About Paul
| Paul Wesley | |
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 Paul Wesley in July 2011. |
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| Born | Paul Wasilewski July 23, 1982 New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Other names | Paul Wasilewski |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Spouse | Torrey DeVitto (2011–present) |
Paul Wesley (born Paul Wasilewski; July 23, 1982) is an American actor, best known for his roles as Stefan Salvatore in The CW TV series The Vampire Diaries and as Aaron Corbett in the ABC Family miniseries Fallen.
Career
In 2005, he began to credit himself as Paul Wesley. When asked why he changed his professional name to Paul Wesley, he replied, "My birthname is too hard to pronounce! I asked my family's permission to change it, and it really helped my career."[6]
He has had a number of roles on shows such as 24, 8 Simple Rules, American Dreams, Army Wives, Cane, Everwood, Guiding Light, Smallville, The O.C. and Wolf Lake. He also starred opposite Amber Tamblyn in CBS' The Russell Girl and had the lead role in Fallen miniseries.
Wesley is currently starring as vampire Stefan Salvatore in The Vampire Diaries which premiered September 2009 on The CW. In May 2011, he joined the cast of The Baytown Disco.[7] He has been offered the role of Paris in a 2012 film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, scheduled to shoot in September.[8]
