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This is a list of the characters featured on The Vampire Diaries.

Main Characters

These are characters who are currently starring in the show.

Elena Gilbert

  • Played by Nina Dobrev
  • Season 1
  • Season 1 Episodes Appeared in: “Pilot”, “The Night of the Comet”, “Friday Night Bites”, “Family Ties”, “You’re Undead to Me”, “Lost Girls”, “Haunted”, “162 Candles”, “History Repeating”, “The Turning Point”, “Bloodlines”, “Unpleasantville”, “Children of the Damned”, “Fool Me Once”, “A Few Good Men”, “There Goes the Neighborhood”, “Let the Right One In”, “Under Control”, “Miss Mystic Falls” (19 episodes)
  • Episode Count: 19 episodes

Elena is a seventeen year-old young woman who lives in Mystic Falls, Virginia. She is the daughter of Grayson Gilbert and Miranda Sommers Gilbert, and the older sister of Jeremy Gilbert. Her parents were killed in a car crash before the series started. Elena was in the car but survived. Since then, she has been coping with their death, with her brother's addiction to drugs and her aunt Jenna's attempts to take care of her and Jeremy. She has the habit to write everything that happens to her in her diary.

When she meets the mysterious Stefan Salvatore, she starts to fall in love with him. However, she soon starts to mistrust him due to his lies and to his past history with his brother Damon. When she learns that Stefan was in Mystic Falls in 1953, she confronts him and learns that he is a century-old vampire and that this is the reason why he is so estranged with Damon, who is also a vampire. After a period of tension between them, Stefan and Elena get back together. Also, despite the fact that she abhors his human-hunter instincts, she develops a tense friendship with Damon himself.

After sometime, Elena discovers several secrets about herself: first, she is the spitting image of Katherine Pierce, the vampire both Salvatore brothers loved and who turned them into vampires; second, Stefan saved her from the car accident that killed them; and third, she was adopted by the Gilbert's. Her birth mother is Isobel Flemming-Saltzman and she doesn't know who her father is. She later learns that Damon turned her into a vampire at her own request.

Katherine Pierce

  • Played by Nina Dobrev
  • Season 1
  • Season 1 Episodes Appeared in: “Lost Girls”, “Children of the Damned” (2 episodes)
  • Episode Count: 2 episodes

Katherine is a young woman with whom both Damon and Stefan Salvatore fell in love with. However, she was revaled to be a vampire with a cold and calculating personality. She had plans to turn both Stefan and Damon into vampires and for the three to spend all eternity together. Her manipulation was one of the reasons tht drove the two brothers apart.

Along with her vampire friend Pearl and her witch servant Emily Bennett, Katherine realized that the Founding Families of Mystic Falls knew that vampires were running around the town. However, despite Pearl's constant warnings, Katherine refused to abandon her plans with the Salvatore brothers. When she ingested the vervain in Stefan's blood (that his father had made him drink), she was captured by the townspeople and burnt in Fell's Chruch with Pearl and 25 others vampires.

In 2009, Damon told Stefan that he had made a deal with Emily to cast a spell that would protect Katherine and keep her in a mummified state until he could wake her again. When Bonnie Bennett and her grandmother opened the tomb, Katherine wasn't in it. Pearl revealed to him that Katherine had escaped by turning the guard that had been keeping them into a vampire. Anna, Pearl's daughter, told him that she had never loved him and that she was no longer interested in him.

Stefan Salvatore

  • Played by Paul Wesley
  • Season 1
  • Season 1 Episodes Appeared in: “Pilot”, “The Night of the Comet”, “Friday Night Bites”, “Family Ties”, “You’re Undead to Me”, “Lost Girls”, “Haunted”, “162 Candles”, “History Repeating”, “The Turning Point”, “Bloodlines”, “Unpleasantville”, “Children of the Damned”, “Fool Me Once”, “A Few Good Men”, “There Goes the Neighborhood”, “Let the Right One In”, “Under Control”, “Miss Mystic Falls” (19 episodes)
  • Episode Count: 19 episodes

Stefan is a vampire who was turned by Katherine in 1864. He tries to survive on animal blood, but is now back to human blood.

Damon Salvatore

  • Played by Ian Somerhalder
  • Season 1
  • Season 1 Episodes Appeared in: “Pilot”, “The Night of the Comet”, “Friday Night Bites”, “Family Ties”, “You’re Undead to Me”, “Lost Girls”, “Haunted”, “162 Candles”, “History Repeating”, “The Turning Point”, “Bloodlines”, “Unpleasantville”, “Children of the Damned”, “Fool Me Once”, “A Few Good Men”, “There Goes the Neighborhood”, “Let the Right One In”, “Under Control”, “Miss Mystic Falls” (19 episodes)
  • Episode Count: 19 episodes

Jeremy Gilbert

  • Played by Steven R. McQueen
  • Season 1
  • Season 1 Episodes Appeared in: “Pilot”, “The Night of the Comet”, “Friday Night Bites”, “Family Ties”, “You’re Undead to Me”, “Lost Girls”, “Haunted”, “162 Candles”, “History Repeating”, “The Turning Point”, “Bloodlines”, “Unpleasantville”, “Children of the Damned”, “Fool Me Once”, “There Goes the Neighborhood”, “Let the Right One In”, “Under Control”, “Miss Mystic Falls” (18 episodes)
  • Episode Count: 18 episodes

Jenna Sommers

  • Played by Sara Canning
  • Season 1
  • Season 1 Episodes Appeared in: “Pilot”, “The Night of the Comet”, “Family Ties”, “You’re Undead to Me”, “162 Candles”, “History Repeating”, “The Turning Point”, “Bloodlines”, “Unpleasantville”, “Children of the Damned”, “A Few Good Men”, “There Goes the Neighborhood”, “Under Control”, “Miss Mystic Falls” (14 episodes)
  • Episode Count: 14 episodes

Bonnie Bennett

  • Played by Katerina Graham
  • Season 1
  • Season 1 Episodes Appeared in: “Pilot”, “The Night of the Comet”, “Friday Night Bites”, “Family Ties”, “You’re Undead to Me”, “Haunted”, “162 Candles”, “History Repeating”, “The Turning Point”, “Bloodlines”, “Unpleasantville”, “Children of the Damned”, “Fool Me Once”, “Miss Mystic Falls” (14 episodes)
  • Episode Count: 14 episodes

Caroline Forbes

  • Played by Candice Accola
  • Season 1
  • Season 1 Episodes Appeared in: “Pilot”, “The Night of the Comet”, “Friday Night Bites”, “Family Ties”, “You’re Undead to Me”, “Haunted”, “162 Candles”, “History Repeating”, “The Turning Point”, “Unpleasantville”, “Fool Me Once”, “A Few Good Men”, “There Goes the Neighborhood”, “Let the Right One In”, “Miss Mystic Falls” (15 episodes)
  • Episode Count: 15 episodes

Matt Donovan

  • Played by Zach Roerig
  • Season 1
  • Season 1 Episodes Appeared in: “Pilot”, “The Night of the Comet”, “Friday Night Bites”, “You’re Undead to Me”, “Lost Girls”, “Haunted”, “162 Candles”, “History Repeating”, “The Turning Point”, “Unpleasantville”, “Fool Me Once”, “A Few Good Men”, “There Goes the Neighborhood”, “Let the Right One In”, “Under Control” (15 episodes)
  • Episode Count: 15 episodes

Tyler Lockwood

  • Played by Michael Trevino
  • Season 1
  • Season 1 Episodes Appeared in: “Pilot”, “The Night of the Comet”, “Friday Night Bites”, “Family Ties”, “Haunted”, “The Turning Point”, “Fool Me Once”, “Let the Right One In”, “Under Control” (9 episodes)
  • Episode Count: 9 episodes

Alaric Saltzman

  • Played by Matt Davis
  • Recurring: Season 1, Episodes 9 - 13
  • Starring: Season 1, Episodes 14 - 22
  • Season 1 Episodes Appeared in: “History Repeating”, “The Turning Point”, “Bloodlines”, “Unpleasantville”, “Children of the Damned”, “A Few Good Men”, “Let the Right One In”, “Under Control”, “Miss Mystic Falls” (9 episodes)
  • Episode Count: 9 episodes

Former Main Characters

These are characters who have once been starring characters in the show.

Vicki Donovan

  • Played by Kayla Ewell
  • Season 1, Episodes 1 - 7, 9
  • Season 1 Episodes Appeared in: “Pilot”, “The Night of the Comet”, “Friday Night Bites”, “Family Ties”, “You’re Undead to Me”, “Lost Girls”, “Haunted” (7 episodes)
  • Episode Count: 7 episodes

Recurring Characters

Only characters (not main characters) that have appeared at least thrice in the series are considered recurring characters.

Zach Salvatore

  • Played by Chris William Martin
  • Season 1
  • Season 1 Episodes Appeared in: “Pilot”, “The Night of the Comet”, “Family Ties”, “You’re Undead to Me” (4 episodes)
  • Episode Count: 4 episodes

William Tanner

  • Played by Benjamin Ayres
  • Season 1
  • Season 1 Episodes Appeared in: “Pilot”, “The Night of the Comet”, “Friday Night Bites” (3 episodes)
  • Episode Count: 3 episodes

Sheriff Elizabeth Forbes

  • Played by Marguerite MacIntyre
  • Season 1
  • Season 1 Episodes Appeared in: “Family Ties”, “You’re Undead to Me”, “Lost Girls”, “162 Candles”, “The Turning Point”, “A Few Good Men”, “Let the Right One In”, “Under Control”, “Miss Mystic Falls” (9 episodes)
  • Episode Count: 9 episodes

Mayor Charles Lockwood

  • Played by Rob Pralgo
  • Season 1
  • Season 1 Episodes Appeared in: “Family Ties”, “Lost Girls”, “Haunted”, “The Turning Point”, “Let the Right One In”, “Under Control”, “Miss Mystic Falls” (7 episodes)
  • Episode Count: 7 episodes

Logan Fell

  • Played by Chris J. Johnson
  • Season 1
  • Season 1 Episodes Appeared in: “Family Ties”, “You’re Undead to Me”, “Lost Girls”, “History Repeating”, “The Turning Point” (5 episodes)
  • Episode Count: 5 episodes

Carol Lockwood

  • Played by Susan Walters
  • Season 1
  • Season 1 Episodes Appeared in: “Family Ties”, “Haunted”, “A Few Good Men”, “Miss Mystic Falls” (4 episodes)
  • Episode Count: 4 episodes

Sheila "Grams" Bennett

  • Played by Jasmine Guy
  • Season 1
  • Season 1 Episodes Appeared in: “You’re Undead to Me”, “Haunted”, “162 Candles”, “Bloodlines”, “Fool Me Once” (5 episodes)
  • Episode Count: 5 episodes

Emily Bennett

  • Played by Bianca Lawson
  • Season 1
  • Season 1 Episodes Appeared in: “Lost Girls”, “162 Candles”, “History Repeating”, “Children of the Damned” (4 episodes)
  • Episode Count: 4 episodes

Noah

  • Played by Dillon Casey
  • Season 1
  • Season 1 Episodes Appeared in: “The Turning Point”, “Bloodlines”, “Unpleasantville” (3 episodes)
  • Episode Count: 3 episodes

Anna

  • Played by Malese Jow
  • Season 1
  • Season 1 Episodes Appeared in: “Bloodlines”, “Unpleasantville”, “Children of the Damned”, “Fool Me Once”, “A Few Good Men”, “There Goes the Neighborhood”, “Let the Right One In”, “Miss Mystic Falls” (8 episodes)
  • Episode Count: 8 episodes

Isobel Flemming-Saltzman

  • Played by Mia Kirshner
  • Season 1
  • Season 1 Episodes Appeared in: “Bloodlines”, “A Few Good Men” (2 episodes)
  • Episode Count: 2 episodes

Ben McKittrick

  • Played by Sean Faris
  • Season 1
  • Season 1 Episodes Appeared in: “Unpleasantville”, “Children of the Damned”, “Fool Me Once” (3 episodes)
  • Episode Count: 3 episodes

Pearl

  • Played by Kelly Hu
  • Season 1
  • Season 1 Episodes Appeared in: “Children of the Damned”, “Fool Me Once”, “A Few Good Men”, “There Goes the Neighborhood”, “Let the Right One In”, “Miss Mystic Falls” (6 episodes)
  • Episode Count: 6 episodes

Harper

  • Played by Sterling Sulieman
  • Season 1
  • Season 1 Episodes Appeared in: “Fool Me Once”, “A Few Good Men”, “There Goes the Neighborhood”, “Let the Right One In” (4 episodes)
  • Episode Count: 4 episodes

Kelly Donovan

  • Played by Melinda Clarke
  • Season 1
  • Season 1 Episodes Appeared in: “A Few Good Men”, “There Goes the Neighborhood”, “Let the Right One In”, “Under Control” (4 episodes)
  • Episode Count: 4 episodes

Samantha Gibbons

  • Played by Tiffany Morgan
  • Season 1
  • Season 1 Episodes Appeared in: “A Few Good Men”, “There Goes the Neighborhood”, “Let the Right One In” (3 episodes)
  • Episode Count: 3 episodes

Johnathan "John" Gilbert

  • Played by David Anders
  • Season 1
  • Season 1 Episodes Appeared in: “Under Control”, “Miss Mystic Falls” (2 episodes)
  • Episode Count: 2 episodes
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