Ian Somerhalder

Birthplace: Covington, Louisiana
Birthday: December 8, 1978

A strikingly handsome player who proved his versatility with accomplished forays into acting and modeling, Ian Somerhalder possessed the piercing eyes and chiseled features which spelled success in the world of modeling, as well as the emotional intensity and rebellious charm that made for perfect teen heartthrob material on screen.

Born Dec. 8, 1978 in Covington, LA to his massage therapist mother and building contractor father, this small town southern boy spent many summers in Manhattan after making his modeling debut at age 10 – all in …more

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Actor

Marco Polo
Marco Polo
Lost City Raiders
Anatomy of A Hate Crime
Russell Henderson
Lost
Boone Carlisle
Young Americans
Hamilton Fleming

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Career Milestones

2007
Portrayed the title character in The Travels of Marco Polo, the miniseries chronicling Polo s 13th century travels to Mongolia
2006
Starred in Pulse a remake of cult Japanese helmer Kiyoshi Kurosawa s Kairo
2004
Cast as Boone in the first season of the drama Lost (ABC); became the show s first casualty in season one
2002
Cast in the leading role of Paul, a young gay student, in the film adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis novel The Rules of Attraction
2000
Starred as Hamilton, the thoughtfully rebellious son of the dean of his prep school, in The WB s teen drama Young Americans