Ian Somerhalder: Young Hollywood Hottie

Ian Somerhalder drops by the Young Hollywood Studios for an interview on Friday (October 15) in Los Angeles.

The 31-year-old actor Vampire Diaries star may be getting a new love interest on the hit CW show.

Former Supernatural actress Lauren Cohan has been cast as Mystic Falls’ newest vampire, Rose, who possibly catches Damon’s (Ian‘s character) eye!

After the season wraps in April, Ian is headed to Africa and Central America with the Pew organization and Conservation International.

“Then I’m going to Washington for a Congressional Delegation that is going to be totally crazy,” he told the Los Angeles Times. “But I want to be able to get in front of Congress and explain the ideas that we have and how to go about them.”