（鉛筆 pencil） 俳優であり、モデル、ディレクター。モデルとして活動したのち、アメリカの大ヒットドラマ「ヴァンパイア・ダイアリーズ」でデイモン・サルヴァトーレ役を演じて一躍有名となる。クールで非情、そして一匹狼である反面、惚れた相手にはとことん愛情深く接し、仲間や兄弟を大切にするキャラクター性を見事に演じた事で世界中にファンを持つ。また同ドラマでは監督も務めた。現在はNetflixにて新たな役柄に挑戦し、活躍の場を広げている。（1978～） Ian Somerhalder is American actor, model, activist and director. He is known as Boone Carlyle in the TV drama Lost, Damon Salvatore in The CW's supernatural drama The Vampire Diaries and Dr. Luther Swann in Netflix's sci-fi horror series V Wars. In June 2009, Somerhalder was cast in the role of Vampire Damon Salvatore as a series regular in The CW television drama series The Vampire Diaries. His role is portrayed by Ian Somerhalder in the television series. Initially, Damon is the main antagonist in the beginning of the show but he later falls in love with heroine and turns into a true hero. The series premiere attracted The CW's highest premiere ratings of any season premiere since the network began in 2006.