Daniel Gillies as Elijah A fan favorite on The Vampire Diaries mother ship, Elijah (Daniel Gillies) kicks off The Originals ' story in a redo — of sorts — of the April 25 backdoor pilot.

Daniel Gillies sat down with a group of reporters in Atlanta to discuss The Originals Season 3, Elijah's story arc this season, and, of course, Haylijah.

Daniel Gillies reprises his beloved role of Elijah on tomorrow night’s “ American Gothic,” joking with me over the phone today that he returns to the TVD picture because his character knows ...