Ian Somerhalder Bio, Education, Professional Career
Ian Joseph Somerhalder was born on 8 December 1978 in Covington, Louisiana, United States. His mother Edna is a massage therapist of half Choctaw and half Irish descent originally from Mississippi, while his father Robert Somerhalder is an independent building contractor with Cajun ancestry.
Somerhalder graduated from Saint Paul's School, a private school in Covington. He embarked on a modeling career from age 10 to 13. His parents divorced when he was 14, and he subsequently lived with his mother. At age 17, He decided to refocus on acting and began studying with acting teacher William Esper.