Anybody see him in Law + Order SVU?
His acting in that is absolutely remarkable. I'm a big fan of SVU so I have been watching randoms, although I have seen them all already. I must have seen this before I knew him from the Vampire Diaries.
I don't understand why they don't use his entire talents on that show! Being one of three main characters, they should let him shine. Don't get me wrong, TVD is my favourite show, my guilty pleasure.
If you haven't seen the SVU episode, you definitely should. You will not regret it.
It's season 7 episode 4.