Candice King

• Name — Candice Accola • Birth Name — Candice Accola • Born — 13 May 1987 • Birthplace — Houston, Texas, U.S. • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 2006–present • Children — 3

Candice Accola was born on May 13, 1987, in Houston, Texas, the daughter of Carolyn Clark Accola, an environmental engineer, and Kevin Accola, a cardiothoracic surgeon. Her parents were natives of southern Illinois, her father from Carbondale and her mother from Herrin. She grew up in Edgewood, Florida, and attended Lake Highland Preparatory School in Orlando. She has one younger brother.

• Illustration — Accola in 2008 In December 2006, Accola released her debut album, It's Always the Innocent Ones, independently in the United States. She co-wrote 12 of the 14 tracks on the record. The remaining tracks were a cover of 'Til Tuesday's hit "Voices Carry" and American Hi-Fi's "The Breakup Song" rewritten in a female version as "Our Breakup Song". Accola toured as a backing singer for Miley Cyrus's Best of Both Worlds Tour. She appeared as herself in the 2008 3D concert film Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert. In February 2011, Accola performed a cover of "Eternal Flame" by The Bangles on The Vampire Diaries.

Accola had guest appearances in a number of television series such as How I Met Your Mother, Supernatural, and Drop Dead Diva. In July 2009, she starred in the horror film Deadgirl which centers on two high-school boys who discover an immortal woman in an abandoned asylum. That same year, Accola had a bit-role in The Hannah Montana Movie. • Illustration — Accola at a press conference in the United Kingdom in 2013 In 2009, she was cast in The CW supernatural drama series The Vampire Diaries, an adaptation of the book series of the same name. Accola plays the role of Caroline Forbes, one of the main characters of the show. Her work garnered her two Teen Choice Awards. In June 2012, she joined the second season of the web series Dating Rules From My Future Self, as Chloe Cunningham, a 26-year-old woman who believes love does not exist. The series centers on a girl receiving romance advice from herself ten years in the future by text messages. In 2018, Accola reprised her role as Caroline in the final season of The Vampire Diaries spin-off The Originals. In August 2019, it was announced that Accola was cast as Kimberly in the 2020 romance sequel After We Collided. In 2022, she reprised her role as Caroline again in the final season of Legacies.

Along with her The Vampire Diaries co-stars Michael Trevino and Ian Somerhalder, Accola supports the It Gets Better Project, an organization that focuses to prevent suicide among LGBT youth. Accola started dating musician Joe King of The Fray after they met at a Super Bowl event in February 2012. Her costar Nina Dobrev introduced them. They became engaged in May 2013, and married on October 18, 2014, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Accola became stepmother to King’s two daughters from his previous marriage. Accola has two daughters; born in January 2016, and December 2020, respectively. In May 2022, Accola filed for divorce but retained the surname King. In December 2023, Accola confirmed she was dating American actor Steven Krueger. They married in a private ceremony in 2026. In May 2026, Accola and Krueger welcomed their first child together and her third overall, a son.

• Illustration — Accola at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2007 — How I Met Your Mother — Amy — Episode: "Something Borrowed" • 2009 — Supernatural — Amanda Heckerling — Episode: "After School Special" • Greek — Alice — Episode: "Isn't It Bro-mantic?" • 2009–2017 — The Vampire Diaries — Caroline Forbes — Main role • 2010 — Drop Dead Diva — Jessica Orlando — Episode: "Begin Again" • 2012 — Dating Rules from My Future Self — Chloe Cunningham / Future Chloe — Main role (season 2); also producer • 2018 — The Originals — Caroline Forbes — Recurring role (season 5) • 2019 — The Orville — Solana Kitan — Episode: "Home" • 2021–2022 — Legacies — Caroline Forbes — Episode: "Salvatore: The Musical!" (voice-over) Episode: "Just Don't Be A Stranger, Okay?" (Special Guest Star) • 2021 — Christmas in Tune — Belle — Television film • 2022 — Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story — Melanie McGuire — Television film • 2025 — We Were Liars — Bess Sinclair — Main role As herself • Year — Title — Notes • 2008 — Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert — Background singer • 2011 — When I Was 17 — Episode dated February 12, 2011 • The Perfect Love Triangle: Vampires, Werewolves, Witches — Video short • Myth & Mystery — Video short • Howling at the Moon — Video short • Her Own Worst Enemy — Video short • 2013 — Big Morning Buzz Live — Episode: "Candice Accola/Robin Thicke/Stevie J" • Whose Line Is It Anyway — Episode: "Candice Accola" • 2013–2014 — The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson — Episode #10.77, LL Cool J/Candice Accola • 2014 — Fashion Police — Season 9, episode 12

Candice King was recorded at birth as Candice Rene Accola. The authorities additionally record the headings Candice Accola, Candice Rene King and Candice Rene Accola. Her recorded languages were English and American English. She married Joe King and Steven Krueger.

Works recorded as notable number 6: The Vampire Diaries, After We Collided, The Originals, We Were Liars, Juno and How I Met Your Mother. Her recorded genre is pop.

Candice King is recorded as actor, singer-songwriter, television actor and film actor.