Paul Wesley is an American actor, director, and former model best known for his roles as Stefan Salvatore, Silas and Tom Avery in The CW television drama The Vampire Diaries and as Aaron Corbett in the ABC Family miniseries Fallen.
Monmouth Academy, Marlboro High School, Christian Brothers Academy, Rutgers University
Nationality
United States of America
Spouse
Torrey DeVitto (m. 2011–2013)
Parents
Agnieszka Wasilewski, Thomas Wasilewski
Siblings
Julia Wasilewski, Leah Wasilewski, Monica Wasilewski
Nicknames
Paul Wasilewski , Paul Thomas Wasilewski
Awards
Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Young Hollywood Award for Best Threesome, Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Breakout Star Male, Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi, Young Hollywood Award for Cast To Watch
Nominations
Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Liplock, Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Villain, Teen Choice Award for Choice Vampire, People's Choice Award for Favorite Dramatic TV Actor, People's Choice Award for Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor, Bravo Otto - Superhottie
Movies
Fallen, Beneath the Blue, Amira & Sam, Peaceful Warrior, The Late Bloomer, The Baytown Outlaws, Before I Disappear, Roll Bounce, Killer Movie, The Russell Girl, Young Arthur, Shot in the Heart, The Last Run, Lenexa, 1 Mile, Mothers and Daughters, Elsewhere
TV Shows
The Vampire Diaries, Smallville, The O.C., Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Army Wives, Wolf Lake, 24, Everwood, 8 Simple Rules, Guiding Light, American Dreams, CSI: Miami, Cold Case, CSI: NY, Another World, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Cane, Shark, The Education of Max Bickford
Star Sign
Leo
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Trademark
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Thick eyebrows
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Spiked dark hair
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Quote
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'Catcher in the Rye' changed my life when I was a kid. I read it as I was a boy turning into a man, and I was so fascinated by it.
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I think any time anybody sees the bad guy show emotion and you're not hitting the audience over the head, there's always a tinge of empathy for that individual.
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I wasn't some weird loner in school, but I definitely wasn't invited to any of the cool parties.
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I played ice hockey obsessively for 14 years of my life.
Paul's passion was playing hockey until he was about 14 years old and was pushed into performing. Paul became interested in acting when enrolled in a summer arts program in third grade.
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He has an older sister, Monika, who is an attorney, and two younger sisters, Julia and Leah Wasilewski.
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Paul is the second child of four children.
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He enjoys playing ice hockey and snowboarding.
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He transferred from Marlboro High School to Lakewood Prep School in Howell, New Jersey because the school was able to accommodate his acting schedule. He graduated from there in 2000 and then started college at Rutgers University but left after one semester with his parents support when more roles were offered to him and he realized he could make a career out of acting.
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Paul attended Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft, New Jersey and Marlboro High School for a period during his high school years.
Married his longtime girlfriend, Torrey DeVitto, in a secret ceremony in New York (April 2011).
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He speaks fluent Polish.
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He began to credit himself as Paul Wesley in 2005 because he thought his birthname was too hard to pronounce. He asked his family's permission before changing it.
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His first kiss was when he was nine years old and in a swimming pool with a girl that dared him into kissing her.
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Says if he wasn't an actor/director he would want to be an investigative journalist.
$2 Million
