IMTA Alum Sean Faris on The Vampire Diaries!

Sean Faris recently joined the cast of Vampire Diaries as Ben, an ex-high school football player and bartender at the local Mystic Grill. Ben befriends Matt Donovan, (played by another IMTA alum Zach Roerig), when Matt goes looking for a job at the restaurant. Ben becomes intertwined with Matt and his group of friends while becoming enchanted by one of the girls on the show.

Sean won Junior Male Model of the Year when he competed at IMTA in 1999 and signed with Dino May Managment! Since IMTA, Sean has starred in films such as Forever Strong, Never Back Down, and the television series Smallville.

Watch Sean and Zach on The Vampire Diaries Thursday nights at 8pm on the CW!