Nina Dobrev (born Nikolina Konstantinova Dobreva ; January 9, 1989) is a Bulgarian Canadian actress and model. She played the role of Mia Jones on the drama series in seasons six to nine (2006–09). She then played the role of Elena Gilbert on The CW's supernatural drama series The Vampire Diaries (2009–15). Dobrev has also starred in the 2012 drama film The Perk of Being a Wallflower, the 2014 comedy Let's Be Cops, and the 2015 horror-comedy The Final Girls.