I was born on January 9, 1989 in Sofia, Bulgaria , the son of a computer programmer and hudozhnitsy.est elder brother Aleksandr.Kogda I was two years old , my family moved to Canada Dobrev and settled in Toronto, Ontario. Even as a child I have been interested in various art forms : dance , gymnastics , theater, music , visual arts and acting. Initially I went to school quite JB Tyrrell Sr. Public School, then went to art school - Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts, where he realized that her vocation to be an actress . Later I went to acting school Dean Armstrong , where he was seen by many agencies. I love to travel and visit often to Europe , as represented Canada at the gymnastics competitions . I love to play volleyball, soccer , swimming , rock climbing , snowboarding and horseback riding. After Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts , I went to university at Ryerson University sociologist , but quit teaching in 2008 to seriously engage in the promotion of his acting career . Like most actors , I started to work with the model and filming commercials . Nina's first breakthrough on TV can assume the role of a young mother Mia Jones in the popular Canadian teen Drammeh " Degrassi : The Next Generation ." Mia Jones - a young girl who tries to live a normal teenager's life , but at the same time raise your child . As later admitted the actress herself , she prepared for the role : " I went around the huge number of websites , which told about teenage pregnancy " - Nina says , " I read a lot of stories of girls who have had to go through all the hardships that had pass and my character . This sense of alienation , all this talk , rumors and condemned by the people ... It's not easy . " On " Degrassi " I did not stop. Along with filming the show actress begins to appear in various films . In the beginning it had small roles in films such as " Away from Her " or " How She Move ." But gradually directors are beginning to notice the talent of the young girl and begins to trust her and starring roles . In 2007, there have been several films in which Nina starred . These were war drama "Love on the front line ," comedy " Too young for marriage ," drama " Fragments" and the thriller " Two-Faced Assassin" . These were followed by a couple of different roles in several films and television series , such as the horror film " Werewolf " and the musical " The American Mall ." In the latter I demonstrated not only acting but also singing talent . The real breakthrough for me on television is the role of Elena Gilbert in the hit series " The Vampire Diaries " series loosely based on the novel by author LJ Smith which tells the story of a girl named Elena , at the behest of rock which caused a deadly battle vampire brothers . Serial immediately won the hearts of millions of viewers , and I am from an unknown actress became one of the most popular actresses of television. In parallel with the "Vampire Diaries" is removed and other proektah.V 2011 released film called " The Roommate ", where I played a minor role . Soon will come two more films - "Arena" ( 2011) and " Good to be meek " ( 2012). Work as model Nina led to commercials , which then gave way to the casting. Soon she got roles in feature films "Pieces ", " Away from Her (English) Russian . ", " Too young for marriage (English) Russian . " And the popular television series «Degrassi: The Next Generation " on cable television and THE- N. In 2009, I played the role of Anna in the erotic thriller " Chloe ." Since 2009, I 'm doing a television series " The Vampire Diaries ", where she played two main roles Elena Gilbert and Katherine Pierce . In 2007, I met with the actor Daniel Clark. Currently meets with Ian Somerhalder , a partner in the TV series " The Vampire Diaries " .