Caspar Zafer

Caspar Zafer (born 26 October 1974) is an English actor. He played the oldest Original vampire in the TV series, The Vampire Diaries and The Originals. He was the oldest brother in the show, and one of the strongest vampires in the verse.

Career

Zafer was born on 26 October 1974 and spent much of his childhood and early life in the Middle East. He trained in theatre at The Oxford School of Drama. From 2001 to 2002 he performed in the television series Dream Team. Following this the movie La Femme Musketeer he held the role of Gaston Athos. Following years he had engagements in different television- and movie productions including Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers starring alongside Sophia Loren and F. Murray Abraham in 2004, True True Lie and Tirant lo Blanc in 2006 where he played the lead. Following this he starred in numerous films until moving to U.S. TV In 2012 where he had the role from the original vampire Finn Mikaelson in the television series The Vampire Diaries. He starred in The Originals on the CW, reprising his role as Finn Mikaelson in his original body.

Rowing

Zafer is also a world record holder in Ocean rowing. In August 2014 he won the Great Pacific Race along with three others in their boat Uniting Nations. They became the first four-man crew to row 2400 miles from Mainland United States (Monterey) to Wakiki Hawaii. They are also the fastest crossing the Pacific in 43 days.

Filmography

Year Title Role 2004 Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers Francesco 2005 Nature Unleashed: Tornado Daniel 2006 True True Lie Guy Tirante el Blanco Tirante 2007 Two Families Rocco 2014 Coffee Sex You Michael Scott

Television

Year Title Role Notes 2001–2002 Dream Team (TV series) Andrei Belanov 2002 The Hound of the Baskervilles Warder 1 TV film 2004 La Femme Musketeer Gaston 2 episodes 2012 The Vampire Diaries Finn Mikaelson 4 episodes 2015–2016 The Originals Finn Mikaelson 7 episodes