Paul Wesley
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Paul Wesley at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International
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Pawel Tomasz Wasilewski July 23, 1982 New Brunswick, New Jersey |
| Other names | Paul Wasilewski |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
| Notable work | The Vampire Diaries |
| Spouse(s) | Torrey DeVitto (m. 2011; div. 2013) |
Pawel Tomasz Wasilewski (born July 23, 1982), known professionally as Paul Wesley, is an American actor, director, and producer. He is known for his starring roles on the CBS television series Wolf Lake and the CW television series The Vampire Diaries.
Wesley was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, to Polish parents Tomasz and Agnieszka Wasilewski, and grew up in Marlboro Township, New Jersey. He has one older sister, Monika Emara (previously Wasilewski) and two younger sisters, Leah and Julia Wasilewski.
In addition to English, he speaks Polish, having spent four months every year in Poland until the age of 16.
Wesley attended Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft, New Jersey and Marlboro High School for a period during his high school years. He started his theater studies in New York City and transferred from Marlboro High School to Lakewood Prep School in Howell, New Jersey because the school was able to better accommodate his acting schedule. During his junior year in high school, he was cast in the soap opera Guiding Light as character Max Nickerson. He started college at Rutgers University in New Jersey but left after one semester when more roles were offered to him, and he realized he could make a career out of acting.
Throughout the years, he has appeared in a variety of films. In 2014, he co-starred in, as well as produced, Before I Disappear , which went on to win the SXSW Film Festival Audience Award and compete at the Venice Film Festival's 'Venice Days' section. That same year he co-starred in Amira and Sam which was acquired by Drafthouse Films. In August 2015, it was reported that he joined the cast of "Late Bloomer" opposite Brittany Snow and JK Simmons. Other feature credits include HBO's Shot in the Heart directed by Agnieszka Holland and Liongate's Peaceful Warrior opposite Nick Nolte.
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