List of The Vampire Diaries characters
Main characters

List of The Vampire Diaries characters

Section Title: Main characters
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Character	Actor	Seasons

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8

Elena Gilbert	Nina Dobrev	Main	Voice only	Guest

Katherine Pierce	Recurring	Main	Recurring	Main	Guest

Stefan Salvatore	Paul Wesley	Main

Damon Salvatore	Ian Somerhalder	Main

Jeremy Gilbert	Steven R. McQueen	Main	Guest

Jenna Sommers	Sara Canning	Main	Guest	Guest	Guest

Bonnie Bennett	Kat Graham	Main

Caroline Forbes	Candice King	Main

Matt Donovan	Zach Roerig	Main

Vicki Donovan	Kayla Ewell	Main	Guest	Recurring	Recurring	Recurring

Tyler Lockwood	Michael Trevino	Main	Recurring

Alaric Saltzman	Matt Davis	Main	Recurring

Klaus Mikaelson	Joseph Morgan	Recurring	Main	Guest	Guest	Voice only

Enzo St. John	Michael Malarkey	Recurring	Main

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Nina Dobrev played the character of Elena Gilbert as the main role in the first six seasons and as a guest role in season 8.
Played by Nina Dobrev Starring seasons: 1–6, Guest starring season: 8 Elena Gilbert is the lead of the The Vampire Diaries for the first six seasons.
Nina Dobrev played Elena Gilbert in seasons 1–6 as a lead in Vampire Diaries and in season 8 as a guest star.

final_sentence: Nina Dobrev played the character of Elena Gilbert as the main role in the first six seasons and as a guest role in season 8.
final_sentence: Played by Nina Dobrev Starring seasons: 1–6, Guest starring season: 8 Elena Gilbert is the lead of the The Vampire Diaries for the first six seasons.
final_sentence: Nina Dobrev played Elena Gilbert in seasons 1–6 as a lead in Vampire Diaries and in season 8 as a guest star.