List of The Vampire Diaries characters
"The Vampire Diaries" is an American fantasy-drama television series which was first broadcast on The CW from 2009 to 2017, airing 171 episodes over 8 seasons. Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec adapted the TV series from L.J. Smith's novel series of the same name. Some of the characters appeared in the spin-off series, "The Originals".
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.