Ian Somerhalder was not seen in Hollywood for more than four years, and the actor has no regrets for it at all. The actor is very well known for his character Damon Salvatore in the drama series Vampire Diaries. He has revealed details of why he left the Hollywood glamour to pursue serenity in his life.
Its been almost four years, the actor has put a halt to his acting career. The actor provides a glimpse into his current peaceful life on a farm with his wife Nikki Reed, two kids, and an assorted collection of eighteen pets. The actor married Nikki Reed in the year 2015 and later decided to move from their beachside Los Angeles house.
In the interview with E! News, he said that he found serenity in his life living with his family in a farmhouse. He added that,
Walking through the farm with kids and dogs and family every stop, you’re pulling off of trees or off of bushes, pulling up out of the ground and feeding everyone as you’re moving through the farm.
He also said that he is extremely happy to have his own farm field and produce most of their food. He loves being in the shoes of a cowboy, it seems. According to the celebrity, he gave up his acting career to spend more time with his family.
A break from Acting
Somerhalder has bid from acting since the release of his last documentary, Kiss the Ground. Somerhalder attended Saint Paul’s School, and he embarked on a modeling career from age 10; by the age of 17, he decided to go into acting. His initial acting venture was in the series Young Americans, and he later acted in many others like Lost and The Tournament.
In June 2009, Somerhalder was cast in the role of Dalmon Salvatore as a series regular in the television drama series The Vampire Diaries. The series premiere attracted the channels highest premiere ratings of any season premiere since the network began in 2006. The series has continued to be the highest-rated series on its channel, with both his performance and the show receiving a positive response from critics.
He began directing The Vampire Diaries in its third season and produced the series at the start of season 8. He received many Teen Choice Awards and a People’s Choice Award for his participation in the series. It was one of the most loved characters Ian has ever played. Fans started shipping the characters in the drama. The characters played by Ian and Nina Dobrev were huge hits in those times. The duo later dated in real life and parted ways after a few years.
Ian later left his house in Los Angeles and moved to a farmhouse with his wife and two children. Ian was featured in the 2020 documentary Kiss the Grounds along with Woody Harrelson and Gabe Brown. The documentary is about activists, scientists, farmers, and politicians who turn to regenerative agriculture to save the planet’s topsoil and combat climate change.
He says he left the acting to raise his kids, build companies, and get Kiss on Grounds and Common Ground launched. Though he has long been an environmentalist, becoming a father in 2017 only enhanced his desire to help reverse the impacts of climate change. He said this, believing that his children would take over his passion.
By using healthy soil management practices, we are building a secure future today, or tomorrow. And once you do have children, you realize I am no longer alone here. I am leaving this to my children. As a parent, you never want to have to look at your kids and say, ‘I’m sorry.’ You want to be able to look at your children and say, ‘We did something. And as a result of that we secured our future.
So he aimed to create “Common Ground,” with filmmakers Josh and Rebecca Tickell and a star-studded cast of fellow narrators like Laura Dern, Jason Momoa, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson and Donald Glover as a love letter to our children. He also said that he is loving the life he is having now with his family and is extremely happy with it.
