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The Vampire Diaries is an American fantasy-drama television series picked up by The CW for their fall 2009 schedule. It is adapted from L. J. Smith's novel series of the same name by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec. The focal points of the show are the love triangle formed by series' protagonist Elena Gilbert (Dobrev) and vampire brothers Stefan Salvatore (Wesley) and Damon Salvatore (Somerhalder) and the town's supernatural history, involving Elena's friends and relatives.

The following is a list of series regulars who have appeared in one or more of the series' eight seasons. The characters are listed in the order they were first credited in the series.

* ^1 Nina Dobrev appears as Amara in three episodes of season five.
* ^2 Paul Wesley appears as Silas in one episode of season four and eight episodes of season five and as Tom Avery in two episodes of season five.
* ^3 Steven R. McQueen is credited as a series regular from episode 1x01 to episode 6x21. In episode 6x22 he is credited as a special guest star.
* ^4 Kat Graham is credited as Katerina Graham from episode 1x01 to episode 2x16.
* ^5 Candice King is credited as Candice Accola from episode 1x01 to episode 6x22.
* ^6 Kayla Ewell is credited as a series regular from episode 1x01 to episode 1x08. From episode 1x09 to episode 1x22 she is not credited and does not appear.
* ^7 Matt Davis is credited as a series regular from episode 1x14 to episode 1x22. From episode 1x01 to episode 1x08 he is not credited and does not appear. From episode 1x09 to episode 1x13 he is credited as a special guest star.

Elena Gilbert (based on Elena Gilbert from the novels) is the central character and one of the protagonists as well as the female lead of the series, for the first six seasons. She is the biological daughter of John Gilbert and Isobel Flemming, and adopted daughter of Grayson and Miranda Gilbert. She has a younger adoptive brother named Jeremy Gilbert, who is later revealed to be her biological cousin. She also has an adoptive aunt named Jenna Sommers who serves as her and Jeremy's legal guardian in the first two seasons of the series. She is also the descendant and doppelgänger of Amara, Tatia, Katherine Pierce.

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