The Vampire Diaries
Warning : The list contains spoilers for The Vampire Diaries , The Originals , and Teen Wolf .
Summary
BecauseThe Vampire DiariesandTeen Wolfare two television exhibit similar in genre , tone , and cultural position , it is not surprising that many actors have appeared in both . The Vampire Diariesfollows an modal teen female child who is pluck between her romantic tactual sensation for two vampire brothers , whileTeen Wolffocuses on a teenage son who is turn into a werewolfand must set to his raw biography . Both shows found actors like Nina Dobrev and Dylan O’Brien to celebrity but feature many more famous and lesser - known talent .
Some of the actor who come along inThe Vampire DiariesandTeen Wolfplay similar characters in both shows , demonstrating their specific strengths . On the other script , some had such small roles in one show or the other that most people do not understand they were in both . The Vampire DiariesandTeen Wolfwill always draw compare due to their coinciding runs and alike themes , including how the same actors portray different fictitious character .
Supernatural and The Vampire Diaries are two of the most democratic appearance to occur out of The CW , and both shows deal some of their mold .
12Melissa Ponzio
Played Daphne (TVD) & Melissa McCall (TW)
Melissa Ponzio bet a vital , long - running character , as she is the protagonist Scott McCall ’s ( Tyler Posey ) mother , and broadly one of thebest parent fromTeen Wolf . Like most late - wrick - supernatural teens , Scott does his good to hide that he is now a lycanthrope from his mother . However , Melissa McCall eventually finds out ; after being terrified of Scott and the other supernatural beings of Beacon Hills for a while , she becomes a valuable ally to Scott ’s pack .
Melissa is an empowering character because she is a individual , hardworking mother who subverts the parent tropes of this musical genre , becoming involve in the supernatural fight and actually go the series . In direct contrast , Ponzio trifle a one - off character inThe Vampire Diaries . BeforeTeen Wolfpremiered , Ponzio portrayed a woman call Daphne who has the bad luck to stumble across new lamia Logan Fell(Chris Johnson ) while jogging and is killed by him .
11Daniel Sharman
Played Kol Mikaelson/Kaleb Westphall (The Originals) & Isaac Lahey (TW)
Sharman was chosen for his power to meet Buzolic ’s magnetic , hassle - maker performance .
Daniel Sharman had a brief stint on theVampire DiariesspinoffThe Originalsas Kaleb , a witch whose torso is possess by the youngest ( surviving ) Mikaelson brother Kol ( usually played by Nathaniel Buzolic).Sharman play Kol for all of his 12 episodes and the interview never sees Kaleb ’s personalitybefore he is killed . From a casting perspective , Sharman was chosen for his power to oppose Buzolic ’s charismatic , trouble - maker performance .
On the other hired hand , Sharman has a much larger part inTeen Wolfas Isaac in the 2d and third season . Another high schooling student - turn - lycanthrope , Isaac first joinsDerek Hale ’s ( Tyler Hoechlin)pack but afterward becomes closer to Scott and joins his pack instead . He is a compelling supporting role due to his close relationship with the McCall and Argent kinsperson . However , after the death of his girlfriend , Isaac will Beacon Hills , marking the end of hisTeen Wolfarc .
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10Anna Enger Ritch
Played Dana (TVD) & Beacon Hills Student (TW)
Anna Enger Ritch took on minor roles in bothThe Vampire DiariesandTeen Wolf , as someone must always play the random victim in lamia shows . In the former , she appear in three episodes as Dana , a class fellow of Elena ( Nina Dobrev ) and the other principal fiber . In her last sequence , Klaus Morgan ( Joseph Morgan ) compels Stefan Salvatore ( Paul Wesley ) to kill her and another student to torment bothStefan and Elena , make Dana another luckless bystander catch up with up in the supernatural conflict . ForTeen Wolf , Ritch is only credited as a"student"for the time of year 2 premiere .
9Rob Pralgo
Played Richard Lockwood (TVD) & David Whittemore (TW)
Robert Pralgo’sVampire Diariescharacter is Richard Lockwood , the former city manager of Mystic Falls and forefather of Tyler ( Michael Trevino ) , who is a independent character reference in theVampire Diariescast . Richard does not appear to be a good don , telling his Logos to fight Jeremy Gilbert ( Steven R. McQueen ) and berate him on the importance of maintain their paradigm . Through pure luck , Richard never activates the werewolf gene and may have died having never been aware of his family ’s supernatural pedigree .
Richard ’s brother Mason ( Taylor Kinney ) then becomes a more active father figure to Tyler and explain to him the details of being a werewolf . InTeen Wolf , Pralgo plays another complicated but more protective founder . This is David Whittemore , Jackson ’s ( Colton Haynes ) adoptive father , who moves to London with his familyto get away from the stigma of all the strange effect resulting from Jackson ’s werewolf transmutation .
8Todd Kashwick
Played Kieran O’Connell (TO) & Henry Tate (TW)
Father Kieran O’Connell has an interesting if shortly - lived character arc inThe original . He is Camille O’Connell ’s ( Leah Pipes ) uncle and a voice of the human community in New Orleans , liaisoning with supernatural leaders . Kieran develops a kind of friendship with Marcel Gerard ( Charles Michael Davis ) and recite Marcel about the witches ' harvest time ritual , hoping he can break it . The witches commit a hex on Kieran in revenge , which drives him out of his mind , and he is eventually killed by Klaus .
Todd Kashwick’sTeen Wolfcharacter is every bit interesting in the context of a grim supernatural series . Henry Tate is a grieving father Scott and Stiles Stilinski ( Dylan O’Brien ) meet when they are investigating the allege death of Henry ’s wife and daughters . They discover that Henry ’s girl Malia ( Shelley Hennig ) accidentally bolt down her mother and sisterand has been living in the woods in her fauna form ever since . Scott helps her change back and return her to her father , who does n’t know the full fib but is glad to have her home .
7Todd Williams
Played Connor Jordan (TVD) & Dr. Geyer (TW)
InThe Vampire Diaries , Todd Williams plays Connor Jordan , a vampire huntsman who arrives in Mystic Falls too soon in season 4 . He serves as a fresh terror amid the many incite art object of this time of year , including the continued comportment of the Originals and Elena correct to lifetime as a lamia . Connor detect Jeremy ’s potential to become a hunter like him but is killed by Elena to keep him away from her sidekick . Elena then experiences hallucination of Connor due to the Hunter ’s Curse .
InTeen Wolf , Williams is Dr. Geyer , who works alongside Melissa ( a nurse ) in the ER.He has some interesting interaction with her because he realizes that there is no scientific account for some of the injuries he find , but point out that Melissa is not unnerve by anything . The show does n’t go into detail about whether he ever realizes the full extent of the truth , but he manage to remain calm and keep treating patient in Beacon Hills to the good of his power .
6Javier Carrasquillo
Played Jared (TVD) & Nick the Bartender (TW)
Javier Carrasquillo also play side characters in the two teen supernatural TV show , as well as the character Matias inThe walk Dead . He appears in two episodes ofThe lamia Diariesas Jared , a gamy school student who is friend with Vicki Donovan ( Kayla Ewell ) and is kill by Damon shortly after the latter ’s return to Mystic Falls . He also pretend a one - sequence visual aspect inTeen Wolfas a bartender who briefly interacts with some of the main characters , offering one of them relationship advice and refusing to serve them drink because they are underage .
Unlike many other show , The Vampire Diaries does not refuse in caliber as the series go on – its memorable characters are intrigue until the end .
5Susan Walters
Played Carol Lockwood (TVD) & Natalie Martin (TW)
Ironically , Susan Walters play the mother of a supernatural teenager in bothThe Vampire DiariesandTeen Wolf . Carol Lockwood astonishingly turns out to be one of thebest parent inThe Vampire Diaries ; after her hubby ’s death , she continues to represent the Lockwood family on the Founder ’s Council . However , when Tyler forces her to catch his transformation , Carol realizes she was faulty about all supernatural individuals being malefic and agrees to help make unnecessary Caroline Forbes ( Candice King).After that , Carol is completely supportive of Tyler until her end .
Walter also plays main character Lydia Martin ’s ( Holland Roden ) mother Natalie inTeen Wolf . Natalie is incognizant that Lydia is a banshee , with powers inherited from her parental kin . When Natalie finds out the truth , she is briefly in self-abnegation . However , she later start crop with the supernatural characters to protect her daughter and the local student .
4Adam Fristoe
Played Ruben Morris (TO) & Adrian Harris (TW)
Ruben Morris is a individual - episode character inThe master . He is a witch who is in brief consulted by Marcel and Rebekah Mikaelson ( Claire Holt ) , resulting in a confrontation between him and Marcel . Rebekah keep open his life , and he never appears on the show again . In contrast , Adam Fristoe plays the incompatible , recurringTeen Wolfcharacter of Adrian Harris , a Beacon Hills gamy shoal teacher .
Harris is somewhat like to William Tanner ( Benjamin Ayres ) , the unpopular story instructor at the very showtime ofThe Vampire Diaries , who is killed and interchange by Alaric Saltzman ( Matthew Davis ) . However , Mr. Harris has some knowledge of the supernatural and unknowingly or randomly allies with other fiber to set up attacks on the packs of Beacon Hills . For many years , he is believe to have been sacrificed by Jennifer Blake ( Haley Webb ) after he pop out go with her . He is found alive before being jail at a genial health treatment facility .
3Joe Knezevich
Played Johnathan Gilbert (TVD) & Homeless Man (TW)
Joe Knezevich is simply credit as a"homeless man"in the season 2 premiere ofTeen Wolf . He has a much more interesting role inThe Vampire Diariesas Elena and Jeremy ’s ancestor Johnathan Gilbert , who play a major role in lag the vampires of Mystic Falls , alongside Stefan and Damon ’s father Giuseppe Salvatore ( James Remar ) . Johnathan studied the supernatural his whole lifetime and pass down many magical artefact to his crime syndicate penis .
A track theme throughoutThe Vampire Diariesis the importance of the characters ' heritage . They all rely on the magical gifts and puppet pass off down in their category but also contend with complicated legacies when many of their ascendant killed vampire like the ones they are now friends with . Johnathan is an especially nuanced figure ; he is the beginning of the Gilbert family unit ’s history of killing and tormenting vampires , but he was also in erotic love with Pearl Zhu ( Kelly Hu ) before disclose that she was a vampire .
