Ian Somerhalder Biography / Pictures

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

2004/5 - Lost (TV series) .. as Boone Carlyle
2004 - Recess ... as Cooley
2004 - The Old Man and The Studio ... as Matt
2004 - In Enemy Hands (2004) ... as Danny Miller
2002 - The Rules of Attraction ... as Paul Denton
... aka Regeln des Spiels, Die (2003) (Germany)
2002- Changing Hearts ... as Jason Kelly
2001 - Life as a House ... as Josh
2001 - Anatomy of a Hate Crime (TV movie) ... as Russell Henderson
2000 - Young Americans (TV series) ... as Hamilton Fleming
1998 - Celebrity ... 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.