Ian Somerhalder as Damon Salvatore in the Vampire Diaries

Short biography

Somerhalder was born and raised in Covington, Louisiana, the son of Edna, a massage therapist, and Robert Somerhalder, an independent building contractor. He has two siblings: an older brother, Bob, and an older sister, Robyn. He embarked on a modelling career at the age of 10, and by the age of 17 he decided to go into acting.