Casper Zafer


Caspar Zafer 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 to Wakiki Hawaii. They are also the fastest crossing the Pacific in 43 days.

Filmography

YearTitleRole
2004Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed PeppersFrancesco
2005Nature Unleashed: TornadoDaniel
2006True True LieGuy
2006Tirante el BlancoTirante
2007Two FamiliesRocco
2014Coffee Sex YouMichael Scott

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001–2002Dream Team Andrei Belanov
2002The Hound of the BaskervillesWarder 1TV film
2004La Femme MusketeerGaston2 episodes
2012The Vampire DiariesFinn Mikaelson4 episodes
2015–2016The OriginalsFinn Mikaelson7 episodes