Paul Wesley Biography

Date of Birth: July 23, 1982 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.

Birth Name:Paul Thomas Wasilewski

Height: 5'10"

Nationality: Polish

Personal Life

Paul Wesley was born Paul Thomas Wasilewski in New Brunswick, New Jersey and grew up in Marlboro, New Jersey. His parents, Agnieszka and Thomas Wasilewski, moved to the U.S. from Poland just before his birth. Paul has one older sister named Monika and two younger sisters, Julia and Leah. Wesley attended Christian Brothers Academy and Marlboro High School for a short time before being cast in Guiding Light in his junior year. His role on the show forced him to transfer to Lakewood Prep School, which accommodated his busy acting schedule. After graduating in 2000, Paul attended Rutgers University for one semester. With his parents support, he left after he realized he could make a career of acting. In 2005 Paul changed his last name to Wesley due to the fact that Wasilewski was too hard to pronounce. Paul enjoys playing ice hockey and snowboarding as well as having an interest in writing and directing.

Training

Paul first landed a role in the soap Guiding Light as Max Nickerson. He has also made appearances on the television shows Army Wives, 24, Smallville, The O.C., 8 Simple Rules, Wolf Lake, Cane, American Dreams, Everwood, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. As far as movies go, he has had roles in Peaceful Warrior, Roll Bounce, and Cloud 9, Fallen, and Killer Movie. Paul is probably best known for his role as Stefan Salvatore on the hit CW show The Vampire Diaries.

Movies/Television

1. Beneath the Blue (2009) Craig Morrison
2. "The Vampire Diaries" (2009-) Stefan Salvatore
3. "24" (4 episodes, 2009-2010) Stephen
4. "Army Wives" (5 episodes, 2008-2009) PFC Logan Atwater
5. Elsewhere (2009) Billy
6. "Cold Case" (1 episode, 2008) Petey Murphy
7. The Russell Girl (2008) (TV) Evan Carroll
8. "Shark" (1 episode, 2007) Justin Bishop
9. "Cane" (3 episodes, 2007) Nick
10. "Fallen" (6 episodes, 2007) Aaron Corbett
11. Fallen (2006) (TV) Marco Polo
12. The Sensation of Sight (2006) Aaron Corbett
13. Peaceful Warrior (2006) Trevor
14. "Crossing Jordan" (1 episode, 2006) Quentin Baker
15. Lenexa, 1 Mile (2006) Rick Lausier
16. Cloud 9 (2006) Jackson Fargo
17. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (2 episodes, 2000-2005) Danny Burrell
18. "CSI: NY" (1 episode, 2005) Steve Samprass
19. Roll Bounce (2005) Troy
20. "American Dreams" (11 episodes, 2002-2005) Tommy DeFelice
21. "CSI: Miami" (1 episode, 2004) Jack Warner Bradford
22. "Everwood" (9 episodes, 2003-2004) Tommy Callahan
23. "8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter" (2 episodes, 2003-2004) Damian
24. The Last Run (2004) Seth
25. "The O.C." (1 episode, 2003) Donnie
26. "Smallville" (1 episode, 2003) Lucas Luthor
27. The Edge (2003) (TV)
28. "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (1 episode, 2002) Luke Miller
29. Minority Report (2002) Nathan with Bicycle
30. "The Education of Max Bickford" (1 episode, 2002) Craig
31. Young Arthur (2002) (TV) Lancelot
32. Shot in the Heart (2001) (TV) Gary
33. "The Guiding Light" (6 episodes, 1999-2001) Max Nickerson #2
34. "Another World" (1 episode, 1999) Sean McKinnon