ABOUT PAUL WESLEY
34-year-old actor, director, and producer Paul Wesley started up his career with TV series “Another World” as Sean McKinnon in 1999.
His work was recognized in 2001 series ‘Wolf Lake’ as Luke Cates followed by his various roles in other TV series such as
• 2002 “American Dreams” as Tommy DeFelice
• 2003 “Smallville” as Lucas Luthor
• 2004 “CSI: Miami” as Jack Warner Bradford
• 2008 “Army Wives” as Logan Atwater
• 2009 “24” as Stephen
• 2009 “The Vampire Diaries” as Stefan Salvatore
He is now famously playing the main role in the 2009 supernatural drama “The Vampire Diaries” as Stefan Salvatore with Ian Somerhalder and also the 2016 series “The Originals” for Guest appearance.
Alongside, he is also active on a big screen with some of his commercially successful films such as
• 2004 “The Last Run”
• 2005 “Cloud 9”
• 2008 “Killer Movie”
• 2013 “The Baytown Disappear”
• 2014 “Before I Disappear”
From the above-given list, he has received a nomination for the 2014 film “Before I Disappear” in Northeast Film Festival.
He even did some work in the field of direction for “The Vampire Diaries” and is currently busy for his future projects 2016 films “Mothers and Daughters” and “The Late Bloomer”.
EARLY LIFE
He was born on 23rd July 1982 in New Brunswick, New Jersey with Polish descent. He was raised by his parents Agnieszka Wasilewski and Tomasz in Marlboro Township, New Jersey with his 3 siblings; Monika, Julia, and Leah.
He completed his education from Christian Brothers Academy and Marlboro High School. He later went to Lakewood Prep School followed by Rutgers University but dropped to pursue a career in acting.
TRIVIA
He is a good friend of Ben McKenzie and Claire Holt.
PERSONAL LIFE
He was previously in a married relationship with Torrey DeVitto in 2011. Finalizing divorce in 2013, he moved on with Phoebe Tonkin and both are together since 2013.
ACHIEVEMENTS
He has received the 2014 Young Hollywood Award for Best Threesome shared with Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder and is also a nominee in the 2015 People’s Choice Award for Favourite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor.
ASSOCIATED WITH
He also worked in theatre for Shem Bitterman’s “Sensitive Skin” as co-lead.
References
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Wesley
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0913587/