Paul Thomas Wasilewski known professionally as Paul Wesley, is an American actor, writer, director and producer. In addition to English, he also speaks Polish, having spent four months of every year in Poland until the age of 16.<\/p>\n
His television debut was on the now-defunct soap, NBC’s Another World where he portrayed the character of ‘Sean McKinnon’. In 2001, Wesley, then credited as Paul Wasilewski, was one of the main cast members of the short-lived\u00a0CBS\u00a0television series\u00a0Wolf Lake, playing the role of Luke Cates.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Wesley has also had a number of roles in television shows such as\u00a024,\u00a08 Simple Rules, American Dreams,\u00a0Army Wives, Cane, Everwood, Guiding Light,\u00a0Smallville, and\u00a0The O.C.. He is best known for starring as Stefan Salvatore on the supernatural drama series The Vampire Diaries, as well as his role as James T. Kirk in the Paramount+ original series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.<\/p>\n
Throughout the years, he has also appeared in a variety of films. He appeared in the 2008 CBS television film\u00a0The Russell Girl, and had the lead role in the 2007\u00a0ABC Family miniseries Fallen and its’ sequels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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