It’s been nearly 10 years since The Vampire Diaries came to an end.

The popular CW supernatural drama aired it’s series finale in March 2017 after airing 171 episodes across eight seasons. It debuted in September 2009.

TVD also spawned two spinoffs – The Originals and Legacies - which both also aired on The CW, and there’s also been talk of a fourth series set in the universe.

Based on the book series by LJ Smith and created by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec, the show centered on “seventeen-year-old Elena is torn between two vampire brothers, good Stefan and the evil Damon, who face new dangers in the town of Mystic Falls.”

The cast of the popular vampire series included Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder, Steven R McQueen, Kat Graham, Candice King, Zach Roerig, Michael Trevino, Matthew Davis.

Since it’s debut in 2009, the stars have gone on to have successful careers in Hollywood, and they have wracked up impressive fortunes in the process. But who is the wealthiest? We did some digging and looked at the estimated net worth of the biggest stars on the show and ranked them. The top earners are worth over $10 million!

Keep reading to find out who the richest The Vampire Diaries cast member is…

The Vampire Diaries is back in the news about 16 years after it first debuted!

The CW supernatural series premiered in September 2009, running for eight seasons and 171 episodes.

Based on the book series by LJ Smith and created by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec, the show centered on “seventeen-year-old Elena is torn between two vampire brothers, good Stefan and the evil Damon, who face new dangers in the town of Mystic Falls.”

Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder, Steven R McQueen, Kat Graham, Candice King, Zach Roerig, Michael Trevino, Matthew Davis and more all starred on the show throughout its eight years on the air.

From it’s success, the popular show spawned two spinoffs – The Originals and Legacies, and there’s even been talks for a fourth series in the TVD universe.

Since it’s debut in 2009, the stars have gone on to have successful careers in Hollywood, and they have wracked up impressive fortunes in the process. But who is the wealthiest? We did some digging and looked at the estimated net worth of the biggest stars on the show and ranked them. The top earners are worth over $10 million!

Keep reading to find out who the richest The Vampire Diaries cast member is…

Can you believe it’s been almost 20 years since The Vampire Diaries ended??

The CW drama series, created by Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson, first premiered in September 2009 and ended in March 2017.

Across 171 episodes and eight seasons, the popular supernatural show starred the likes of Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder, Kat Graham, Candice King, Zach Roerig, Michael Trevino, Nina Dobrev, Steven R McQueen, Matthew Davis and more!

If you didn’t know, you can currently stream The Vampire Diaries on Max.

From it’s success, the popular show spawned two spinoffs – The Originals and Legacies, and there’s even an idea for a fourth series in the TVD universe.

Since it’s debut in 2009, the stars have gone on to have successful careers in Hollywood, and they have wracked up impressive fortunes in the process. But who is the wealthiest? We did some digging and looked at the estimated net worth of the biggest stars on the show and ranked them. The top earners are worth over $10 million!

Keep reading to find out who the richest The Vampire Diaries cast member is…

It has been just over 15 years since The Vampire Diaries first premiered!

The supernatural drama debuted September 10, 2009 on The CW, running for eight seasons, 171 episodes, through March 10, 2017.

Starring Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder, Kat Graham, Matthew Davis and more, the series centered on 17-year-old Elena (Dobrev), who was torn between two vampire brothers, good Stefan and the evil Damon, who face new dangers in the town of Mystic Falls.

From it’s success, the popular show spawned two spinoffs – The Originals and Legacies, and there’s even an idea for a fourth series in the TVD universe.

Other stars on the show included Steven R McQueen, Sara Canning, Candice King, Zach Roerig, Kayla Ewell, Michael Trevino, Joseph Morgan and Michael Malarkey.

Since it’s debut in 2009, the stars have gone on to have successful careers in Hollywood, and they have wracked up impressive fortunes in the process. But who is the wealthiest? We did some digging and looked at the estimated net worth of the biggest stars on the show and ranked them. The top earners are worth over $10 million!

Keep reading to find out who the richest The Vampire Diaries cast member is…

The Vampire Diaries was a hit, fan-favorite show on The CW for years!

Starring Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder, Kat Graham, Matthew Davis and more, the supernatural drama ran from 2009 to 2017 for eight seasons.

The series spawned two spinoffs – The Originals and Legacies, and there’s even an idea for a fourth series in the TVD universe.

TVD centered on 17-year-old Elena (Dobrev), who was torn between two vampire brothers, good Stefan and the evil Damon, who face new dangers in the town of Mystic Falls.

Other stars on the show included Steven R McQueen, Sara Canning, Candice King, Zach Roerig, Kayla Ewell, Michael Trevino, Joseph Morgan and Michael Malarkey.

Since it’s debut in 2009, the stars have gone on to have successful careers in Hollywood, and they have wracked up impressive fortunes in the process. But who is the wealthiest? We did some digging and looked at the estimated net worth of the biggest stars on the show and ranked them. The top earners are worth over $10 million!

Keep reading to find out who the richest The Vampire Diaries cast member is…

The Vampire Diaries is one of the most popular shows from The CW!

The supernatural drama spanned eight seasons on the network, airing from 2009 to 2017, and it has even spawned two spinoffs.

Starring in the show included Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder, Paul Wesley, Steven R McQueen, Sara Canning, Kat Graham, Candice King, Zach Roerig, Kayla Ewell, Michael Trevino, Matt Davis, Joseph Morgan and Michael Malarkey.

TVD centered on 17-year-old Elena (Dobrev), who was torn between two vampire brothers, good Stefan and the evil Damon, who face new dangers in the town of Mystic Falls.

The spinoffs include The Originals and Legacies, the latter of which came to an end in 2022. There’s also an idea for a fourth series!

Since it’s debut in 2009, the stars have gone on to have successful careers in Hollywood, and they have wracked up impressive fortunes in the process. But who is the wealthiest? We did some digging and looked at the estimated net worth of the biggest stars on the show and ranked them. The top earners are worth over $10 million!

Keep reading to find out who the richest The Vampire Diaries cast member is…

The Vampire Diaries spawned a super popular, fan-favorite franchise of shows on The CW!

The series, which ran for eight seasons, centered on 17-year-old Elena, who was torn between two vampire brothers, good Stefan and the evil Damon, who face new dangers in the town of Mystic Falls.

TVD also spawned two more spinoff shows – The Originals and Legacies, the latter of which just came to an end in 2022. There’s even an idea for a fourth series!

Since it’s debut in 2009, the stars have gone on to have successful careers in Hollywood, and they have wracked up impressive fortunes in the process. But who is the wealthiest? We did some digging and looked at the estimated net worth of the biggest stars on the show and ranked them. The top earners are worth over $10 million!

Click through the slideshow to find out who the richest The Vampire Diaries cast member is…

A family affair!

Adam Sandler and his family all got together to support the 2019 Thirst Gala on Saturday night (September 28) at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The 53-year-old actor was accompanied by his wife Jackie and their two daughters – Sunny Madeline Sandler, 10, and Sadie Sandler, 13.

Also in attendance to show their support was It star Wyatt Oleff, Stranger Things‘ Francesca Reale, The Vampire Diaries‘ Steven R. McQueen, The Bachelor‘s Nick Viall, Drew Seeley and his wife Amy Paffrath, Crystal Reed, Monique Coleman, Dumplin‘s Luke Benward, Grand Hotel‘s Cassie Scerbo, Laura Marano, Code Black actress Jillian Murray and Jillian Rose Reed.

The goal of the Thirst Project is to provide safe, clean water and sanitation to the entire Kingdom of eSwatini by 2022.

The ladies of The Office reunited at the gala event as well – See the pics here!

It’s over for Steven R. McQueen and Alexandra Silva.

The 29-year-old Vampire Diaries alum and the model have called it quits on their engagement, he revealed to Us Weekly at the Voices In Displacement Gala on Friday (May 4).

“You know what? Actually, we called it off,” he said when asked about wedding plans. “We did. But yeah, it’s just the way it was. It happened.”

“Enjoying me time,” he added. “If I’m stressed I like anything from hiking with my dogs to boxing. Whatever comes up.”

He also shared what he’s looking for in any future love interests: “You know, just love. That’s all.”

Steven announced their proposal back in January with a black-and-white Instagram photo of them kissing while at dinner. They became Instagram official in December 2016.

Joey King and her boyfriend Jacob Elordi pose together on the red carpet at the City Year Los Angeles’ Spring Break: Destination Education event held at Sony Studios on Saturday night (April 28) in Los Angeles.

The couple was joined by Nolan Gould, JJ Totah, Troian Bellisario, Zoey Deutch, Mitch Grassi, Beau Mirchoff, Niki Koss, Thomas Barbusca, Justin Prentice, Mollee Gray and Steven R. McQueen.

Guests enjoyed booths set up by Aramark, Comcast NBCUniversal, E!, Hulu, JP Morgan Chase/Atom Tickets, Karma Tequila, MarVista, PEOPLE, RealD, Sony, Twentieth Century Fox, Univision, Walmart, and Westfield, among others. The event was attended by 1,400 guests and raised $2.2 million for education!

FYI: Niki is wearing a Ramy Brook top and pants with an Amyo Jewelry choker.

Michelle Monaghan sparkles while walking the carpet at the 2018 Thirst Gala held at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Saturday (April 21) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The 42-year-old actress served as host at the 9th annual event, which raised over $250,000 for The Thirst Project.

There was a little High School Musical reunion that night with stars Monique Coleman and Olesya Rulin with director/choreographer Kenny Ortega.

Also in attendance were honoree Cameron Boyce and his Bunk’d co-star and BFF Karan Brar, Power Rangers co-stars RJ Cyler and Dacre Montgomery, Laura Marano, Garrett Clayton, siblings Thomas and Brielle Barbusca, Steven R. McQueen, On My Block‘s Ronni Hawk, Luke Benward, Famous In Love‘s Niki Koss, Sophie Reynolds, Tegan Marie, and Candis Cayne.

FYI: Michelle is wearing an Alice Temperley dress. Garrett is wearing a Topman suit. Dacre is wearing head to toe Salvatore Ferragamo. Olesya is wearing a Majorelle dress from Revolve and Manolo Blahnik shoes. Cameron is wearing a Gucci suit, a Topman shirt, and an Issey Miyake tie. Niki is wearing a Bronx and Banco dress, Windsor Smith shoes, Amyo Jewelry necklaces, and a Gabriel New York ring and earrings.

Aaron Paul and his wife Lauren hit the red carpet at the 2018 Race to Erase MS Gala on Friday (April 20) at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Some of the other stars who stepped out to attend the event included AnnaLynne McCord, Peter Facinelli and girlfriend Lily Anne Harrison, Rumer Willis, Bryan Greenberg, Victoria Justice, Ruby Modine, Natalie Zea, Steven R. McQueen, Katrina Bowden, Logan Browning, Anne Heche, Garrett Clayton, Ajiona Alexus, and Hannah Zeile.

Race to Erase MS is dedicated to the treatment and ultimate cure of Multiple Sclerosis. The event raised $1.6 million for the important cause.

FYI: Natalie is wearing an Aijek dress and Pierre Hardy shoes. Ruby is wearing a Kamilla Purshie gown and Racine Carree shoes.

Steven R. McQueen is engaged to his girlfriend, model Alexandra Silva!

The 29-year-old Vampire Diaries and Chicago Fire alum posted the news on his Instagram account, captioning a photo of him kissing Alexandra and writing, “She said yes.” So sweet!

Alexandra (Allie for short), posted the same photo on her Instagram account with the caption, “My best friend, love of my life…YES, yes yes a million times over �’� @steven_r_mcqueen.” See the sweet announcement photo below.

Congrats to the happy couple on the wonderful news!

Justin Bieber hit the ice (and the wall!) at the 2017 NHL All-Star Celebrity Shootout held at Staples Center on Saturday (January 28) in Los Angeles.

The 22-year-old “Sorry” singer played on Wayne Gretzky‘s winning team for the game, wearing the No. 6 jersey.

He was joined by musicians Riker and Ross Lynch as well as Chicago Fire‘s Steven R. McQueen in the charity match that benefited nonprofit organization Echoes of Hope.

Both teams’ jerseys featured a special patch dedicated to the late actor Alan Thicke.

After getting pinned against the wall by Chris Pronger, Justin made his comeback and helped his team secure a win.

“This is one of the highlights of my life. For real,” Justin reportedly said.

Check out a photo below!

10+ pictures inside of Justin Bieber and more during the game…

Geoff Stults and Parker Young show off their hot bods while going shirtless following the Life Time South Beach Triathlon on Sunday (April 3) at Lummus Park in Miami Beach, Fla.

The longtime friends and former Enlisted co-stars were joined by buddies Scott Eastwood and Steven R. McQueen for the photo.

Other celebs who ran in the race that day included Bryan Greenberg, The Vampire Diaries‘ Claire Holt, and basketball player Jason Collins.

“Amazing day! Loved racing on behalf of little survivors like Chloe. Can’t wait to do it again �’�🏊🚴🏃#SoBeTri @stjude,” Claire captioned the below photo on Instagram.

15+ pictures inside of Geoff Stults, Parker Young, and more in the triathlon…

Bella Thorne shows off her bare midriff as she hits the red carpet at the 2015 Thirst Gala held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Tuesday (June 30) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The 17-year-old entertainer was accompanied by her beau Gregg Sulkin, as well as Baby Daddy‘s Tahj Mowry, Jessie‘s Debby Ryan, Kendrick Sampson, Jennette McCurdy, Michael Welch, Steven R. McQueen, Cassie Scerbo, Dove Cameron, Taylor Spreitler, and Pauley Perrette.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Bella Thorne

Gregg, 23, recently made his best attempt to prank Bella just in time for her new show Scream, which you can catch on MTV every Tuesday at 10/9c – Watch the prank unfold below!

FYI: Kendrick is wearing a John Varvatos suit and Ted Baker shirt and tie. Bella is wearing a Tamara Mellon top and skirt and carrying a Rauwolf clutch. Taylor is wearing Carmen Steffens shoes.

25+ pictures inside of Bella Thorne, Gregg Sulkin, and others at the 2015 Thirst Gala…

Kat Graham struts her stuff in all black while attending 2015 City Year Los Angeles Spring Break held at Sony Studios on Saturday (April 25) in Los Angeles.

The 25-year-old Vampire Diaries star was joined by her former co-stars Claire Holt and Steven R. McQueen, as well as Andrew and Amber West, Baby Daddy‘s Jean-Luc Bilodeau and Chelsea Kane, Kingdom‘s Matt Lauria, Gracepoint‘s Kevin Zegers, Paper Towns actress Halston Sage, and Claire‘s Aquarius co-star Grey Damon.

“City Year Los Angeles Spring Break Event W/ the lovely @alicefood and the man himself chairman of NBC Entertainment, Robert Greenblatt,” Grey tweeted.

FYI: Kat is wearing a Leanne Marshall shirt. Halston is wearing A.L.C. pants.

10+ pictures inside of Kat Graham, Claire Holt, and others at the City Year event…

There are hundreds of celebrities roaming around the grounds of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival this weekend in Park City, Utah, so here’s just a small sampling of the lounges and parties some of them are attending.

Kellan Lutz was seen attending Friday night’s STK OUT by The ONE Group party with Rumor Fix and Abbot + Main. The next day he stopped by the IMDb and Amazon Instant Video Studio to chat about his movie Experimenter. Also at the studio was Slow West‘s Kodi Smit-McPhee.

Josh Hutcherson was spotted checking out the Merrell #TrailScape Oculus Rift experience on Friday evening.

Stepping out at parties at the KIA Supper Suite by STK throughout the weekend were Steven R. McQueen, Glassland‘s Toni Collette and Will Poulter, and The Bronze‘s Melissa Rauch.

D-Train co-stars James Marsden and Jack Black were among the celebrities spotted at both the Birchbox pop-up and the Music Lodge’s MTV Interview studio.

Keep checking our site all week for more coverage from Sundance!

FYI: Ben is wearing a Levi’s sherpa trucker jacket. James is wearing a Claudio Cutuli scarf.

25+ pictures inside of celebrities stepping out at the film festival…

Kat Graham dons a fashionable hat and spectacles while speaking at the 2014 Vampire Diaries Convention at the Rio Hotel and Casino on Sunday (September 14) in Las Vegas.

The 25-year-old actress/singer was joined at the event by her co-stars Steven R. McQueen, Michael Trevino, and Zach Roerig.

Meanwhile, the episode stills for the upcoming season six premiere were just released!

Tyler (Trevino), who is human once again, has a run-in at a football tailgate that tests his ability to control his anger, while Matt (Roerig) worries that Jeremy (McQueen) is dealing with the loss of Bonnie (Graham) in a self-destructive way.

The Vampire Diaries returns for season six on Thursday, October 2 @ 8PM on The CW!

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The cast of The Vampire Diaries is smokin’ hot in these behind-the-scenes pics from a photo shoot for their upcoming sixth season!

The main cast – Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder, Paul Wesley, Michael Trevino, Steven R. McQueen, Kat Graham, Candice Accola, Zach Roerig, Matt Davis, and Michael Malarkey – shared a ton of pics and video from set.

“Shooting #VampireDiaries Season 6 Promo material on a Sunday afternoon in Atlanta with these familiar faces,” Ian tweeted. “This is all because of you all. If you didn’t watch this wouldn’t happen… Thank you to all of the fans aka our audience. Truly. Love, Ian.”

The Vampire Diaries season six premieres Thursday, October 2 @ 8PM on The CW!

For 15+ pictures of the cast goofing around on set, head on over to

Chloe Moretz happily poses with her award while attending the 2014 Annual Saturn Awards held at The Castaway on Thursday (June 26) in Burbank, Calif.

The 17-year-old actress, who won Best Performance by a Younger Actor for her role in Carrie, was joined at the event by Teen Wolf actress Holland Roden, Joey King, Avan Jogia, and Vampire Diaries star Steven R. McQueen with his girlfriend Olivia Pickren.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Chloe Moretz

Joey accepted the award for Best Horror Film in behalf of her hit film The Conjuring.

FYI: Chloe is wearing a Dolce & Gabbana dress paired with Stuart Weitzman shoes. Holland is wearing a Paper London dress and Jerome Rousseau heels. Joey is wearing Lumier by Bariano.

15+ pictures inside of Chloe Moretz and others at the 2014 Saturn Awards…

Steven R. McQueen looks super suave at the premiere of the I Am Steve McQueen documentary presented by Old Milwaukee on Thursday night (June 19) at the El Rey in Los Angeles.

The 25-year-old The Vampire Diaries actor brought along his new girlfriend, model Olivia Pickren.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Steven R. McQueen

Steven, along with his family, took the night to remember his late grandfather, the legendary “King of Cool” Steve McQueen.

I Am Steve McQueen is set to air on Tuesday, June 24 @9PM ET on Spike TV.

10+ pictures inside of Steven R. McQueen at the premiere…

Liev Schreiber and Steven R. McQueen both keep it casual as they attend the FIJI Water at OCRF Super Saturday Los Angeles event at Barker Hangar on Saturday (May 17) in Santa Monica, Calif.

The guys were joined at the event by Glee‘s Jenna Ushkowitz and Becca Tobin, Pretty Little Liars actresses Tammin Sursok and Janel Parrish, as well as Lacey Chabert and Tiffani Thiessen.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Liev Schreiber

The week before, Liev was spotted getting into character while on set of his show Ray Donovan in Malibu.

In case you missed it, check out JJ‘s full photo shoot and interview with Steven!

10+ pictures inside of Liev Schreiber, Steven R. McQueen, and more at the event…

Steven R. McQueen is one with nature in this new exclusive pic from the latest edition of the Just Jared Spotlight series.

The 25-year-old actor can be seen as Jeremy Gilbert on the hit series The Vampire Diaries, which will air its season five finale TONIGHT (May 15) at 8/7c on The CW.

In our exclusive interview with Steven, he dishes on the shocking development from last week‘s episode that involved Paul Wesley‘s character and gives us a little preview of the big finale. He also talked to us about his favorite bands, the latest TV show that he binge watched, and the one big deal breaker when it comes to finding a girlfriend.

Make sure to check out all the behind the scenes shots from the photo shoot in case you missed them!

Click inside to read our full exclusive interview with Steven R. McQueen…

Steven R. McQueen Interview – JustJared.com Exclusive

Just Jared: Let’s talk about Vampire Diaries first. [SPOILER ALERT] They killed off Paul Wesley last week! What was your and the cast’s reaction to that?

Steven R. McQueen: Yeah, he’s one of the main characters so we were all like, “Wait, what? Something sounds wrong here.” But you know, it’s good. The show knows how to keep people on the edge of their seat, that’s for sure.

JJ: We know they teased some other possible deaths. Considering Bonnie is at risk and Jeremy’s already lost every girlfriend he’s ever had, how do you think he’ll handle it if she dies (again)?

SM: Jeremy has lost so many people and so right now, his only priority is to keep Bonnie safe. He’s a character with a lot of elements out of his control. A lot of people he cared about died, and that’s sort of forced him to be strong. But he can only be so strong because he’s human.

JJ: The show brought back a lot of familiar faces for the 100th episode. Which character do you miss the most?

SM: It’s always fun having Matt Davis on set. I definitely miss having him around, for sure.

JJ: Well, it must be nice being the only character who can really communicate with him on screen (laughs). Well Bonnie now, too, of course.

SM: Yeah, it’s great. Although, I guess there hasn’t been much of me speaking with the dead [this season]. It’s been more Bonnie because she’s the anchor.

JJ: How would you say this finale stacks up against all the other crazy TVD finales?

SM: It will be exciting! One of our main characters dies, so it’s definitely a nail­ biter. You’ll just have to find out!

JJ: Any hopes for your character going into the sixth season? Would you ever want to see Jeremy become a vampire?

SM: Because he’s a Hunter, I don’t know if he can become a vampire.

JJ: I was thinking the same thing…

SM: For me, my favorite scenes, when I’m in my comfort zone, are the fighting scenes Those are my favorite to do, so I’d love to have more of those.

JJ: I’m going to give you a co-­star’s name and you say the first word that pops into your head. Let’s start with Ian Somerhalder…

SM: Knowledgeable.

JJ: Paul Wesley?

SM: Hilarious.

JJ: Nina Dobrev?

SM: Hardworking.

JJ: Candice Accola?

SM: Hot.

JJ: Zach Roerig?

SM: Not one word, but good guy.

JJ: Michael Trevino?

SM: Buff.

JJ: Kat Graham?

SM: Sweet.

JJ: You tweet out a link to a different music video every day. Are you a big music person?

SM: Yes, I am, very much so.

JJ: What’s currently on your rotation?

SM: You know, I like a little bit of everything. I think I’ll put on Guns ‘N’ Roses or Rolling Stones any day. But recently I like a band called Bastille, or The Weeknd I’m a big fan of as well

JJ: When you work out, what are your go to songs?

SM: It depends, it depends. If I’m boxing, I’ll probably have rap on, or something a little more angry. If I’m lifting, maybe some rock ‘n’ roll. If I’m doing some cardio, something fast paced.

JJ: I’m guessing you work out every day or a lot…

SM: Yeah, I get a couple hours in every day. I’ll shave some off here and there.

JJ: You’re a big comic book fan, yeah?

SM: Yes, I am, very much so.

JJ: What would be your dream role from a comic book?

SM: You know what? I want to play Nightwing real bad. I worked with [Arrow creator] Greg Berlanti a while ago on a show called Everwood and jokingly I tweeted him saying, ‘Hey, let me come play Nightwing for a couple episodes.’ And somebody wrote an article about it, so I was like, let’s make it happen, but I haven’t heard anything about it yet.

JJ: What are some of your other hobbies?

SM: Jiujitsu, which is a form of wrestling… kick-boxing, hockey, harmonica here and there, and that’s pretty much it.

JJ: A lot of physical stuff!

SM: Yeah! For me, whenever I’m physical it spins my mind and whenever there’s a lot going on I put my gloves on or I wrestle somebody and I feel zen.

JJ: Do you think you can take anyone in the cast? Does this ever come up?

SM: I know Paul boxes and he also played hockey, so I think me and him would have a fun time, but I don’t know who would take who.

JJ: What’s the last TV show you binge watched?

SM: Game of Thrones. I’m all about it right now. I watch Arrow.

JJ: A lot of your family is in the business. When did you first get the acting bug?

SM: I don’t think I ever knew for sure. My step-dad started playing hockey in Detroit so we moved and I had to start home school. I started watching movies since I had a bunch of free time and then I was like, ‘You know what? I want to give this a shot, move back to L.A., and audition.’ The first show I booked was a show called Threshold with Carla Gugino and it was obviously a terrifying experience and I felt out of my comfort zone, but it made me want to keep going because it was fun.

JJ: Are you one of those actors who is comfortable watching themselves or do you get weird about?

SM: I used to be weird about it, but I think sometimes you can learn from watching yourself and all the mistakes you make and try to continue growing. But I’m completely uncomfortable for sure.

JJ: Have you ever had any crazy fan experiences? We know the Vampire Diaries fans can be very enthusiastic.

SM: My brother had a concert the other night. Jessarae, everyone should check him out. And these two girls who watch the show, but are also fans of my brother, drove all the way up from Utah just to see the show. That to me was so incredibly sweet and incredible that I was more in awe than anything. So, I don’t think I’ve ever had a strange fan interaction. Just any time anyone is willing to come up and say hi or something like that, it’s very flattering.

JJ: When it comes to a relationship, what are some of your deal breakers?

SM: Bad attitudes I think for sure. Whoever I hang out with, I want to be able to laugh with. I just want to be able to have a good time… And they have to like my dog. If they don’t like my dog, they’re out.

JJ: What’s your dog’s name?

SM: Max.

JJ: Well who doesn’t like dogs?!

SM: That’s what I’m saying! If they don’t, they’re out.

JJ: What is something you’d like to do in your career in the future? Do you have any plans for upcoming projects?

SM: Right now we only have a small time off for the summer and I would love to maybe shoot a movie or something, but end goals: I just want to play a superhero. I think that would be so much fun. I’m putting that energy into the universe for sure.

PHOTO SHOOT CREDITS (PICTURES BELOW) �”�”

Photos 1 and 4: Kenneth Cole jumper

Photos 2 and 6: Jenny Schwarz jacket, Emporio Armani shirt and PRPS pants

Photo 3: Gstar button down shirt, H&M t-shirt, Diesel jeans, and John Varvatos boots

Photo 5: Alternative Apparel tank with Emporio Armani jeans.

Producer: Jared Eng (@JaredEng)
Photographer: Justin Campbell (@JustinCampPhoto)
Stylist: Monty Jackson (@MrMontyJackson)
Grooming: Melissa Adelaide (@MelissaAdelaide)
Interviewer: Sharon Tharp (@SharonTharp)
Talent: Steven R. McQueen (@McQueeninchains)

Steven R. McQueen is soaking wet and sexy as can be in this exclusive behind the scenes pic for the latest edition of the Just Jared Spotlight photo series.

The 25-year-old actor is best known for his work on the smash hit CW series The Vampire Diaries, which will be airing its season five finale this Thursday (May 15) at 8/7c. It should come as no surprise that the show was renewed for another season.

Steven comes from a line of Hollywood royalty – his grandfather is the legendary Oscar-nominated actor Steve McQueen and his second cousin just so happens to be Enrique Iglesias!

Be sure to check back with us on Thursday for our full exclusive Steven R. McQueen photo shoot and interview!

FYI: Steven‘s blue jean shirt is a Levi‘s Western Shirt.

15+ pictures inside of Steven R. McQueen behind the scenes of our photo shoot…