Ian Somerhalder has no regrets about stepping out of the highlight.
The “Vampire Diaries” star attended a particular screening of the documentary “Common Ground” in Los Angeles on Thursday and, talking to E! News on the purple carpet, addressed his resolution to retire from performing.
“I loved what I did for a really long time,” Somerhalder stated. “I don’t miss any of it. I love making films, and I just did it for so long. We had an amazing run.”
Directed by Josh and Rebecca Tickell, “Common Ground” takes an in-depth look on the “regenerative agriculture” motion and explains how the observe may assist reverse the affect of local weather change.
Somerhalder and his spouse, Nikki Reed, are government producers of the documentary, which options appearances by Laura Dern, Donald Glover and Jason Momoa, amongst different Hollywood A-listers.
The Louisiana native’s final on-screen position was the 2019 Netflix sequence “V Wars,” during which he performed Dr. Luther Swann. Reed, a fellow actor greatest recognized for her portrayal of Rosalie Hale within the “Twilight” franchise, appeared alongside her husband in a handful of “V Wars” episodes.
The couple, who wed in 2015, are dad and mom to a 6-year-old daughter, Bodhi, and an toddler son. The household has been residing on a farm outdoors of Los Angeles.
“We’re farm people, we produce most of our own food,” Somerhalder stated in a separate interview with E! News final yr. “I live in my cowboy boots.”
Nonetheless, he nonetheless seems to be again on his performing years fondly, praising the “community” and “family” he skilled whereas on film and tv units.
“But this is our 2.0 version, about to be 3.0 version,” he stated Thursday as he gestured to Reed.
Watch Somerhalder communicate with E! News about quitting performing on the 8-minute mark beneath.
