Director · Actor
Ian Somerhalder
31 credited titles on WatchWise
Ian Somerhalder (born December 8, 1978) is an American model, former actor and producer and founder of the Ian Somerhalder Foundation. He is best known for playing Damon Salvatore in The Vampire Diaries and Boone Carlyle in Lost.
Associated lifetime gross
$20M
Combined reported budget
$21M
Gross / budget
1.0x
Bankability Index
12 / 100
Associated performance by genre
Worldwide gross by tagged contribution — US$.
Drama
$17M · 2 films · 50% hit
Romance
$1.9M · 1 film · 0% hit
Thriller
$1.5M · 1 film · 0% hit
War
$10K · 1 film · 0% hit
Bankability assessment
12/100Developing verified track record
Films measured × gross-vs-budget efficiency, weighted by billing prominence — lead roles and directing count fully, minor roles fractionally. Association, not attribution — not a claim that this individual caused the revenue.
Filmography cards
Each title carries role, budget, worldwide gross and commercial verdict.
2006 · Drama
Pulse
Supporting
B $38M | G $30M
Underperformed1993 · Romance
True Romance
Minor role
B $13M | G $13M
Broke even2002 · Drama
The Rules of Attraction
Supporting
B $4.0M | G $12M
Hit2009 · Thriller
The Tournament
Minor role
B $8.0M | G $10M
Broke even2004 · War
In Enemy Hands
Minor role
B $5.4M | G $64K
UnderperformedDirected (2)
Acted in (27)
Titles are ones WatchWise has catalogued so far — not necessarily a complete filmography.
