The Vampire Diaries' Ian Somerhalder Reveals How Close Another Actor Came To Playing Damon Salvatore
CinemaBlend The Vampire Diaries on The CW was often called the â Twilight of television.â But the vampire drama carved out its own diehard fanbase over its eight-season run for digging much deeper into the themes of betrayal, loneliness, regret, and love triangles with brothers Stefan and Damon Salvatore. Ian Somerhalder, who became a fan-favorite playing Damon, revealed just how close another actor came to getting the iconic part over him. If you watched The Vampire Diaries, you were probably either Team Stefan or Team Damon. (I was the latter for full journalistic transparency.) ...