Ian Somerhalder

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> "*We could not have dreamed of a better choice than Ian Somerhalder to bring his keen understanding of this genre from his years of starring in The Vampire Diaries to lead the cast of V-Wars as Dr. Luther Swann and to be a creative force on this series, as well as to serve as a director this season.*"
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**Ian Somerhalder** (born 4 July 1978) is an American actor, fashion model, director and producer who portrays Dr. Luther Swann on *V Wars*.

## Biography

Ian Somerhalder was born in Covington, Louisiana on July 4, 1978. His father, Robert Somerhalder was a building contractor of French and English descent, and his mother, Edna, who is of Irish and Choctaw descent, was a massage therapist. He has a brother, Robert, a wood worker, and a sister, Robyn, a broadcast journalist.

He was raised as a Catholic, he attended St. Paul's, a private Catholic school in Covington. Boating, swimming, fishing and training horses filled much of his recreational time growing up, as did the school drama club and performing with the local theater group.

He is married to the actress from *Twilight* Nikki Reed. The couple married on April 26, 2015, in Santa Monica, California.  They welcomed their daughter, Bodhi Soleli, on July 25, 2017.

### Philanthropy

He has helped raise funds for Disaster in the Gulf, to help the people affected by an oil spill on the coast.

For his 32nd birthday he established ISFoundation.

## Career

He embarked on a modelling career from the age of 10. By the age of 17, he began to give acting a try. At 17, he began studying acting in New York, and by 19 had committed himself to the craft, working with preeminent acting coach William Esper.

In the summer of 2000 Somerhalder starred in the short-lived WB series, *Young Americans*, a spin-off of *Dawson's Creek*. He played Hamilton Fleming, the son of the dean of a prestigious boarding school, who falls in love with a fellow student. In 2002, Somerhalder played Paul Denton in Roger Avary's adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' novel, *The Rules of Attraction*, alongside James Van Der Beek, Shannyn Sossamon, and Jessica Biel. In May 2006, Somerhalder was named one of DNA Models' Top 10 Male Models. He played the role of Boone Carlyle on the hit TV-series *Lost*. Somerhalder guest starred as Nick in HBO's *Tell Me You Love Me*, appearing fully nude in a sex scene with actress Michelle Borth. In September 2009, Somerhalder appeared in the movie *The Tournament* where he played the role of an assassin participating in a lethal competition with other assassins. Somerhalder, formerly stars as the vampire Damon Salvatore in the CW eight seasons TV drama series *The Vampire Diaries*, is returning to the vampire genre with the starring role in Netflix’s 10-episode, straight to series drama *V-Wars*.

### Rare Birds Productions

Ian Somerhalder and Nikki Reed’s Rare Birds Productions has signed a pod deal with Warner Bros Television. Under the new pact, the production company will produce new series projects for WBTV and be housed on the Warners lot.  The CW has put in development *Transience*, an hourlong drama from Ian Somerhalder and Nikki Reed’s recently launched Rare Birds Productions.  The CW buys southern soap *Prohibited* from Ian Somerhalder & Nikki Reed.

## Appearances

### *V Wars*

Season 1
* "Down with the Sickness"
* "Blood Brothers"
* "Because I Could Not Stop for Death"
* "Bad as Me"
* "Cold Cold Ground"
* "It's Not Enough to Have Lived"
* "The Night Is Darkening Round Me"
* "Red Rain"
* "The Junkie Run of the Predator Gene"
* "Bloody but Unbow'd"

## Media

### Pictures

* Behind the Scene
* Wrap party
* Interview
* Barnes & Noble Meeting

Samantha Liana Cole, **Ian Somerhalder****Ian Somerhalder**, Leslie Kavanagh**Ian Somerhalder**, Jonathan Maberry *"Had a fun, informative, hilarious, and occasionally silly afternoon with Ian Somerhalder, filming interviews for our upcoming Netflix show, V-WARS."* August 28, 2019Adrian Holmes, **Ian Somerhalder**, James Gibb *"Vwars Season 1, on set with Ian Somerhalder and Adrian Holmes."* August 18, 2019James Gibb, **Ian Somerhalder** *"On route back to Canada... round 3 of filming Vwars!"* August 5, 2019**Ian Somerhalder**, Kyle Breitkopf *"#vwars coming this year ...... #iansomerhalder #directorhat Ian was a great director. I hope he gets to wear that hat more often. 🎬"* July 11, 2019**Ian Somerhalder**, Sydney Meyer, Adrian Holmes *"#VWars reshoots means extra days working with these gems. Every day on set with these guys is like a master class. So immensely grateful for this project and the for the kindness and wisdom these two have shared with me 😊🙏"* April 27, 2019Jonathan Maberry, **Ian Somerhalder** *"Wonderful to see my friend, Ian Somerhalder, at Emerald City Comic Con. #eccc #iansomerhalder He's busy in post-production on season one of V-Wars #vwars "* Mar 16, 2019**Ian Somerhalder** Oct 22, 2018**Ian Somerhalder****Ian Somerhalder** *"We are wrapped! #VWars! Thank you Johnathan Mayberry for writing this thing! Thank you Canada!!!!"* Oct 20, 2018**Ian Somerhalder** *"That’s a wrap on #VWars! "* Oct 19, 2018**Ian Somerhalder**, Jacky Lai Oct 19, 2018**Ian Somerhalder**, Adrian Holmes Oct 19, 2018**Ian Somerhalder**, Adrian Holmes Oct 19, 2018**Ian Somerhalder**, Kyle Breitkopf *"Gonna miss these guys so much 😭💔 I’m sure we will all be together again soon. 🤞🏻"* Oct 18, 2018**Ian Somerhalder**, Sarah Abbott**Ian Somerhalder**, Sarah Abbott**Ian Somerhalder** Oct 18, 2018**Ian Somerhalder** Oct 18, 2018**Ian Somerhalder** Oct 18, 2018**Ian Somerhalder** Oct 18, 2018Sydney Meyer, **Ian Somerhalder** *"Can now finally officially say I've been filming a series regular role on @VWarsTV for #Netflix alongside @iansomerhalder @adrianholmes and @KSueMurray and it's been an absolute dream come true. 😍 Can't wait for you to meet Ava. "* Oct 16, 2018Adrian Holmes, **Ian Somerhalder** *"That's a wrap with director @iansomerhalder"* Oct 11, 2018Adrian Holmes, **Ian Somerhalder** *"That's a wrap with director @iansomerhalder... Well done pal. Cannot wait to see this ep! 👏🏾👊🏾🎬🎥 Now to direct is one thing folks, but to direct yourself and others while being the lead well... That's some super powers shit! Lol! Most impressive. Having worked with this dude over the past few months has been nothing short of inspiring. His passion, focus, dedication and love for the craft and life itself, is infectious and a pure delight to witness and be around. I'm a blessed man and so proud to be on this journey with such an incredible group of people from top to bottom. 🙏🏾❤️ Stay tuned for V-Wars, Spring 2019 on @netflix. It's gonna be one Badass ride! 🤜🏾🤛🏻"* Oct 11, 2018**Ian Somerhalder**, Laura Vandervoort *"With my kick ass director and our lead actor @iansomerhalder during a late night shoot. His passion for his craft as an actor and director are inspiring!"* Oct 10, 2018**Ian Somerhalder****Ian Somerhalder****Ian Somerhalder****Ian Somerhalder****Ian Somerhalder****Ian Somerhalder** *"Directing #Vwars. My happy place. Even with pouring rain and curve ball after curve ball. It’s amazing... thank you Netflix & IDW Publishing for letting me play"* Oct 2, 2018**Ian Somerhalder** Sep 19, 2018**Ian Somerhalder** Aug 21, 2018Brad Turner**Ian Somerhalder****Ian Somerhalder** Aug 15, 2018**Ian Somerhalder** Aug 11, 2018**Ian Somerhalder** Aug 11, 2018**Ian Somerhalder** Aug 11, 2018**Ian Somerhalder**, Adrian Holmes Aug 1, 2018**Ian Somerhalder** Aug 1, 2018**Ian Somerhalder** Aug 1, 2018**Ian Somerhalder**, Adrian Holmes Jul 30, 2018**Ian Somerhalder** Jul 24, 2018**Ian Somerhalder** Jul 20, 2018**Ian Somerhalder** Jul 20, 2018**Ian Somerhalder**, Kyle Breitkopf Jul 18, 2018**Ian Somerhalder** Jul 10, 2018**Ian Somerhalder**, Stefanie Terzo**Ian Somerhalder**Adrian Holmes, David Ozer, **Ian Somerhalder** Jun 26, 2018**Ian Somerhalder**, Jonathan Maberry Jun 26, 2018Jonathan Maberry, **Ian Somerhalder**, First reading Jun 26, 2018 *"...and so it begins"***Ian Somerhalder** Jun 26, 2018*V-Wars: Chronicles of the Vampire Wars*

**Ian Somerhalder**, Adrian Holmes Wrap party Oct 19, 2018**Ian Somerhalder**, Adrian Holmes Wrap party Oct 19, 2018**Ian Somerhalder** Wrap party Oct 19, 2018**Ian Somerhalder** Oct 19, 2018**Ian Somerhalder** Oct 19, 2018**Ian Somerhalder** Oct 19, 2018**Ian Somerhalder** Oct 19, 2018**Ian Somerhalder** Oct 19, 2018**Ian Somerhalder**, Adrian Holmes Oct 19, 2018**Ian Somerhalder**, Adrian Holmes Oct 19, 2018**Ian Somerhalder** at Dvas Custom Cakes Oct 19, 2018

**Ian Somerhalder** Nov 13, 2019**Ian Somerhalder**, Rachel Kasuch Interview Nov 13, 2019**Ian Somerhalder**, Clara Ramazzotti Interview Nov 13, 2019**Ian Somerhalder**, Danielly Cristine Interview Nov 13, 2019**Ian Somerhalder**, Art Shrian Tiwari Interview Nov 13, 2019**Ian Somerhalder**, Kay-B Interview Nov 13, 2019Mandy Carr, **Ian Somerhalder** Interview Nov 13, 2019**Ian Somerhalder**, Annika Andersson Interview Nov 13, 2019**Ian Somerhalder**, Kevin Jan Interview Nov 13, 2019Kelsie Gibson, **Ian Somerhalder** Interview Nov 13, 2019**Ian Somerhalder**, Emily Longeretta Interview Nov 13, 2019**Ian Somerhalder**, Meiling Jin Interview Nov 13, 2019**Ian Somerhalder**, Meiling Jin Interview Nov 13, 2019

### Videos

Ian Somerhalder Facebook Live, Nov 15, 2019 Part 1Ian Somerhalder Facebook Live, Nov 15, 2019 Part 2Ian Somerhalder Instagram stories, Nov 15, 2019Interview with Ian Somerhalder about V-Wars, Nov 13, 2019Ian Somerhalder, Oct 30, 2019Ian Somerhalder at Emerald City Comic Con, Mar 17, 2019Mar 15, 2019Friday - Main Stage ECCC 2019 SYFY WIREMar 15, 2019V-Wars Wrap Party, Ian SomerhalderOct 21, 2018Ian Somerhalder announces wrap of V-WarsOct 20, 2018V-Wars Set, Sydney Meyer & Ian SomerhalderNov 5, 2018V-Wars Set, Ian Somerhalder directs Episode 109Oct 2~20, 2018

## Director

 2015-2016
* "The Downward Spiral"
* "Days of Future Past"
* "We Have History Together"

## Producer

* "Down with the Sickness"
* "Blood Brothers"
* "Because I Could Not Stop for Death"
* "Bad as Me"
* "Cold Cold Ground"
* "It's Not Enough to Have Lived"
* "The Night Is Darkening Round Me"
* "Red Rain"
* "The Junkie Run of the Predator Gene"
* "Hello, Brother"
* "Today Will Be Different"
* "You Decided That I Was Worth Saving"
* "An Eternity of Misery"
* "Coming Home Was a Mistake"
* "Detoured On Some Random Backwoods Path to Hell"
* "The Next Time I Hurt Somebody, It Could Be You"
* "We Have History Together"
* "The Simple Intimacy of the Near Touch"
* "Nostalgia's a Bitch"
* "You Made a Choice to Be Good"
* "What Are You?"
* "The Lies Will Catch Up To You"
* "It's Been a Hell of a Ride"
* "We're Planning a June Wedding"
 2004

## Trivia

* Ian Somerhalder has a definition in the Urban Dictionary.
* Ian Somerhalder has a bird character in *Angry Birds Friends*, a collaboration between Rovio and Facebook.

## References

1. ↑ Nikki Reed And Ian Somerhalder Are Married
2. ↑ Nikki Reed Gives Birth to a Baby Girl With Ian Somerhalder: Find Out Her Unique Name
3. ↑ Ian Somerhalder To Star In Netflix Vampire Drama Series ‘V-Wars’ Based On Book
4. ↑ Ian Somerhalder & Nikki Reed’s Production Company Inks WBTV Pod Deal
5. ↑ Ian Somerhalder & Nikki Reed Producing ‘Transience’ Drama Project For the CW
6. ↑ The CW Buys Southern Soap ‘Prohibited’ From Ian Somerhalder & Nikki Reed
7. ↑ ian somerhalder

## External links

* Twitter
* Instagram
* Facebook
* Wikipedia
* IS Foundation
* Rare Birds Twitter
* Angry Birds Wiki
* The Vampire Diaries Wiki
* Lostpedia
* Dawson's Creek
* CSI
* Scratchpad

## See also

TV Series CrewWritersGlenn Davis • William Laurin
DirectorsBrad Turner • TJ Scott • Kaare Andrews • Marita Grabiak • Bobby Roth • **Ian Somerhalder**
OthersPeter Emmink • Jaye Falcioni • John Gallagher • Danny Grady • Leslie Kavanagh • Craig Lalande • Ashley Nay • Alana Omolayole • Michelle Rivers • Sat Sidhu • Stefanie Terzo • Craig Wright
ProducersTed Adams • David Anselmo • Philip Bedard • Eric Birnberg • Glenn Davis • James Gibb • David Hackl • Larry Lalonde • William Laurin • David Ozer • Jessica Petelle • Vince Shiao • **Ian Somerhalder** • Brad Turner • Thomas Vencelides • Thomas Walden
CompaniesNetflix • High Park Entertainment • IDW Entertainment • Marada Pictures