‘Vampire Diaries’ Zach Roerig

Zach portrayed the role of Casey Hughes on As the World Turns from January 18, 2005 to May 2, 2007. Casey was the son of legacy couple Tom and Margo Hughes, and during Zach’s time, Casey was part of a popular couple, the female half portrayed by Alexandra Chando. After his departure, Roerig accepted a role on other soap One Life to Live, as Hunter Atwood. He departed again later that year. He then made a few appearances on the popular show Friday Night Lights as Cash the cowboy. It was announced in early 2009 that Roerig had been cast as Matt Donovan, a character in the upcoming series The Vampire Diaries, based on the popular books by LJ Smith. The Vampire Diaries premiered on The CW in the fall of 2009.

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