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Paul Wesley Biography

Birth Name:Pawel Tomasz Wasilewski

Birth Place:New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

Profession Actor, Director, Producer, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • Nominated for a Young Star Award in 2000 for his work on "The Guiding Light․"
  • Attended TrevorLIVE in 2014 to support The Trevor Project, the organization aimed to aid against suicide
  • Married to actress and co-star Torrey DeVitto from 2011 to 2013
  • Briefly attended Rutgers University in his native New Jersey, but left after one semester to pursue acting
  • Quote: "My birth name [Wasilewski] is too hard to pronounce! I asked my family's permission to change it and it really helped my career․"
  • Appeared on several popular series including "Army Wives," "The Guiding Light" and others before landing his breakout role on CW's "The Vampire Diaries" in 2009
  • Possesses the ability to fluently speak Polish

Awards

  • 2000YoungStar Award-Best Young Actor/Performance in a Daytime TV Series: nominated
  • 2010Nexty-Brink of Fame: Actor: nominated
  • 2010Teen Choice Award-Choice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi: winner
  • 2010Teen Choice Award-Choice TV: Male Breakout Star: winner
  • 2011Teen Choice Award-Choice TV Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy: nominated
  • 2012Piotr Lazarkiewicz Award-Young Talent: winner
  • 2012Teen Choice Award-Choice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi: nominated
  • 2013Teen Choice Award-Choice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi: nominated
  • 2014Festival Award-Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film: nominated
  • 2014Teen Choice Award-Choice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi: nominated
  • 2014Teen Choice Award-Choice TV: Villain: nominated
  • 2014Young Hollywood Award-Best Threesome: winner
  • 2015Teen Choice Award-Choice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi: nominated
  • 2015Teen Choice Award-Choice TV: Liplock: nominated
  • 2016Teen Choice Award-Choice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi: nominated
  • 2024Saturn Award-Best Guest Star in a Television Series: winner
  • 2026Saturn Award-Best Guest Star in a Television Series: nominated