Ian Somerhalder
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Ian Somerhalder was born December 8, 1978. He is an American actor, male fashion model and producer, probably most notable for playing Boone Carlyle in the TV drama Lost and as Paul Denton in the film adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ The Rules of Attraction. His first major acting role was in The Rules of Attraction, Roger Avary’s adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis novel of the same name.
Ian Joseph Somerhalder television work includes appearances in shows such as Smallville, CSI: Miami, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Now and Again, and The Big Easy, as well as producing Recess. His biggest role to date was as a main cast member for the first season of the American television series Lost as the character Boone Carlyle. Although his character was killed off in the first season, Somerhalder returned to play Boone Carlyle in flashbacks and dream sequences in the second and third season of Lost. In the second season he guest starred in the flashbacks of Boone’s stepsister, Shannon Rutherford, in the episode "Abandoned". In the third season, he guest starred in the episodes "Further Instructions" and "Expose".
In 2006 he starred in Pulse, a remake of the Japanese horror movie Kairo, with Kristen Bell and Christina Millian. The movie was neither a commercial nor a critical success, performing relatively well at the box office on its first week of release. DNA Models named their Top 10 Male Models. Somerhalder was among those in the list. Most recently, Somerhalder guest starred as Nick in HBO’s Tell Me You Love Me. He appeared fully nude in a sex scene with actress Michelle Borth.
