CinemaBlend Gaining traction on a series with a title like The Vampire Diaries does not scream âput this one in a superhero flick!â However, with fairly recent promises that Blade (whose own vampiric physiology makes him the ultimate hunter of such nocturnal creatures) will soon be reintroduced to the Marvel movies, now seems like the best time to give Ian Somerhalder a chance at a new comic book role. The Louisiana-born, 42-year-old actor has been working since the late 1990s and was part of the original cast of the J.J. Abrams-produced hit drama Lost. Yet, his best-known role is, undeniably, Damon Salvatore - the elder of of two ageless, bloodsucking brothers at the center of