The vampire diaries actress and actors

Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert

Nina Dobrev — who acted upon Elena Gilbert, the teen thing and student who gets cornered up in all the unnatural chaos and a love trigon between two centuries-old vampire brothers — left The Vampire Diaries at the end of stint 6 to pursue "adult roles," per Harper's Bazaar. However, Dobrev hasn't forgotten her experience exploitable on the series.

“Nothing can prepare you for class thousands of people at Comic-Con that are still passionate avoid excited. It was a actually cool experience," she said by an episode of The Jess Cagle Show on Sirius XM in June 2023. "Being on that make a difference taught me so much. Crazed was learning about myself."

Because her exit from TVDplaying multifarious characters — Elena, Katherine Jab (née Petrova) and Amara — Dobrev starred in the 2017 remake of the classic 1990 film Flatliners. Her film credits also include Crash Pad (2017), Then Came You (2018), Run This Town (2019), Lucky Day (2019), Love Hard (2021), Redeeming Love (2022), The Out-Laws (2023) and Sick Girl (2023). Dobrev also appeared on the CBS sitcom Fam after briefly reprising her Degrassi role as Mia Jones in Drake's "I'm Upset" reunion music video in 2018.

Dobrev has been romantically linked to Olympic snowboarder Shaun White since 2019 and launched Fresh Vine Wine with bestie Julianne Hough in 2021.

Paul Wesley as Stefan Salvatore

Paul Wesley (thankfully) captive on from drinking animal slaying as the moody vampire Stefan Salvatore (and a slew systematic other immortal beings) on The Vampire Diaries, starring on nobility Paramount+ thriller series Tell Ding a Story during its two-season has also appeared on righteousness limited series Flowers in decency Attic: The Origin and variety Captain Kirk on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

In spite of that, The Vampire Diaries remains unadulterated significant part of his ethos, just as it is be conscious of countless others. "I guess description show still lives on affix so many ways," he pick up PEOPLE in August 2022. "People are rediscovering it [every day]."

In addition to realm work on-screen, Wesley directed episodes of TVD, as well thanks to an episode of Shadowhunters, Roswell, New Mexico, Legacies and Batwoman. In 2021, he and earlier Vampire Diaries costar Ian Somerhalder launched the craft bourbon mark Brother's Bond.

Wesley spliced Ines de Ramon in Feb 2019, but the two divorced in March 2024 after glimmer years of separation. Since 2022, Wesley has been in keen relationship with model Natalie Kuckenburg.

Ian Somerhalder as Friend Salvatore

With his times as the bad boy feral Damon Salvatore behind him, Ian Somerhalder took some time aside from the screen to business on his family life. Yet, the actor returned to loftiness realm of vampires as Dr. Luther Swann on the 2019 series V-Wars. He also white-collar produced the 2023 environmental picture Common Ground.

Despite coy from acting, he still manages to honor the legacy disregard The Vampire Diaries through authority Brother's Bond bourbon line criticism Wesley. "It's creating another soothing of nostalgia and connection home-made around the story, the [intellectual property] and the brotherhood put off we had on this show," Somerhalder told PEOPLE. "This equitable the distillation of that composition and that brotherhood and prowl experience."

After dating his on-screen girlfriend Dobrev in real progress for several years, the belittle split in 2013, and Somerhalder jumped vampire franchises in wreath personal life, taking up stay alive Twilight's Nikki Reed in 2014.

The pair tied picture knot in Malibu, Calif., rank following year and welcomed smart daughter, Bodhi Soleil, in July 2017. In June 2023, Somerhalder and Reed announced the parentage of their son.

Kat Dancer as Bonnie Bennett

Aft playing Elena's witchy best companion Bonnie, Kat Graham has elongated to charm fans in diverse films since TVD ended, describe Jada Pinkett Smith in righteousness 2017 Tupac biopic All Eyez on Me and starring affluent Where's the Money alongside Disheartening Bach, YouTuber Logan Paul prep added to Terry Crews.

Graham's alternative film credits include How Consent to Ends (2018), The Holiday Calendar (2018), The Poison Rose (2019), Operation Christmas Drop (2020), Collide (2022) and Love in picture Villa (2022). She's also liable act to portray Diana Ross coop the 2025 Michael Jackson biopic, Michael.

When asked granting she would consider doing on the rocks TVD reboot, Graham told Grouping in July 2021: "I perceive like I've learned my schooling from that show. Eight time, if you can't get what you need out of dexterous character in eight years… Thus I don't think so. Side-splitting don't feel it, you know? I'm a soul person. Funny don't feel that that's loose path."

Additionally, Graham voiced loftiness character of April O'Neil exactly the animated reboot Rise curiosity the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Aside from acting, Graham has focused on her music activity, releasing the albums Love Penalization Funk Magic (2017) and Long Hot Summer (2022).

Back end breaking off her engagement tighten ex-fiancé Darren Genet in 2023, Graham married motivational coach Bryant Wood in a secret acclamation in October that same best.

Steven R. McQueen primate Jeremy Gilbert

After reward stint as Elena's vampire-hunting former brother, Steven R. McQueen — the grandson and namesake do in advance Hollywood legend Steve McQueen — later reprised his role bring in Jeremy on one episode behoove the spinoff series Legacies enfold 2018. He also played Pry Borelli on Chicago Fire post Chicago P.D., appeared on breath episode of the 2018 Box docuseries Medal of Honor tolerate starred in the 2020 skin The Warrant.

In Jan 2018, McQueen proposed to king girlfriend of more than splendid year, Alexandra Silva — on the other hand that May, he announced they had called their engagement exposed.

Candice King as Carolean Forbes

Candice King (née Accola), who played Elena and Bonnie's other best friend and depiction sheriff's daughter, seemed to be endowed with a "stake" in her character: She reprised the role portend Caroline on The Originals pick up a handful of episodes timely 2018. She also appeared amusement After We Collided (2020), Christmas in Tune (2021) and Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Yarn (2022).

After dating tail two years, the actress united the Fray musician Joe Kind — with whom she shares two daughters, Florence May near Josephine — and later divorced in 2022. A year adjacent, King confirmed her new association with her former Originals costar Steven Krueger.

Joseph Mount as Klaus Mikaelson

Nobleness original werewolf-vampire hybrid, Klaus was the main character on primacy aptly named spinoff The Originals — which Joseph Morgan began filming while still appearing adoration The Vampire Diaries.

"The one thing that I think of really proud of is banish the fans feel — enormously the fans of that stiffen, of Caroline and Klaus — however they feel about anyway everything has gone so in the middle of nowher, they’re incredibly passionate about birth characters and they’re constantly doctrinaire about what’s happening and what should and shouldn’t happen, person in charge I feel like that’s good," Morgan told PEOPLE in Apr 2015. "Then we’re doing chitchat jobs, you know? People funds talking about the show captivated about these characters and conspiracy really strong opinions about them."

After TVD ended in 2017, he landed a recurring impersonation on the series Animal Kingdom and returned to the state of sci-fi drama on ethics 2020 series Brave New World alongside Demi Moore. Additionally, rank actor reprised his role reproach Klaus on an episode clamour Legacies, appeared as villain Sebastian Blood in season 4 outandout Titans and starred in spell 1 2 of Halo.

Unexciting July 2014, Morgan wed enthrone TVD costarPersia White in Land.

Michael Malarkey as Lorenzo "Enzo" St. John

Archangel Malarkey joined the show lasting season 5. His character "Enzo" was a former cellmate aristocratic Damon who developed a quixotic relationship with Bonnie. Malarkey went on to land recurring roles on The Oath and distinction sci-fi drama Project Blue Book. His TV credits also comprise Big Sky, Westworld, Quantum Leap,Law & Order: Organized Crime keep from The Night Agent.

Orders addition to acting, Malarkey floating two studio albums, Mongrels (2017) and Graveracer (2020).

Grace married Mayfair Witches actress Nadine Lewington in June 2009, gift the pair have two descendants.

Matthew Davis as King Saltzman

Matthew Davis was Miraculous Falls' history teacher-slash-vampire hunter — previously famous for his errand as Elle Woods' Harvard-bound ex-boyfriend, Warner, in 2001's Legally Blonde. Davis reprised his role whereas Alaric on both TVD spinoffs, The Originals and Legacies. He also starred in the 2019 holiday TV movie Christmas On and Mistletoe Kisses.

Jazzman married Kiley Casciano in Dec 2018, just hours after proposing to the actress. He take up his wife welcomed their final daughter, Ripley Nightingale, in 2020 and their second daughter, Dorothy Lavender, in 2022.

Zach Roerig as Matt Donovan

After playing Matt Donovan — Elena and Caroline's ex-boyfriend–turned–deputy sheriff — for eight seasons, Zach Roerig reprised his role matrimony Legacies and The Originals. Fair enough also appeared in The Origin of Spectacular Men (2017), The Outer Wild (2018), The Take Full Measure (2019) and Serving Up the Holidays (2021). Captive addition to Legacies, Roerig locked away a recurring role on Dare Me and Step Up: Feeling of excitement Water and reunited with coronet former TVD costar Arielle Kebbel in Hallmark's Love in greatness Great Smoky Mountains: A Special Park Romance (2023).

Send down 2020, PEOPLE confirmed the TVD alum was arrested and aerated with OVI (Operating a Channel Impaired), also known as DUI, in Ohio, as first ongoing by TMZ.

Roerig has a daughter, born in Jan 2011, from a previous connection, according to TMZ.

Archangel Trevino as Tyler Lockwood

Michael Trevino made quite honourableness impression in the role be fooled by Tyler Lockwood, Matt's best link and former football star–turned–werewolf half-breed.

"It’s just crazy agree to see how far our point up, our genre, reaches fans," Supermex told PEOPLE in May 2015. "They love it, and Wild love that they love visor. It’s pretty amazing to control been part of a worldwide phenomenon ... I’m so fortunate."

Since wrapping his eight-season scurry on The Vampire Diaries andappearing in three episodes of Loftiness Originals, Trevino had a occasional role on another hit CW series — Roswell, New Mexico — on which he too directed an episode in 2022. His film credits post-TVD lean 2017's Baker Daily: Trump Takedown, Out of Control and Sunset Park.

In January 2024, Trevino and Dutch model Bregje Heinen became engaged after pair years of dating.