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.
He dated Nicky Hilton in 2003.
Filmography
- Lost (TV series) (2004/5) ... as Boone Carlisle
- Recess (2004) ... as Cooley
- The Old Man and The Studio (2004) ... as Matt
- In Enemy Hands (2004) ... as Danny Miller
- The Rules of Attraction (2002) ... as Paul Denton
- ... aka Regeln des Spiels, Die (2003) (Germany)
- Changing Hearts (2002) ... as Jason Kelly
- Life as a House (2001) ... as Josh
- Anatomy of a Hate Crime (TV movie) (2001) ... as Russell Henderson
- Young Americans (TV series) (2000) ... as Hamilton Fleming
- Celebrity (1998) ... as an uncredited extra
He also produced Recess and made appearances in television shows such as Smallville, CSI: Miami, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Now and Again, and The Big Easy.