Portrait of Ian Somerhalder

Acting

Ian Somerhalder

Career

Active from 2000 to 2026, busiest in 2009 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
15
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for Groundswell
Groundswell
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ian Somerhalder Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.6, average 2.6
  • Nostalgia
    2.9, average 3.8
  • Showbiz
    0.3, average 1.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.9, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Biographical Drama 3
  • Action Thriller 2
  • Violent 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Historical Adventure 2
  • Political Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

34
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Fearless
Fearless
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Jordan Gracie

2020s

3 titles ยท average score 74
Groundswell
Groundswell (2026)
GoodWatch score 75

as Narrator (voice)

Common Ground
Common Ground (2023)
GoodWatch score 72

Executive Producer

LOST: Circle
LOST: Circle (2023)

TV show ยท as Boone Carlyle

2010s

5 titles ยท average score 51
V Wars
V Wars (2019)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Luther Swann

Nature Is Speaking
Nature Is Speaking (2015)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Coral Reef

The Anomaly
The Anomaly (2014)
GoodWatch score 28

as Harkin

Caught on Tape
Caught on Tape (2013)
GoodWatch score 45

as Officer Lewis

How to Make Love to a Woman
How to Make Love to a Woman (2010)
GoodWatch score 35

as Daniel

2000s

22 titles ยท average score 57
The Vampire Diaries
The Vampire Diaries (2009)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Damon Salvatore

The Tournament
The Tournament (2009)
GoodWatch score 54

as Miles Slade

Wake
Wake (2009)
GoodWatch score 54

as Tyler

Fireball
Fireball (2009)
GoodWatch score 59

as Lee Cooper

Lost City Raiders
Lost City Raiders (2008)
GoodWatch score 36

as Jack Kubiak

The Lost Samaritan
The Lost Samaritan (2008)
GoodWatch score 41

as William Archer

Marco Polo
Marco Polo (2007)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Marco Polo

Marco Polo
Marco Polo (2007)
GoodWatch score 54

as Marco Polo

Pulse
Pulse (2006)
GoodWatch score 32

as Dexter

The Sensation of Sight
The Sensation of Sight (2006)
GoodWatch score 58

as Drifter

The Rules of Attraction
The Rules of Attraction (2002)
GoodWatch score 56

as Paul Denton

Life as a House
Life as a House (2001)
GoodWatch score 60

as Josh

1990s

3 titles ยท average score 66
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Charlie Baker

Now and Again
Now and Again (1999)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Brian

The Big Easy
The Big Easy (1996)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show ยท as I. Q.