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Ian Joseph Somerhalder (born December 8, 1978
in Covington, Louisiana, USA) is an American actor, model and producer. He
modeled for Guess? jeans before making the leap into acting. His first major
role was in The Rules of Attraction, Roger Avary's adaptation of the Bret
Easton Ellis novel of the same name. He was a main cast member for the first
season of the American television series Lost as the character Boone Carlyle.
He is of Irish, French, English, and Native American descent.
A strikingly handsome player who proved his versatility with accomplished
forays into acting and modeling, Ian Somerhalder possesses the piercing eyes
and chiseled features that spell success in the more adult modeling world
and the emotional intensity and shy rebellious charm that makes perfect teen
heartthrob material on screen.
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The son of a massage therapist and a building contractor, Somerhalder was
born and raised in the small southern town of Covington, LA. 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.A Louisiana native who spent many summers in Manhattan working
after he made his modeling debut at age ten, Somerhalder took some time off
to enjoy a regular school career, but returned to the business in his mid-teens
with extensive print and runway work that took him to Europe as well as NYC.
At age seventeen, he began his acting training, going on to work with
William Esper by age nineteen. Around that time he was spotted working as an
extra in a crowd scene in the James Toback feature "Black and White" (2000).
Intrigued by his unique look, a manager signed him. Somerhalder subsequently
made his TV debut on an episode of the acclaimed CBS sci-fi drama "Now and
Again" in 1999. The following year he starred on the teen drama "Young
Americans" on The WB, playing the brooding Rawley Academy student Hamilton,
son of the prep school's dean. Unexpected feelings related to his close
friendship with the mysterious Jake (Katherine Moennig) lead the young man
to question his sexuality, and while the girl-posing-as-boy storyline
somewhat trivialized the very serious topic of sexual orientation,
Hamilton's honest response to his feelings and his confusion rang true,
proving Somerhalder an actor with promise and potential, not just primetime
eye candy.
In 2002, Somerhalder was cast as Paul Denton in the thriller "Rules of
Attraction", a feature based on the novel written by Bret Easton Ellis.
Happy to be anchored in New York, Somerhalder spends much of his time
studying acting, writing and practicing yoga. His recreational interests
include water and snow skiing and horseback riding.
He was the face of Guess? for two consecutive Fall seasons and modeled for
Calvin Klein,Versace, Dolce & Gabanna,and Gucci as well. However, he doesn't
like to talk about his modeling career because of the impressions people
might get of him as being just another pretty face.
He dated Nicky Hilton in 2003. |
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