Paul Wesley
Actor
Birth Date: July 23, 1982
Age: 40 years old
Birth Place: New Brunswick, New Jersey
As talented as he was boyishly handsome, actor Paul Wesley showed an early facility for playing misunderstood outcasts who audiences could empathize with. After receiving his start on a daytime soap opera while still in high school, the young actor graduated to primetime efforts like the short-lived lycanthrope drama "Wolf Lake" (CBS, 2001-02). Though not able find that one breakout role, Wesley continued to attract the attention of casting agents with his nuanced work in various roles, including turns as a teenage drug dealer on "Everwood" (The WB, 2002-06) and as a human-angel hybrid on the fantasy miniseries "Fallen" (ABC Family, 2006-07). A lead role in the low-budget horror-comedy "Killer Movie" (2008) proved more memorable, as it was on the set that Wesley met his future wife, actress Torrey DeVitto. After almost a decade of near breakout success, Wesley at last landed the career-defining role of the good hearted vampire Stefan Salvatore on the hit supernatural drama series "The Vampire Diaries" (The CW, 2009-17). Along with impossibly attractive co-stars Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev, Wesley was catapulted to the upper echelon of hot young Hollywood talent virtually overnight. As the sexy and sinister show gained more devoted followers each season, the actor increased his profile with feature efforts like the violent action-comedy "The Baytown Outlaws" (2013). Well regarded for his ability to play characters on either side of the moral spectrum, Wesley was well positioned for a gratifying and robust career.
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Flowers in the Attic: The OriginStream
BatwomanStream
The Kelly Clarkson ShowStream
Access Daily
Roswell, New MexicoStream
Tell Me a StoryStream
LegaciesStream
Mothers and Daughters
The Late Bloomer
Before I Disappear
Before I Disappear
Amira & Sam
The OriginalsStream
Live! With Kelly and Michael
The Baytown Outlaws
LIVE with Kelly
The Talk
Beneath the Blue
Lopez Tonight
The Vampire DiariesStream
The Vampire DiariesStream
Watch What Happens Live With Andy CohenStream
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
Elsewhere
The Russell Girl
Killer Movie
Cane
SharkStream
Rachael RayStream
Fallen
Peaceful Warrior
FallenStream
Cloud 9
Lenexa, 1 Mile
Fallen III: The Destiny
Gefallene Engel 2
Roll Bounce
CSI: NYStream
Cold CaseStream
The O.C.Stream
CSI: MiamiStream
8 Simple RulesStream
EverwoodStream
24Stream
SmallvilleStream
Law & Order: Criminal IntentStream
The Education of Max Bickford
Wolf Lake
Live With Regis and Kelly
Shot in the Heart
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitStream
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno
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