Pilot (The Vampire Diaries)
"Pilot" is the pilot episode of The CW television series, "The Vampire Diaries", as well as the first episode of the series. It originally aired on Thursday, September 10, 2009. The teleplay was written by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec and it directed by Marcos Siega.
Michael Trevino
As of 2009, Trevino stars as Tyler Lockwood in the series "The Vampire Diaries" on The CW. Trevino was confirmed to appear as the same character in a recurring role on the "Vampire Diaries" spin-off series "The Originals" in 2013, the first major character to transition from one show to another. In April 2015, it was announced that Trevino would also leave "The Vampire Diaries" after the end of the sixth season like his co-star Nina Dobrev.