Paul Wesley
Biography
Paul Wesley is an American actor and director who started performing while still in high school, when he joined the cast of Guiding Light. Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and raised in Marlboro Township, he studied theater in New York City before taking early television roles in Wolf Lake and the miniseries Fallen. He became widely known for playing Stefan Salvatore in The Vampire Diaries from 2009 to 2017, work that earned him two Teen Choice Awards and two Young Hollywood Awards, along with People's Choice nominations. His film credits include Before I Disappear (2014), which he also produced and which took the audience award at the SXSW Film Festival, Amira & Sam (2014), The Baytown Outlaws (2012) and The Late Bloomer (2016). He later directed episodes of Shadowhunters and Roswell, New Mexico, and played James T. Kirk in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, winning a 2024 Saturn Award.
44years old
Turns 45 on July 23in 294 days
- Born New Brunswick
- Star sign: LeoFirst day of the sign, on the Cancer cusp
- Paweł Tomasz Wasilewski (birth name)Also credited as Kamaz
Movie Career
- Films
- 11
- Career span
- 19 years2005 to 2024
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First role
During his junior year of high school, Wesley landed the part of Max Nickerson on the soap opera Guiding Light.
A change of course
Wesley began college at Rutgers University in New Jersey, but he departed after a single semester because he was getting more roles and saw that acting could become his profession.
Behind the camera
Wesley started directing The Vampire Diaries during its fifth season, and when season 8 began he took on producing the series.
Behind the camera
Wesley's newly formed production company, Citizen Media, reached an agreement with Warner Bros. Television in November 2016. That deal called for him to produce four new television shows.
Languages
Wesley speaks Polish as well as English. Up to the age of 16, he lived in Poland for four months each year.
Paul Wesley movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Paul Wesley shares two films with Agnes Bruckner, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Agnes Bruckner's page
J.K. Simmons's page
Ron Perlman's page
Susan Sarandon's page
Burt Reynolds's page
Nick Nolte's page
All films by Victor Salva
Barry BattlesDirector, 1 film, 2012
All films by Barry Battles
All films by Kevin Pollak
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.