- BIRTH DATE: July 23, 1982
- BIRTH PLACE: New
Brunswick , New Jersey - PARENTS: Agnieszka and Thomas Wasilewski
- SIBLINGS: 3 Sisters - Monika(Older) Julia and Leah (younger)
- HOMETOWN: Marlboro, New Jersey
- NATIONALITY: American: Polish
- HEIGHT: 6' ¾"
- HAIR COLOR: Light-Brown
- EYE COLOR: Green
- ZODIAC SIGN: Cancer
- CHINESE ZODIAC: Dog
- OCCUPATION: American Actor
Paul's primetime series debut came in 2001 when he portrayed Luke Cates in "Wolf Lake."
- Paul had a lead role in the 2002 show "Young Aurthor" which was never picked up.
- Paul was nominated in the YoungStar Awards Best Young Actor/Performance in a Daytime TV Series category for his role on "Guiding Light."
- Paul dated actress Marne Patterson, in 2004.
- Paul has said he has issues sleeping and that he doesn't very often.
- Pauls storyline as Lucas Luthor in "Smallville" was meant to be legnthier, however, he was already signed with another series pilot which was never picked up.
- Paul has expressed an interest in working behind scenes as a writer and director.
- Paul is said to be very good friends with Kaley Cuoco, Emily Van Camp, Ben McKenzie, Adam Brody, Brittany Snow, Tammy Blanchard, Paulo Benedeti and Jordi Vilasuso. All of whom he's worked with.
- Paul enjoyed filming his role as Tommy Callahan on "Everwood."
- He got the chance to snowboard, as the series is filmed in a Utah location.
- Paul's favorite city is New York. He loves to travel.
- Originally, Paul read for the role of Damon Salvatore on "The Vampire Diaries."
- As a teenager Paul had a tattoo he hated. It is now covered by a rose.
- Paul has confessed to being a former troublemaker.
- On "The Vampire Diaries," Paul has noted his favorite scene to be the moment before Stefan and Elena make love for the first time.
- When he's not working, Paul engages in ice hockey, snowboarding, and playing the guitar
- Paul is of Polish descent and resided in Poland for some of his childhood.
- Paul thinks it would be "cool" to portray a character from his favorite book The Catcher In The Rye.
- Paul was an associate producer for "Norman", a 2009 comedy-drama.
- Paul attended school in New Jersey. He began at Marlboro High school, went on to spend time at Christian Brothers Academy, and finally graduated from Lakewood Prep.
- Paul endorsed a Youth Smoking Prevention commercial in 1999.
- Paul has won two Teen Choice Awards for his role as Stefan on "The Vampire Diaries."
- Paul has a very good relationship with his family and has said to be close with his parents.
- Paul would love to work with Meryl Streep and Phillip Seymour Hoffman.
- In early 2010, Paul was rumored to have married his long-time girlfriend, Torrey Devitto, after jokingly referring to her as his wife.
- Paul has noted playing the different sides of Stefan Salvatore as both challenging and rewarding.
Quotes
Career As An Actor
"Every role presents a new opportunity for me to do something different and to explore something different." [Paul Wesley]Career As An Actor
"The same thing that makes me nervous, which is never knowing what will happen next. That's what I love about it.
I never know what character I'm going to play next, I never know what location I'll be in next. With each new character,
I find something new about myself that I didn't know before." [Paul Wesley]
Max Nickerson on "Guiding Light"
"The whole thing was a I felt like I was in Big. I was going into the city all by myself. I had this cool, adult job, and I was getting paid. It was just so amazing
being in New York. Also, I made a lot of really good friends." [Paul Wesley]
"I got so lucky because I had just gotten into acting and I wasn't comfortable yet in front of the camera.
I was exploring new territory and soaps are such amazing training. GL allowed me to be comfortable in front of
the camera and really learn my lines. It prepared me for the future.' [Paul Wesley]
Stefan Salvatore on "The Vampire Diaries"
As everybody knows, chicks dig the vampires." [Paul Wesley]
"I'm 150 years old but trapped in a teenager's body, I have these supernatural abilities, and when
my hormones go out of whack my eyes turn blood red and I get all pale and veiny." [Paul Wesley]
"The Make-up is really creepy. When they're done with it; and I look in the mirror, I scare myself." [Paul Wesley]
"Its nice that people are as Enthusiastic about the show (Vampire Diaries) as we are.
Its nice now to be doing something that I'm involved in from the beginning." [Paul Wesley]
"He’s a vampire. He is constantly struggling with the dark side. He’s constantly eager, and he has a need to feed on human blood.
It’s constantly there. It’s not easy for him not to do it. I’m making Stefan have anger, a temper, but passion and love and tenderness toward Elena.
But he’s vicious and violent. He loves her, and he’ll die for her, but he’s a violent creature." [Paul Wesley]
"From my
I still love him, and he knows that as well. I think at this point Stefan — he doesn’t empathize as much or care.
He’s like “You know what, I’m not going to deal with this guy.” [Paul Wesley]
"It takes a lot out of me. It’s the most difficult work I’ve done as an actor. My wrists were
bleeding during the torture scene. Director told me to use the pain. I’m proud of it." [Paul Wesley]
The "Twilight" Comparison
"It makes me so uncomfortable. Nine of 10 girls in this room would throw me under a bus to get to Edward Cullen." [Paul Wesley]"They have Vampires and High School Romance in common and that's about it" [Paul Wesley]
"Who’s Edward? Stefan would kick everybody’s ass [in a fight]. I don’t know anything about Edward." [Paul Wesley]
Genaral Life and Work
"I'm a city boy, and I thrive off of culture. Something about being on the streets of Manhattan revives me, so walking around andnot having anonymity and just being recognized, would really take away that experience of being in a city." [Paul Wesley]
"When I was courting my first girlfriend, I was about 14 years old, and I sent a five-foot teddy bear to her house. It was so huge.
But I had the wrong address and it was this whole mix-up. I wanted it to be this big surprise and they ended up calling her and saying,
"We're trying to deliver this teddy bear and we don't know where it is." It was so embarrassing but she thought it was the most romantic
thing ever because I was only 14 and what 14 year old does that?" [Paul Wesley]
"I went to this private, all boys Catholic school and I got kicked out of there because I didn't jive well with them.
Then I went to a public high school and I didn't really jive there either. So then I went to another school and then I graduated.
So I never really got to establish my clique." [Paul Wesley]
"I wasn't some weird loner in school, but I definitely wasn't invited
to any of the cool parties.
Girls didn't like me that much--I didn't even go to my prom." [Paul Wesley]
"I had a lot of extracurricular activities and I had one girlfriend that I consistently dated throughout high school.
So that was always good. I was acting. I started acting junior year so I was actually out of school a lot." [Paul Wesley]
"I'd hate to admit this; but i've never really owned a tv." [Paul Wesley]
About his parents: "They've been phenomenal supporters since day one. I went to college for a semester.
They consistently preached, 'You've gotta get good grades. You've gotta go to a good school."
About changing his name: "Wasilewski was too hard to pronounce!
I asked my family's permission to change it, and it's really helped my career." [Paul Wesley]
"Where NY is more independent, Georgia more to hang & have a conversation, more friendlier." [Paul Wesley]
Girls didn't like me that much--I didn't even go to my prom." [Paul Wesley]
"I had a lot of extracurricular activities and I had one girlfriend that I consistently dated throughout high school.
So that was always good. I was acting. I started acting junior year so I was actually out of school a lot." [Paul Wesley]
"I'd hate to admit this; but i've never really owned a tv." [Paul Wesley]
About his parents: "They've been phenomenal supporters since day one. I went to college for a semester.
They consistently preached, 'You've gotta get good grades. You've gotta go to a good school."
About changing his name: "Wasilewski was too hard to pronounce!
I asked my family's permission to change it, and it's really helped my career." [Paul Wesley]
"Where NY is more independent, Georgia more to hang & have a conversation, more friendlier." [Paul Wesley]
Paul Wesley is a main character on the current CW series, “The Vampire Diaries. He plays vampire good-boy, Stefan Salvator.Stefan is a vampire
who was turned by Katherine in 1864. He has lived his life choosing
not to drink human blood. After returning to the city of Mystic Falls, he
goes to the local high school and caught the eye of Miss Elena Gilbert.
The reason that Elena caught Stefan’s eye, is because the resemblance
between Katherine and Elena is identical. Eventually Stefan gets very
close to her and starts to date her. Paul was born in New Brunswick,
New Jersey but grew up in Marlboro, New Jersey. He was born to his
proud parents, Thomas and Agnieszka Wasilewski. He has 3 siblings,
an older sister, Monika; two younger sisters; Julia and Leah. Paul attended
an all boys school in Lincroft, New Jersey, and for a short period of time he
attended Marlboro High School. In his junior year, he got a role on “Guiding Light”
as Max Nickerson. Paul needed something to accommodate his
acting schedule so he transferred to Lakewood Prep School in Howell,
New Jersey. He then graduated from Lakewood Prep in 2000 and
attended college. After one semester, Paul left college and was offered
more roles and he decided he could make a better career out of acting.
Paul speaks fluent Polish and spent four months of every year in Poland
until he was the age of 16. Paul began to credit himself as Paul Wesley
because his last name was difficult for people to pronounce. He has
appeared in such shows as 24, 8 Simple Rules, Army Wives, Everwood,
Guiding Light, Smallville and The O.C. Paul enjoys playing ice hockey and
snowboarding. He has also expressed an interest in writing and directing.
Kookie fact: Paul has naturally pointy canine teeth, which were noticed after he
was cast on The Vampire Diaries.
Paul can be credited for the following roles:
Show: 24
Character: Stephen
2010 24: Day 8: 4:00PM-5:00PM Episode, Character – Stephen
2010 24: Day 8: 5:00PM-6:00PM Episode, Character – Stephen
2009/2010 Vampire Diaries TV Show Series, Character – Stefan Salvatore
2009 Army Wives: Best Laid Plans
Season 3, Episode 1 Episode, Character – Logan
2009 Scream Awards TV Show Series, Appearing
2008 Cold Case: Bad Reputation
Season 5, Episode 16 Episode, Character – Petey Murphy
2008 Army Wives: Transitions
Season 2, Episode 16 Episode, Character – Logan
2008 Army Wives: All in the Family
Season 2, Episode 17 Episode, Character – Logan
2008 The Russell Girl TV Show Series, Character – Evan
2007 Cane: One Man Is an Island
Season 1, Episode 7 Episode, Character – Nick
2007 Shark: Shaun of the Dead
Season 2, Episode 11 Episode, Character – Justin Bishop
2007 Cane: Family Business
Season 1, Episode 4 Episode, Character – Nick
2007 Cane: Brotherhood
Season 1, Episode 5 Episode, Character – Nick
2006 Peaceful Warrior Movie, Character – Trevor
2006 Fallen TV Show Series, Character – Aaron Corbett
2006 Fallen TV Show Series, Character – Aaron Corbett
2005 Roll Bounce Movie, Character – Troy
2005 CSI: Grand Murder at Central Station
Season 2, Episode 2 Episode, Character – Steve Samprass
2005 American Dreams: Home Again
Season 3, Episode 10 Episode, Character – Tommy DeFelice
2005 Law & Order: Ripped
Season 7, Episode 4 Episode, Character – Luke Breslin
2005 American Dreams: Truth Be Told
Season 3, Episode 11 Episode, Character – Tommy DeFelice
1997 The Boxer Movie, Character – Danny’s Sparring Partner
not to drink human blood. After returning to the city of Mystic Falls, he
goes to the local high school and caught the eye of Miss Elena Gilbert.
The reason that Elena caught Stefan’s eye, is because the resemblance
between Katherine and Elena is identical. Eventually Stefan gets very
close to her and starts to date her. Paul was born in New Brunswick,
New Jersey but grew up in Marlboro, New Jersey. He was born to his
proud parents, Thomas and Agnieszka Wasilewski. He has 3 siblings,
an older sister, Monika; two younger sisters; Julia and Leah. Paul attended
an all boys school in Lincroft, New Jersey, and for a short period of time he
attended Marlboro High School. In his junior year, he got a role on “Guiding Light”
as Max Nickerson. Paul needed something to accommodate his
acting schedule so he transferred to Lakewood Prep School in Howell,
New Jersey. He then graduated from Lakewood Prep in 2000 and
attended college. After one semester, Paul left college and was offered
more roles and he decided he could make a better career out of acting.
Paul speaks fluent Polish and spent four months of every year in Poland
until he was the age of 16. Paul began to credit himself as Paul Wesley
because his last name was difficult for people to pronounce. He has
appeared in such shows as 24, 8 Simple Rules, Army Wives, Everwood,
Guiding Light, Smallville and The O.C. Paul enjoys playing ice hockey and
snowboarding. He has also expressed an interest in writing and directing.
Kookie fact: Paul has naturally pointy canine teeth, which were noticed after he
was cast on The Vampire Diaries.
Paul can be credited for the following roles:
Show: 24
Character: Stephen
2010 24: Day 8: 4:00PM-5:00PM Episode, Character – Stephen
2010 24: Day 8: 5:00PM-6:00PM Episode, Character – Stephen
2009/2010 Vampire Diaries TV Show Series, Character – Stefan Salvatore
2009 Army Wives: Best Laid Plans
Season 3, Episode 1 Episode, Character – Logan
2009 Scream Awards TV Show Series, Appearing
2008 Cold Case: Bad Reputation
Season 5, Episode 16 Episode, Character – Petey Murphy
2008 Army Wives: Transitions
Season 2, Episode 16 Episode, Character – Logan
2008 Army Wives: All in the Family
Season 2, Episode 17 Episode, Character – Logan
2008 The Russell Girl TV Show Series, Character – Evan
2007 Cane: One Man Is an Island
Season 1, Episode 7 Episode, Character – Nick
2007 Shark: Shaun of the Dead
Season 2, Episode 11 Episode, Character – Justin Bishop
2007 Cane: Family Business
Season 1, Episode 4 Episode, Character – Nick
2007 Cane: Brotherhood
Season 1, Episode 5 Episode, Character – Nick
2006 Peaceful Warrior Movie, Character – Trevor
2006 Fallen TV Show Series, Character – Aaron Corbett
2006 Fallen TV Show Series, Character – Aaron Corbett
2005 Roll Bounce Movie, Character – Troy
2005 CSI: Grand Murder at Central Station
Season 2, Episode 2 Episode, Character – Steve Samprass
2005 American Dreams: Home Again
Season 3, Episode 10 Episode, Character – Tommy DeFelice
2005 Law & Order: Ripped
Season 7, Episode 4 Episode, Character – Luke Breslin
2005 American Dreams: Truth Be Told
Season 3, Episode 11 Episode, Character – Tommy DeFelice
1997 The Boxer Movie, Character – Danny’s Sparring Partner
