Paul Thomas Wasilewski known professionally as Paul Wesley, is an American actor, writer, director and producer. In addition to English, he also speaks Polish, having spent four months of every year in Poland until the age of 16.
His television debut was on the now-defunct soap, NBC's Another World where he portrayed the character of 'Sean McKinnon'. In 2001, Wesley, then credited as Paul Wasilewski, was one of the main cast members of the short-lived CBS television series Wolf Lake, playing the role of Luke Cates.
Wesley has also had a number of roles in television shows such as 24, 8 Simple Rules, American Dreams, Army Wives, Cane, Everwood, Guiding Light, Smallville, and The O.C.. He is best known for starring as Stefan Salvatore on the supernatural drama series The Vampire Diaries, as well as his role as James T. Kirk in the Paramount+ original series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
Throughout the years, he has also appeared in a variety of films. He appeared in the 2008 CBS television film The Russell Girl, and had the lead role in the 2007 ABC Family miniseries Fallen and its' sequels.
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as Ron Dyer
2022
as John Amos
2022
as Captain James T. Kirk
2022
as James T. Kirk
2018
as Clint Romesha
2018
as Eddie Longo
2018
as Tucker Reed
2016
as Charlie
2016
as Kevin
2014
as Gideon
2014
as Charlie
2013
as Stefan Salvatore
2012
as Reese
2010
as Craig Morrison
2009
as Stefan Salvatore
2009
as Billy
2008
as Jake Tanner
2008
as Evan Carroll
2007
as Nick
2007
as Aaron Corbett
2007
as Logan Atwater
2006
as Justin Bishop
2006
as Aaron Corbett
2006
as Trevor
2006
as Rick Lausier
2006
as Jackson Fargo
2005
as Troy
2004
as Paul Deacon
2004
as Seth
2003
as Petey Murphy (2008)
2003
as Donnie
2002
as Tommy DeFelice
2002
as Jack Warner Bradford
2002
as Damian
2002
as Tommy Callahan
2002
as Lancelot
2001
as Stephen
2001
as Lucas Luther
2001
as Gary (Age 15-22)
2001
as Luke Miller
2001
as Quentin Baker
2001
2001
as Luke Cates
1999
as Luke Breslin
1999
as Danny Burrell
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as Sean McKinnon
as Stefan Salvatore