Grayson Gilbert

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## Biographical Information

### Occupation

* Physician
* Member of the Town Council
* Vampire Hunter
* Member of Augustine

### Species

* Human
* Spirit  (Currently)

## Family Information

### Family Members

* Niklaus Mikaelson  (Adoptive Son-In-Law/Nephew-In-Law)
* Kol Mikaelson  (Nephew-In-Law)
* Johnathan Gilbert †  (Paternal Ancestor)
* Theo Salvatore  (Adoptive Son-In-Law/Nephew-In-Law)
* Samantha Gilbert †  (Paternal Ancestor)
* Christopher Gilbert †  (Paternal Ancestor)
* Miranda Sommers-Gilbert †  (Wife)
* John Gilbert †  (Younger Brother)
* Jenna Sommers †  (Sister-In-Law)
* Elena Gilbert  (Niece/Adoptive Daughter)
* Alex Gilbert  (Niece/Adoptive Daughter)
* Ariana Gilbert  (Niece)
* Jeremy Gilbert  (Son)
* Valentina Gilbert  (Daughter-In-Law)
* Jack Mikaelson  (Great-Nephew/Adoptive Grandson)
* Hope Mikaelson  (Great-Niece/Adoptive Granddaughter)
* Jax Salvatore  (Great-Nephew/Adoptive Grandson)
* Nina Salvatore  (Great-Niece/Adoptive Granddaughter)
* Lily Salvatore  (Great-Niece/Adoptive Granddaughter)
* Grayson Salvatore  (Great-Nephew/Adoptive Grandson)
* Sarah Salvatore  (Great-Niece/Adoptive Granddaughter)
* Vivian Mikaelson (Great-Niece)
* Vanessa Mikaelson (Great-Niece)
* Adella Mikaelson  (Adoptive Great-Niece/Adoptive Granddaughter)
* Stefanie Salvatore  (Great-Niece/Adoptive Granddaughter)
* Sebastian Gilbert  (Grandson)
* Miranda Mikaelson  (Great-Niece/Adoptive Granddaughter)
* Jenna Mikaelson  (Great-Niece/Adoptive Granddaughter)
* Camila Gilbert  (Granddaughter)
* Issac Gilbert  (Grandson)
* Nik Mikaelson  (Great-Nephew/Adoptive Grandson)
* Daniella Mikaelson (Great-Great-Niece/Adoptive Great-Granddaughter)

## Physical Appearance

### Height

* 6'2"  (Feet)
* 1.88  (Meters)

## Appearance

### Episode Count

* 7 (TVD)
* 3 (TO)
* TBA(Legacies)
* TBA

### First Seen

* *The Departed* (TVD) (Flashback)
* *When The Saints Go Marching In* (TO) (Spirit)

### Last Seen

* *I Was Feeling Epic* (Spirit) (TVD)
* *When The Saints Go Marching In* (Spirit) (TO)

**Dr. Grayson Gilbert** was Jeremy Gilbert's father, Elena Gilbert and Alex Gilbert's uncle/adoptive father, Ariana Gilbert's uncle, and the husband of Miranda Sommers-Gilbert. He is the great-uncle/adoptive grandfather to Jack Mikaelson, Hope Mikaelson, Jax Salvatore, Nina Salvatore, Lily Salvatore, Adella Mikaelson, Grayson Salvatore, Sarah Salvatore, Stefanie Salvatore, Miranda Mikaelson, Jenna Mikaelson, and Nik Mikaelson. He is the biological grandfather to Sebastian Gilbert, Camila Gilbert, and Issac Gilbert.

On May 23, 2009, Grayson and Miranda drowned after their car ran off of Wickery Bridge and into the lake. He died in place of Elena and Alex. It is later revealed during the first half of Season Five that Grayson Gilbert was a vampire hunter and led the Founder's Council through difficult times like Mikael's arrival - having plans if the council were ever to be compromised, and that he was also a member of the Augustine Society, and like the Whitmore family he tortured and experimented on the vampires.

**Grayson** was a member of the **Gilbert Family** and a **vampire hunter**, he was also a member of the **Town Council** and the **Augustine** **Society**.

## Early Life

Grayson learned at an early age about the existence of vampires, possibly from his father, and he told his younger brother John all about it. They both grew up firmly believing all vampires are evil and must be destroyed. Grayson and John had read every journal written by Johnathan Gilbert, their ancestor from 1864. From the journals they gleaned much of the town's secret history, and eventually Grayson and John both wore the Gilbert rings. As an adult he became a doctor and had a clinic on a property that he and his wife Miranda owned. Late one night, Grayson's brother John brought two babies to him and asked if he'd adopted them, and together with his wife adopted both of them and named them Elena and Alex. Grayson protected Elena and Alex all his life from the world of vampires until he died. He also worked as a doctor at the local hospital and helped deliver Sarah Nelson in 1994.

Alex and Elena later learned that their parents had knowledge of the existence of vampires, and even possessed weapons to hunt and kill vampires, hidden behind a false wall in a closet at their lake house.

The night Grayson and Miranda died, Elena and Alex had ditched family night and gone to a bonfire party with their friends. On their way home from picking them up, their car went over the Wickery Bridge, trapping the four of them underwater. Miranda quickly lost consciousness, but although Grayson, Elena, and Alex were still alive, they were unable to open the car doors to escape. Grayson ultimately drowned after refusing help from Stefan Salvatore until he had rescued Elena and Alex. When Stefan came back for them, they were both dead. Both Alex and Elena has felt some responsibility for their death, as the reason they were out driving that night was to pick them up. Later, when John explains the Gilbert rings to Jeremy, he confirms that the ring didn't work to save Grayson because he did not die a supernatural death, the only kind from which the ring could have protected him.

## Appearances

### The Vampire Diaries

* *Pilot* (Mentioned)
* *Bloodlines* (Mentioned)
* *Unpleasantville* (Mentioned)
* *Under Control* (Mentioned)

**Season Two**
* *The Return* (Mentioned)
* *Brave New World* (Mentioned)
* *Daddy Issues* (Mentioned)

**Season Three**
* *1912* (Mentioned)
* *The Departed* (Flashback)

**Season Four**
* *Memorial* (Mentioned)
* *Stand By Me* (Mentioned)
* *I Know What You Did Last Summer* (In photo with Megan)
* *True Lies* (Mentioned)
* *For Whom the Bell Tolls* (Mentioned)
* *Dead Man on Campus* (Mentioned)
* *The Cell* (In Photo)
* *Fifty Shades of Grayson* (Flashback)
* *Resident Evil* (Mentioned in alternate reality)

**Season Six**
* *Yellow Ledbetter* (Mentioned)
* *Black Hole Sun* (Flashback)
* *Christmas Through Your Eyes* (Mentioned)
* *Stay* (Mentioned)

**Season Eight**
* *You Decided That I Was Worth Saving* (Archive Footage)
* *We Have History Together* (Indirectly Mentioned)
* *We're Planning a June Wedding* (Indirectly Mentioned)
* *I Was Feeling Epic* (Spirit)

### The Originals

* *Always and Forever* (Indirectly Mentioned)

**Season Two**

**Season Three**

* *Voodoo Child* (Photo)
* *Oh Sweet Memories Vol. 1* (Flashback)

**Season Five**

* *What, Will, I, Have, Left* (Spirit)
* *When The Saints Go Marching In* (Spirit)

## Name

* **Grayson** is of Old English origin, and the meaning is "son of the gray-haired man".
* **Gilbert** comes from English (Norman origin), French and North German: from Giselbert, which compromises of gisil "pledge", "hostage", "noble youth" + berht "bright", "famous".

## Trivia

* He and Miranda were killed before the *Pilot* in a car accident
* Grayson Gilbert and his wife Miranda Sommers-Gilbert have the longest episode span between first mention and first appearance.
* In *I Know What You Did Last Summer*, during the credits, Grayson's name is spelled Greyson as an error.
* It has been confirmed by Julie Plec that there was nothing supernatural about his or Miranda's death.
* Grayson's personality is in many ways the opposite of his brother's, John, personality.
	+ Grayson and Jenna had a friendly relationship and often exchange words without restriction. Grayson is very loving with his family and he is doing his best to protect his family from the supernatural (Grayson did not mention anything about the supernatural to Elena and Alex, even though they had already passed the age to know the secret.)
	+ John and Jenna have a negative, cold, unstable relationship and Jenna openly shows her hatred for him. John usually tries to live with his family, but often, Jenna, Alex, Elena and Jeremy showed their displeasure by family moments with him.
* In the novels, Grayson's name is Thomas Gilbert.
* He had some kind of connection with Megan. Some people speculate that he was her father.
	+ In *Fifty Shades of Grayson*, it's revealed that as a child Megan had a rare heart condition, and that Grayson was the one to save her life by injecting vampire blood into her.
* He was a member of a secret society known as Augustine and had ties with Wes Maxfield.
* In *I'll Remember*, it's revealed that Elena will follow him into the medical field by choosing Medicine in her Sophomore year at Whitmore and is now a Pre-Med student.
* He was mentioned by Tripp in *Yellow Ledbetter* and appeared in *Black Hole Sun*, a brief flashback.