26	** He auditioned for the role of [[TheDanza Ian]] in the film adaptation of ''Literature/TheHost2008''.
27	** He was reportedly considered for the role of Christian Grey in the film adaptation of ''Film/FiftyShadesOfGrey'', although he didn't get the part as it would conflict with his schedule for ''The Vampire Diaries''.

Context Creator / IanSomerhalder