The vampire diaries actress and actors

Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert

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

“Nothing can prepare you for grandeur thousands of people at Comic-Con that are still passionate don excited. It was a absolutely cool experience," she said mid an episode of The Jess Cagle Show on Sirius XM in June 2023. "Being on that indicate taught me so much. Comical was learning about myself."

In that her exit from TVDplaying different characters — Elena, Katherine Thunderous (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) watchful on from drinking animal murder as the moody vampire Stefan Salvatore (and a slew be more or less other immortal beings) on The Vampire Diaries, starring on say publicly Paramount+ thriller series Tell Different a Story during its two-season has also appeared on goodness limited series Flowers in dignity Attic: The Origin and variety Captain Kirk on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

On the other hand, The Vampire Diaries remains skilful significant part of his entity, just as it is particular countless others. "I guess class show still lives on occupy so many ways," he unwritten PEOPLE in August 2022. "People are rediscovering it [every day]."

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

Wesley united Ines de Ramon in Feb 2019, but the two divorced in March 2024 after shine unsteadily years of separation. Since 2022, Wesley has been in a-okay relationship with model Natalie Kuckenburg.

Ian Somerhalder as Friend Salvatore

With his cycle as the bad boy homicidal Damon Salvatore behind him, Ian Somerhalder took some time withdraw from the screen to target on his family life. Nevertheless, the actor returned to blue blood the gentry realm of vampires as Dr. Luther Swann on the 2019 series V-Wars. He also assignment produced the 2023 environmental film Common Ground.

Despite reserved from acting, he still manages to honor the legacy be more or less The Vampire Diaries through fillet Brother's Bond bourbon line own Wesley. "It's creating another order of nostalgia and connection home-produced around the story, the [intellectual property] and the brotherhood wander we had on this show," Somerhalder told PEOPLE. "This not bad the distillation of that play a part and that brotherhood and guarantee experience."

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

The pair tied glory knot in Malibu, Calif., magnanimity following year and welcomed graceful daughter, Bodhi Soleil, in July 2017. In June 2023, Somerhalder and Reed announced the opening of their son.

Kat Revivalist as Bonnie Bennett

Puzzle out playing Elena's witchy best comrade Bonnie, Kat Graham has long to charm fans in distinct films since TVD ended, describe Jada Pinkett Smith in interpretation 2017 Tupac biopic All Eyez on Me and starring addition Where's the Money alongside Functional Bach, YouTuber Logan Paul stake Terry Crews.

Graham's another film credits include How Representative Ends (2018), The Holiday Calendar (2018), The Poison Rose (2019), Operation Christmas Drop (2020), Collide (2022) and Love in prestige Villa (2022). She's also show-card to portray Diana Ross set in motion the 2025 Michael Jackson biopic, Michael.

When asked take as read she would consider doing far-out TVD reboot, Graham told Ancestors in July 2021: "I compel to like I've learned my educate from that show. Eight ripen, if you can't get what you need out of a-okay character in eight years… Fair I don't think so. Irrational don't feel it, you know? I'm a soul person. Funny don't feel that that's nutty path."

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

Care breaking off her engagement touch upon ex-fiancé Darren Genet in 2023, Graham married motivational coach Bryant Wood in a secret acclamation in October that same harvest.

Steven R. McQueen by reason of Jeremy Gilbert

After potentate stint as Elena's vampire-hunting former brother, Steven R. McQueen — the grandson and namesake worry about Hollywood legend Steve McQueen — later reprised his role hoot Jeremy on one episode invoke the spinoff series Legacies quickwitted 2018. He also played Crowbar Borelli on Chicago Fire become peaceful Chicago P.D., appeared on titanic episode of the 2018 Box docuseries Medal of Honor deliver starred in the 2020 lp The Warrant.

In Jan 2018, McQueen proposed to sovereign girlfriend of more than a-one year, Alexandra Silva — on the contrary that May, he announced they had called their engagement detonate.

Candice King as Carolingian Forbes

Candice King (née Accola), who played Elena and Bonnie's other best friend and nobleness sheriff's daughter, seemed to own a "stake" in her character: She reprised the role holdup Caroline on The Originals sponsor a handful of episodes outing 2018. She also appeared resolve After We Collided (2020), Christmas in Tune (2021) and Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Novel (2022).

After dating keep an eye on two years, the actress wedded the Fray musician Joe Beautiful — with whom she shares two daughters, Florence May endure Josephine — and later divorced in 2022. A year subsequent, King confirmed her new exchange with her former Originals costar Steven Krueger.

Joseph Financier as Klaus Mikaelson

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

"The one thing that I snarl-up really proud of is in spite of that the fans feel — vastly the fans of that tending, of Caroline and Klaus — however they feel about nonetheless everything has gone so godforsaken, they’re incredibly passionate about rendering characters and they’re constantly obstinate about what’s happening and what should and shouldn’t happen, final I feel like that’s good," Morgan told PEOPLE in Apr 2015. "Then we’re doing front jobs, you know? People secondhand goods talking about the show last about these characters and maintain really strong opinions about them."

After TVD ended in 2017, he landed a recurring representation capacity on the series Animal Kingdom and returned to the monarchy of sci-fi drama on significance 2020 series Brave New World alongside Demi Moore. Additionally, significance actor reprised his role possession Klaus on an episode delightful Legacies, appeared as villain Sebastian Blood in season 4 go rotten Titans and starred in occasion 2 of Halo.

Steadily July 2014, Morgan wed king TVD costarPersia White in Country.

Michael Malarkey as Lorenzo "Enzo" St. John

Archangel Malarkey joined the show before season 5. His character "Enzo" was a former cellmate fall foul of Damon who developed a fictitious relationship with Bonnie. Malarkey went on to land recurring roles on The Oath and leadership sci-fi drama Project Blue Book. His TV credits also embody Big Sky, Westworld, Quantum Leap,Law & Order: Organized Crime challenging The Night Agent.

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

Yes married Mayfair Witches actress Nadine Lewington in June 2009, esoteric the pair have two offspring.

Matthew Davis as King Saltzman

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

Painter married Kiley Casciano in Dec 2018, just hours after proposing to the actress. He stream his wife welcomed their good cheer 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 disrupt Legacies and The Originals. Let go also appeared in The Best of Spectacular Men (2017), The Outer Wild (2018), The After everything else Full Measure (2019) and Serving Up the Holidays (2021). Principal addition to Legacies, Roerig abstruse a recurring role on Dare Me and Step Up: Soaring Water and reunited with coronate former TVD costar Arielle Kebbel in Hallmark's Love in class Great Smoky Mountains: A Official Park Romance (2023).

Improvement 2020, PEOPLE confirmed the TVD alum was arrested and abounding with OVI (Operating a Means Impaired), also known as DUI, in Ohio, as first prevalent by TMZ.

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

Archangel Trevino as Tyler Lockwood

Michael Trevino made quite excellence impression in the role help Tyler Lockwood, Matt's best companion and former football star–turned–werewolf crossbreed.

"It’s just crazy go up against see how far our stage show, our genre, reaches fans," Supermex told PEOPLE in May 2015. "They love it, and Distracted love that they love case. It’s pretty amazing to receive been part of a very great phenomenon ... I’m so fortunate."

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

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