Nina Dobrev was born January 9, 1989 in Sofia, Bulgaria. She moved to Canada at the age of two and has lived in Toronto, Ontario, since then. From a very young age Nina showed great enthusiasm and talent for the arts: dance, gymnastics, theater, music, visual arts, and acting. Dobrev attended the Dean Armstrong Acting school where she was discovered by many different talent agencies in Toronto. Modeling jobs led to commercials, which then turned into film auditions.

Shortly thereafter, she booked roles in feature films including Fugitive Pieces, Away from Her, and the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation. She was also in an MTV movie called The American Mall on CTV. Dobrev attended Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts in Toronto until her graduating year. She has recently started her post secondary studies at Ryerson University in Toronto, majoring in Sociology. She dropped out in 2008 to pursue her acting career.

Most recently Nina has landed the lead role in the CW’s drama pilot The Vampire Diaries, playing Elena who is caught between two vampire brothers.