List of The Vampire Diaries characters

Cast and characters[edit] Main article: List of The Vampire Diaries characters Ian Somerhalder, Nina Dobrev and Paul Wesley at PaleyFest 2014 Nina Dobrev portrays Elena Gilbert (seasons 1–6),[8] the main protagonist, whom the series follows as she falls in love with Stefan and later falls for his brother, Damon Salvatore, creating a love triangle. This results in her being drawn into the supernatural world with the show following her struggles in surviving supernatural events in the town. Dobrev also portrays Elena's doppelgänger, Katherine Pierce (Seasons 1–5), also known as Katerina Petrova, who was originally introduced as the main antagonist of the second season until Original Vampire Klaus joined the show and replaced her as principal antagonist. Katherine sporadically appeared in subsequent seasons and played a significant role in the fifth season. Dobrev has also played a third doppelgänger, Silas' true love known as Amara during the fifth season, whom he sought in the afterlife for two thousand years. Dobrev also played the Original Doppelgänger Tatia in The Originals Season 2 episode Red Door.[9] In the season 6th finale, Elena got her life connected to Bonnie's in a way that while Bonnie is alive, Elena will remain asleep until Bonnie dies. Damon put Elena in a coffin and hid in the Salvatore family tomb for the next 60 years or so to let Bonnie live her life and will wait to reunite with her. Paul Wesley portrays Stefan Salvatore,[10] a good-hearted and affectionate vampire and the complete opposite of his older brother, Damon Salvatore. Later in the series, Stefan reverts to his old ways as a Ripper to save Damon from a werewolf bite and his role becomes more antagonistic. Eventually, he returns to his good-hearted and caring self. He also portrays his revealed doppelgänger, Silas (Seasons 4–5), the world's first immortal being who's over 2,000 years old and the main antagonist of the fourth season and the secondary antagonist of the fifth season. By the season 6th finale, Stefan realizes his affection to Caroline and tells her about his feelings. Ian Somerhalder portrays Damon Salvatore,[11] the malevolent vampire brother who initially served as the show's anti-hero. He is mostly thought of as selfish and manipulative, but later on in the series, he begins to display a more caring and well being side. After his brother Stefan returns to his old ways, he becomes the more admired brother. Throughout this period he and Elena begin to develop a complicated relationship that eventually evolves into something more. They begin dating after the season 4 finale. Steven R. McQueen portrays Jeremy Gilbert (seasons 1–6),[12] Elena's younger brother, later revealed to be her biological cousin and a member of The Five, a vampire hunter. Jeremy is killed in Season 4 after being thrown onto Silas by Katherine and getting attacked by Silas while trying to get the cure and is resurrected by Bonnie Bennett in the season 4 finale. Sara Canning portrays Jenna Sommers (seasons 1–2; guest, seasons 3 and 5),[13] Jeremy and Elena's aunt and legal guardian. Canning left the show after season two when Jenna was killed after being turned into a vampire and used for Klaus' ritual. Kat Graham portrays Bonnie Bennett,[14] Elena and Caroline's best friend and a very powerful witch, who died resurrecting Jeremy Gilbert in the season 4 finale. Graham continues in the same capacity as a series regular on the show; her character is now a ghost. Her character has been brought back to life by becoming the new anchor to the afterlife and was later used as a passageway for Markos to return to the land of the living. Alaric, Tyler, Elena, Stefan, and Luke all use her for the same reason. In the sixth season, Bonnie is stuck with Damon and Kai in the 1994 Prison World since the Other Side was destroyed. Later, Bonnie finally escapes the Prison World and gets back to Mystic Falls. Candice Accola portrays Caroline Forbes,[15] Bonnie and Elena's best friend, who was insecure and her occasional rival with Elena at first but becomes a vampire in the second season, making her more mature as a person. In season two, Caroline and Tyler have a relationship that develops in season three and ends in season five. In season six, Caroline has mutual feelings to Stefan but the two cannot end up together because of a chain of tragic events such as the death of Caroline's mother and her own humanity switch off shortly after that. Zach Roerig portrays Matt Donovan,[16] Elena's childhood friend and ex-boyfriend, who became romantically involved with Caroline in Season 1. They remain good friends even after breaking up during the third season. Michael Trevino portrays Tyler Lockwood (seasons 1–6),[17] a werewolf later turned into a hybrid, Jeremy and Matt's best friend, and son of the mayor of Mystic Falls; male members of his family have been shown to carry a lycanthropic trait. His uncle Mason was also a werewolf, who was killed by Damon in season two. He was turned into the first successful hybrid by Klaus. In the Season 5 finale, the passenger inside his body is killed after having had the vampirism revert so he died as a werewolf and was resurrected as such later in the episode. Kayla Ewell portrays Vicki Donovan (season 1; recurring, seasons 2–3, 5), the drug-addicted sister of Matt. She appears to be dating Tyler but is more interested in Jeremy. She is turned into a vampire by Damon and shortly gets killed by Stefan. Ewell left the show after the first season but appears as guest thereafter. Matthew Davis portrays Alaric Saltzman (seasons 1–3, 6–present; recurring, season 1, 4–5),[18] a history teacher, vampire hunter, and love interest for Jenna. Davis left the show at the end of season three after Alaric was killed. His character returned as a regular in Season 6.[19] Joseph Morgan[20] portrays Original Vampire Klaus Mikaelson (seasons 3–4; recurring, seasons 2 and 5), the main antagonist of the second and third season. He begins to build an army of new "hybrids," which are half vampire and half werewolf. During Season 3, Klaus began to develop feelings for Caroline and later fell in love with her. Morgan left the show after the fourth season when Klaus moved onto his own spin-off, The Originals. Michael Malarkey[21] portrays Enzo (seasons 6–present; recurring, season 5), a vampire formerly under the imprisonment of the Augustine society. He was Damon Salvatore's cellmate back in the 1950s when the latter was captured by the Augustines. He and Damon revived their friendship as he searched for his lost lover, Maggie. In the episode "Man on Fire," Enzo shut off his humanity and then Stefan Salvatore ripped out his heart. He was resurrected in the season finale.WIKIPEDIA