Former TV star says show’s cancelation was what forced him to finally quit Hollywood
Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Lost star Ian Somerhalder has reflected on his decision to quit acting, saying his experience working with Netflix persuaded him to leave the industry behind. The 47-year-old Louisiana-born former actor first found fame in the Dawson’s Creek spin-off Young Americans and the 2002 Bret Easton Ellis adaptation The Rules of Attraction. He subsequently landed a key role on ABC’s enigmatic drama Lost and later starred on the CW series The Vampire Diaries. In 2019, Somerhalder took the lead role in the Netflix series V Wars, but the vampire horror series was canceled after a single season. Speaking about the experience on the Haley on the Go podcast, Somerhalder said he “worked really hard” on the series and was disappointed when an initial cut “wasn’t even watchable.” After Netflix turned down his request for money for reshoots, Somerhalder recalled that he raised …