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Claire Rhiannon Holt (born 11 June 1988) is an Australian actress, best known for her roles as Emma Gilbert on the television show H2O: Just Add Water, Chastity Meyer on Mean Girls 2, and Rebekah Mikaelson on The CW series The Vampire Diaries.

Early life

Holt was born in Brisbane, Australia. She graduated from Stuartholme School in Toowong at the end of 2005. She is involved in several sports: swimming, volleyball, water polo, and Tae-Kwon-Do, in which she has a black belt.^[4] When she was younger, she was in the school choir.

Career

In 2006, Holt won the role of Emma Gilbert in the Network Ten children's television series H2O: Just Add Water. The show has earned a Logie Award and Nickelodeon Australia Kids' Choice Award. While the series was renewed for a third series, Holt left the show after series two after signing on for the sequel to the 2007 film The Messengers, titled Messengers 2: The Scarecrow. Filming took place in Sofia throughout 2008. Starring alongside Norman Reedus and Heather Stephens, the film was released 21 July 2009 straight-to-DVD.
In August 2011, Holt was confirmed to be in the TV series The Vampire Diaries as Rebekah.^[5] On 13 January 2013, The CW announced that Holt had joined the cast for the backdoor pilot of The Vampire Diaries spin-off The Originals. In it she will reprise her role as Rebekah Mikaelson.^[6]
In addition to television and film roles, Holt has appeared in advertisements for Dreamworld, Sizzler, and Queensland Lifesaving. BuddyTV ranked her #55 on its TV's 100 Sexiest Women of 2011 list.^[7]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006–2008	H2O: Just Add Water	Emma Gilbert	52 episodes
2009	Messengers 2: The Scarecrow	Lindsay Rollins	Direct-to-video
2011	Mean Girls 2	Chastity Meyer	TV movie
2011	Pretty Little Liars	Samara Cook	5 episodes
2011–present	The Vampire Diaries	Rebekah Mikaelson	Main Role
2012	Blue Like Jazz	Penny
2013	The Originals	Rebekah Mikaelson	Main role, in production spin-off series

Daniel's Biography

Biography

Daniel was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. His father is a pediatrician. He was raised in New Zealand and went to Southwell School and the Hamilton Boys' High School. His acting debut was in Street Legal. His next bigger role was in Spider-Man 2, where he played John Jameson, a fiancee of Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst). Gillies starred in his acting debut in the New Zealand drama Street Legal, where he played Tim O'Connor (2000–2002). He was featured in the movie Spider-Man 2 (as John Jameson) alongside Kirsten Dunst and Tobey Maguire. He guest-starred on NCIS as a British MI-6 agent, and on The Vampire Diaries as one of the Originals, Elijah.He also worked with Ian Somerhalder in the film Sensasion Of Sight. [1] As of June 2012, he appears in the NBC medical drama, Saving Hope. Gillies plays Joel Goran, the hotshot young surgeon. Gillies' other television credits include HBO's True Blood and A&E's The Glades. Other guest appearances include Masters of Horrors, Jeremiah and Mentors. A veteran of the theater, Gilles participated in over twenty plays professionally; including Julius Caesar, Three Sisters, Long Day's Journey into Night and The Judas Kiss. In 2006, he played a lead in the International Festival film The Sensation of Sight, alongside Academy Award nominee David Strathairn. The following year, Gillies started his own production company – Holy Monster. In 2010, Gilles wrote and directed his first independent film Broken Kingdom. The film was shot in Bogotá, Colombia and Los Angeles. It can be downloaded via its official website for only 5 dollars. he also worked in Gurinder Chadda's Hollywood film called Bride and Prejudice as the role, Johnny Wickham, along with the actress and former Miss World, Aishwarya Rai.

Personal Life

He has been married to actress Rachael Leigh Cook since 2004. He made a movie called "Broken Kingdom" in which he and his wife play the main roles. Rachael and Daniel are expecting their first child.

Filmography

Daniel as Elijah

Year	TV/Movie	Role
2000-2002	Street Legal	Tim
2001	No One Can Hear You	Dirk
2002	Various Positions	Marcel
2002	Snow Queen	Delfon
2004	Spider-Man 2	John
2004	Trespassing	Mark
2004	Bride & Prejudice	Johny
2005	Into the West	Ethan
2007	Matters of Life and Death	Jimmy
2006	The Sensation of Sight	Dylan
2007	Captivity	Gary
2007	Dream Cruise	Jack
2008	Uncross the Stars	Troy
2010	True Blood	Jon
2010-present	The Vampire Diaries	Elijah
2010	NCIS	Malloy
2010	The Glades	Dave
2012	Broken Kingdom	Jason
2012-present	Saving Hope	Joel
2013	The Originals	Elijah

Trivia

Daniel Gillies is one of the six actors in Vampire Diaries who has also been in another vampire show, True Blood, the others include Arielle Kebbel (Lexi), Cherilyn Wilson (Samara in the episode, The Birthday), Courtney Ford (Vanessa Monroe in the episode, Bad Moon Rising), James Harvery Ward (Cody in the episode The Sacrifice), and Adina Porter (Nandi in the episode We'll Always Have Bourbon Street).

Steven's Biography

Date of Birth

13 July 1988, Los Angeles, California, USA

Birth Name

Terrence Steven McQueen II

Height

6' (1.83 m)

Mini Biography

Steven R. McQueen (born Terrence Steven McQueen II; July 13, 1988) - and also known as 'Steven Chadwick McQueen' - is an American actor, best known for his role as Jeremy Gilbert in The CW show The Vampire Diaries and his recurring role as Kyle Hunter in the drama series Everwood. McQueen uses the name 'Steven R. McQueen', professionally, the 'R' referring to his stepfather's surname of Robitaille.

Early life

McQueen was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Stacey Toten (Stacia Robitaille) and actor/producer Chad McQueen. His paternal grandparents were actor Steve McQueen and Filipino-born actress Neile Adams. His stepfather, Luc Robitaille, is a retired Canadian NHL hall of famer. McQueen has two younger siblings, Chase and Madison McQueen as well as a half brother, Jesse Robitaille.

Source

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Trivia

Grandson of actor Steve McQueen and actress Neile Adams. Son of Chad McQueen and Stacey Toten. Step-son of Luc Robitaille. Nephew of Terry McQueen.
Good friends with Cody Kennedy.
Has a younger brother Chase McQueen (born 1995) and sister Madison McQueen (born 1997) from his father's second marriage.
Has a younger brother Jesse Robitaille from his mother's second marriage.

Nathaniel's Biography

The Real Nathaniel: The Man Behind the Fangs

Introduced to the United States as Kol, the playful yet dangerous youngest brother of The Vampire Diaries original family, Nathaniel Buzolic is actually quite different from his fanged character. Oh, he is just as tall, dark and handsome in person, but unlike his alter ego, he is completely genuine, a true gentleman and one of the sweetest guys I’ve ever interviewed.

Sprawled out on the couch of his TVD dressing room, he fiddled with his new Canon camera while answering my questions in that ever so charming Australian accent. A native of Sydney, Nathaniel grew up in a low- income household with a dedicated single mom. “Some of my fondest childhood memories are of my beautiful Mum driving me to practice and rehearsals 6 days a week so I could chase my dreams.”

Surprisingly, acting wasn’t his original dream. Young Nathaniel lived and breathed basketball until an injury side-lined him in 9th grade, but it was during his extended recovery that he discovered the magic of acting. “I remember the first time I got up on stage and was able to make people laugh,” and his face lit up at the memory as he described his transformation from a shy unpopular kid to an actor with a story to tell. “From that day on, I was hooked.”

At the prompting of his High School drama teacher, Nathaniel auditioned for the Australian Theatre and won a scholarship that launched his professional acting career. From there, life was a series of performances, auditions and rehearsals. As a High School Senior, he announced to his friends that he would one day make it to Hollywood. They laughed at his big dreams, but 10 years later he is filming with The Vampire Diaries.

His humble upbringing clearly taught him to value people over possessions, something that is obvious on set as he pauses to chat with the Make-Up Artists or make a stressed Production Assistant laugh. “The best part of playing Kol is the great people I get to work with every day,” he told me before running off to converse with the show’s writer. And the cast and crew clearly love him as much as he loves them. “He’s my mate!” announced Joseph Morgan, the actor who plays the infamous Klaus, looping his arm around Nathaniel’s shoulders with a cheeky grin. Off screen, Nathaniel and Joseph are the Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn of The Vampire Diaries cast, constantly joking around, or ‘mucking about’ as they call it, and coming up with grand schemes for new TV shows. Yet on set, they transform into talented, professional actors plying their magnetic smirks on viewers everywhere.

Naming Leonardo Dicaprio, Johnny Depp and Health Ledger as his inspiration, Nathaniel admitted he is constantly in awe of their acting abilities. “I love watching them transform into a character in a way that creates a powerful, relatable story! For me acting is about conveying a story--creating something that affects people.” Storytelling is also the motivation behind his newfound love of photography, which captures a story in still frame, inspiring different reactions in each viewer.

Unable to resist any longer, I asked about the famous people he’s met. And right before my eyes, the laid back actor transformed into a giddy fan, “Well, there was the one time that I was passed over for a role and was really down about it. I went out to collect my thoughts and re-evaluate my goals. Then Johnny Depp walked in, and we had this super encouraging chat about acting, and it re-inspired me to push on!”
He hardly paused to breathe before exclaiming, “But the most amazing person I’ve ever met is the preacher Louie Giglio! He has been the catalyst for re-connecting me with my Saviour, Jesus Christ. I first heard him preach when my friend put his DVD, Indescribable, on in the car as we drove home from a snow trip. I recently attended Louie’s church in Georgia and was able to meet him in person! It was amazing – I’m such a fan! Pretty sure I talked his ear off!” He grinned unapologetically.

“Any deep secrets you care to share with your fans?” I asked on a whim as we wrapped up the interview. He blushed and ducked his head, “I secretly wouldn’t mind being a pirate... like Jack Sparrow!” All joking aside, though, Nathaniel openly shared his personal views on life and faith, hoping to encourage his fans with these final words. “Life is a gift, a gift that ultimately must be returned to our sender. I live by faith and believe in seeking the good so that my soul may shine and ripple through this world every day. If today is my last, I’ll act accordingly. Life’s a gift, so live in the present and always take heart!”