Paul Wesley
Birth Name:
Pawel Tomasz Wasilewski
Birth Place:
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Profession
Actor, Director, Producer, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Attended TrevorLIVE in 2014 to support The Trevor Project, the organization aimed to aid against suicide
- Nominated for a Young Star Award in 2000 for his work on "The Guiding Light․"
- 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