Stephen Martines joins ‘Vampire Diaries’

Los Angeles: Stephen Martines has landed a recurring role on the CW`s freshman drama ‘Vampire Diaries.’He will play a vampire named Frederick who is locked in the tomb with Katherine (Nina Dobrev) and is up to no good when released.

The vampire drama has begun a six-week hiatus, returning with originals on March 25. Stephen Martines, a former soap star who started off on "General Hospital" and "The Guiding Light," recently had a recurring role on TNT`s crime drama "The Closer," playing a news reporter who asked Brenda (Kyra Sedgwick) some tough questions. Bureau Report