Nina Dobrev (Elena Gilbert/Katherine Pierce)Nina Dobrev (born Nina Constantinova Dobreva; in Bulgarian, Нина Константинова Добрева; January 9, 1989) is a Canadian actress. She played the role of Mia Jones, the single teenage mother, on Degrassi: The Next Generation, from the show's sixth to ninth season. She currently stars as Elena Gilbert and Katherine Pierce on The CW television teen drama, The Vampire Diaries.
Nina Dobrev was born in Sofia, Bulgaria and moved to Canada at the age of two, where she was raised in Toronto, Ontario. She speaks fluent French, English, and Bulgarian. Her mother is an artist, and her father is a computer scientist. She has one older brother. From a very young age, she showed great enthusiasm and talent for the arts: dance, gymnastics, theatre, music, visual arts and acting. Dobrev attended J. B. Tyrrell Sr. Public School and Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts in Scarborough, Ontario. She attended Ryerson University in Toronto, majoring in sociology. She left in 2008 to pursue her acting career Paul Wesley (Stefan Salvatore)Paul Thomas Wasilewski (born July 23, 1982), known professionally as Paul Wesley, is an American actor. Best known for his roles as Stefan Salvatore in The CW TV series The Vampire Diaries and as Aaron Corbett in the ABC Family miniseries Fallen.
Wesley was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey to Polish parents Agnieszka and Tomasz Wasilewski, and grew up in Marlboro Township, New Jersey. He has one older sister, Monika, and two younger sisters, Julia and Leah. In addition to English, he also knows Polish, having spent four months every year in Poland until the age of 16. Wesley attended Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft, New Jersey and Marlboro High School for a period during his high school years. During his junior year in high school, Wesley was cast in the soap opera Guiding Light as character Max Nickerson. He transferred from Marlboro High School to Lakewood Prep School in Howell, New Jersey because the school was able to accommodate his acting schedule. He graduated from there in 2000 and then started college at Rutgers University in New Jersey but left after one semester with his parents' support when more roles were offered to him, and he realized he could make a career out of acting. Ian Somerhalder (Damon Salvatore)Ian Joseph Somerhalder (born December 8, 1978) is an American model, actor and producer, best known for playing Boone Carlyle in the TV drama Lostand Damon Salvatore in the TV drama The Vampire Diaries.
Early lifeSomerhalder was born and raised in Covington, Louisiana, the son of Edna, a massage therapist, and Robert Somerhalder, an independent building contractor He was raised a Catholic and attended St. Paul's, a private Catholic school in Covington. He embarked on a modeling career from age 10 to 13, and by the age of 17 he decided to go into acting. Michael Trevino (Tyler Lockwood)Michael Trevino was born on January 25, 1985 in Montebello, California and raised in Valencia, California. He was born to Mexican parents was raised in East Los Angeles. His mother was born in Zacatecas, Mexico, and his father was born near Fresno, California. Once Michael Trevino discovered his passion for acting, he enrolled at Playhouse West for theater studies. One of his first jobs was an Old Navy Commercial. His first lead role was on Cow Belles. He is an avid surfer, snowboarder, and deep sea fisherman.
Zach Roerig (Matt Donovan)Zachary George "Zach" Roerig (born February 22, 1985) is an American actor who is best known for roles of Casey Hughes on As the World Turns,Hunter Atwood on One Life to Live and Matt Donovan on The Vampire Diaries.
Zach was born in Montpelier, Ohio to Andrea and Daniel Roerig. Zach also has a younger sister named Emily who was born in 1989. Zach attended the Barbizon School of Modeling in Cleveland and went on to participate in the International Model and Talent Association where he signed with his late talent manager. He graduated Montpelier High School where he played both football and was also a wrestler. While he was growing up, Zach worked for his father and grandfather at Fackler Monuments making gravestones. Sara Canning (Jenna Summers)Sara Canning (born July 14, 1987) is a Canadian actress. She co-starred on The CW television series The Vampire Diaries as Jenna Sommers, and starred in the 2009 feature film, Black Field.
Canning was born in Gander, Newfoundland, Canada, the daughter of Wayne and Daphne Canning, and was raised in Sherwood Park, near Edmonton, Alberta.She competed as a figure skater in her childhood and early adolescent years, and became interested in theatre as a student at F.R. Haythorne Junior High. Canning starred in several stage productions while attending Bev Facey Community High School, and acted in shows at her hometown stage at Festival Place. Canning made her professional acting debut in George Orwell's 1984 at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton at the age of 18. She began studying general arts at the University of Alberta, and considered going into journalism. Still interested in performing, Canning left university and moved to Vancouver at 19, to pursue a career in acting. She graduated from a year-long acting program at theVancouver Film School. | Joseph Morgan (Nicklaus Smith)Joseph Morgan is an English actor who portrays Klaus in The Vampire Diaries. Born Joseph Martin, while still a boy he moved with his family to Swansea in Wales, moving back to London to study drama in his late teens. He starred in the first series of the Sky One UK television series Hex, as Troy. Joseph has also appeared in the films Alexander and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World and the BBC2 miniseries, The Line of Beauty. He has also been in the television series Doc Martin and played William in Mansfield Park alongside Billie Piper. He is leading in the new Ben-Hur mini-series, aired on April 4, 2010, being made for CBC television in Canada and ABC TV in America.
Steven R. Mcqueen (Jeremy Gilbert)Steven R. McQueen (born Terrence Steven McQueen II; July 13, 1988) - and also known as 'Steven Chadwick McQueen' - is an United States actor, best known for his role as Jeremy Gilbert in The CW show The Vampire Diaries and his recurring role as Kyle Hunter in the drama series Everwood (2002-2006). McQueen uses the name 'Steven R. McQueen', professionally, the 'R' referring to his stepfather's surname of Robitaille
McQueen was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Stacey Toten (Stacia Robitaille) and actor/producer Chad McQueen.His paternal grandparents were actor Steve McQueen and Filipino-born actress Neile Adams. His stepfather, Luc Robitaille, is a retired Canadian NHL hall of famer.McQueen has two younger siblings, Chase and Madison McQueen as well as a half brother, Jesse Robitaille. Katerina Graham (Bonnie Bennett)Katerina Alexandra "Kat" Graham (born September 5, 1989) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and model. She has appeared in numerous television shows and film productions, as well as music videos. In 2009, she began appearing in a supporting role as Bonnie Bennettin The CW television network show, The Vampire Diaries.
Graham was born in Geneva, Switzerland and raised in Los Angeles, California. Her father, Joseph, is Liberian, and her mother, Natasha, is Jewish (ofRussian and Polish origin). Graham was born in Geneva, while her father was working as a journalist for the United Nations. Graham's father was a music executive and the godfather of two of Quincy Jones' children, while her grandfather was a UN Ambassador, serving for 40 years in The Netherlands,Sweden, Romania, and Kenya. Her parents divorced when she was five. Graham attended Hebrew school and speaks English, Spanish, French, and Hebrew, as well as some Portuguese. She is a supporter of LGBT rights. Candice Accola (Caroline Forbes)Candice Accola (born May 13, 1987) is an American actress and singer, best known for her role as Caroline Forbes on The Vampire Diaries.
Accola grew up in Edgewood.Her father, Kevin, is a cardiothoracic surgeon and her mother, Carolyn, was formerly an environmental engineer before becoming a homemaker. Both her parents are active members of the local Republican political party .She has one younger brother. Then, in the middle of her junior year at Lake Highland Preparatory School, she moved to Los Angeles. Six months later, she had a deal for a CD titled It’s Always the Innocent Ones. She finished high school through correspondence and graduated with her class in 2005. Accola appeared in her first movie,Pirate Camp, in 2007. Accola has guest-starred on popular TV series How I Met Your Mother, Supernatural, and Greek. She has also appeared in films such as On the Doll, Juno, Deadgirl. Accola has continued her professional singing and has appeared as a background singer in the movies Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert and Hannah Montana: The Movie. She appears as Caroline Forbes in the television series The Vampire Diaries. Accola guest starred on Drop Dead Diva as Jessica of pop group Confetti with Mackenzie Mauzy. Matthew Davis (Alaric Saltzman)For other people named Matthew Davis, see Matthew Davis (disambiguation).
Matthew W. Davis (born May 8, 1978) is an American actor. Davis was born in Salt Lake City. He attended Woods Cross High School, and the University of Utah. Davis is best known for playing Warner Huntington III, boyfriend of Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) in the smash hit comedy Legally Blonde (2001) (opposite Reese Witherspoon and Selma Blair). Other notable film credits include Blue Crush (2002) (opposite Kate Bosworth and Michelle Rodriguez),Tigerland (2000) (opposite Colin Farrell) and BloodRayne (2005). He is currently starring in The Vampire Diaries as high school history teacher/vampire hunter Alaric Saltzman, he also featured in the ABC drama What About Brian (2006–7) as "Adam Hillman". Other Actor's on the ShowSusan Walters (Carol Lockwood)
Marguerite MacIntyre (Sheriff Liz Forbes)
Malese Jow (Anna)
Daniel Gillies (Elijah Smith)
David Anders (John Gilbert)
Kayla Ewell (Vicki Donovan)
Robert Pralgo (Mayor Richard Lockwood)
Taylor Kinney (Mason Lockwood)
Kelly Hu (Pearl)
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Covington, Georgia
Covington is a city in Newton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 11,547 as of the 2000 census. Census Estimates of 2005 indicate a population of 13,856. The city is the county seat of Newton County
Incorporated in 1822, Covington was named for United States Army Brigadier General and United States Congressman Leonard Covington, a hero of theWar of 1812. The city grew with the advent of the railroad in 1845, and in 1864, General Sherman's troops marched through during their March to the Sea. Although the city was looted, several antebellum homes were spared.
Covington has served as the location for filming of several television shows, including the TV series In the Heat of the Night, the first five episodes of The Dukes of Hazzard and major films including Remember the Titans, Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives and Halloween II, Rob Zombie's sequel to his 2007 film Halloween. Currently, The CW's television series The Vampire Diaries uses downtown Covington as the filming location for the fictional town ofMystic Falls, Virginia, and a made-for-TV NBC movie, "The Magic Eye" was filmed in March 2011.
Incorporated in 1822, Covington was named for United States Army Brigadier General and United States Congressman Leonard Covington, a hero of theWar of 1812. The city grew with the advent of the railroad in 1845, and in 1864, General Sherman's troops marched through during their March to the Sea. Although the city was looted, several antebellum homes were spared.
Covington has served as the location for filming of several television shows, including the TV series In the Heat of the Night, the first five episodes of The Dukes of Hazzard and major films including Remember the Titans, Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives and Halloween II, Rob Zombie's sequel to his 2007 film Halloween. Currently, The CW's television series The Vampire Diaries uses downtown Covington as the filming location for the fictional town ofMystic Falls, Virginia, and a made-for-TV NBC movie, "The Magic Eye" was filmed in March 2011.