---
name: "Paul Wesley"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/paul-wesley"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "23 July 1982"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 66
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-19T08:41:59.924086+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Paul Wesley

Actor. Born 23 July 1982 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 July 1982, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
- **Active:** 2001–2006
- **Also known as:** Paul Wasilewski, Paweł Wasilewski , Paweł Tomasz Wasilewski, Paul Thomas Wasilewski
- **Average Fi1m score:** 66, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Wesley, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q270149, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0913587/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/83141

## Biography

Paul Wesley, also credited early in his career as Paul Wasilewski, is an American actor. He was born on 23 July 1982 in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Wesley appeared as Justin Bishop in the series *Shark* (2006). His early television work includes roles in *Another World* (1999) and *Wolf Lake* (2001), followed by guest appearances in series such as *24* (2001), *Smallville* (2001), *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999) and *The O.C.* (2003). He is known for playing Stefan Salvatore in *The Vampire Diaries* (2009) and James T. Kirk in *Star Trek: Strange New Worlds* (2022). He has also directed episodes of several series.

*Sources: imdb.com, themoviedb.org, encyclopedia.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Shark* (2006), Fi1m 55, as Justin Bishop — [page](https://film.one/tv/shark.md)
- *24* (2001), Fi1m 78, as Stephen — [page](https://film.one/tv/24.md)

## Complete filmography (52)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *He Bled Neon* (2026), Actor
- *Abel* (2024), Director
- *History of Evil* (2023), as Ron Dyer · Executive Producer
- *Flowers in the Attic: The Origin* (2022), series, as John Amos
- *Star Trek: Strange New Worlds* (2022), series, as James T. Kirk, Captain James T. Kirk, UEF Captain James T. Kirk / James T. Kirk, James T. Kirk / Maxwell Saint, James T. Kirk / Prince Dashing
- *Batwoman* (2019), series, Director
- *Roswell, New Mexico* (2019), series, Director
- *Medal of Honor* (2018), series, as Clint Romesha
- *Tell Me a Story* (2018), series, as Eddie Longo, Tucker Reed
- *Legacies* (2018), series, Director
- *Ashmina* (2018), Executive Producer
- *The Late Bloomer* (2016), as Charlie
- *Mothers and Daughters* (2016), as Kevin
- *Before I Disappear* (2014), as Gideon · Producer
- *Amira & Sam* (2014), as Charlie
- *The Originals* (2013), series, as Stefan Salvatore
- *The Baytown Outlaws* (2012), as Reese
- *Beneath the Blue* (2010), as Craig Morrison
- *The Vampire Diaries* (2009), series, as Stefan Salvatore · Director
- *Elsewhere* (2009), as Billy
- *Killer Movie* (2008), as Jake Tanner
- *The Russell Girl* (2008), as Evan Carroll
- *Cane* (2007), series, as Nick
- *Fallen III: The Destiny* (2007), as Aaron Corbett
- *Fallen II: The Journey* (2007), as Aaron Corbett
- *Fallen* (2007), series, as Aaron Corbett
- *Army Wives* (2007), series, as Logan Atwater
- *Shark* (2006), series, as Justin Bishop — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/tv/shark.md)
- *Fallen* (2006), as Aaron Corbett
- *Peaceful Warrior* (2006), as Trevor
- *Lenexa, 1 Mile* (2006), as Rick Lausier
- *Cloud 9* (2006), as Jackson Fargo
- *Roll Bounce* (2005), as Troy
- *CSI: NY* (2004), series, as Paul Deacon
- *The Last Run* (2004), as Seth
- *Cold Case* (2003), series, as Petey Murphy (2008)
- *The O.C.* (2003), series, as Donnie
- *American Dreams* (2002), series, as Tommy DeFelice
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, as Jack Warner Bradford
- *8 Simple Rules* (2002), series, as Damian
- *Everwood* (2002), series, as Tommy Callahan
- *Young Arthur* (2002), as Lancelot
- *24* (2001), series, as Stephen — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/24.md)
- *Smallville* (2001), series, as Lucas Luther
- *Shot in the Heart* (2001), as Gary (Age 15-22)
- *Law & Order: Criminal Intent* (2001), series, as Luke Miller
- *Crossing Jordan* (2001), series, as Quentin Baker
- *The Education of Max Bickford* (2001), series, Actor
- *Wolf Lake* (2001), series, as Luke Cates
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Luke Breslin, Danny Burrell
- *Another World* (1964), series, as Sean McKinnon
- *Isabel*, Producer, Director, Writer

## Gallery

- ![Paul Wesley at I Was Feeling Festive in Mystic Falls, December 2023](https://film.one/media/person/1023451/gallery-a531cedb496c.jpg) Paul Wesley at I Was Feeling Festive in Mystic Falls, December 2023 — Ggracemm, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Paul_Wesley_2023.jpg/1280px-Paul_Wesley_2023.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Paul Wesley at the Vampire Fan Weekend Convention in Aurora, CO, September 2024](https://film.one/media/person/1023451/gallery-445299e434b5.jpg) Paul Wesley at the Vampire Fan Weekend Convention in Aurora, CO, September 2024 — SchMedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Paul_Wesley_Portrait.jpg/1280px-Paul_Wesley_Portrait.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Paul Wesley at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2023](https://film.one/media/person/1023451/gallery-5459546febeb.jpg) Paul Wesley at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2023 — Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Paul_Wesley_Photo_Op_GalaxyCon_Raleigh_2023.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Paul Wesley at The Paley Center For Media's PaleyFest 2014 Honoring "The Vampire Diaries"](https://film.one/media/person/1023451/gallery-506a2ffd50ec.jpg) Paul Wesley at The Paley Center For Media's PaleyFest 2014 Honoring "The Vampire Diaries" — iDominick, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/Paul_Wesley_at_PaleyFest_2014.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Paul Wesley](https://film.one/media/person/1023451/gallery-173d32d1e654.jpg) Paul Wesley — Image via TMDB
- ![Paul Wesley](https://film.one/media/person/1023451/gallery-8fca906891f3.jpg) Paul Wesley — Image via TMDB
- ![Paul Wesley](https://film.one/media/person/1023451/gallery-9467359f991c.jpg) Paul Wesley — Image via TMDB
- ![Paul Wesley at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con International in San Diego, California.](https://film.one/media/person/1023451/gallery-d9028f40ca35.jpg) Paul Wesley at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con International in San Diego, California. — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Paul_Wesley_by_Gage_Skidmore_4.jpg/1280px-Paul_Wesley_by_Gage_Skidmore_4.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Paul Wesley at The Vampire Diaries panel at the 2014 Comic-Con convention in San Diego, California.](https://film.one/media/person/1023451/gallery-e27e6710436a.jpg) Paul Wesley at The Vampire Diaries panel at the 2014 Comic-Con convention in San Diego, California. — Nehrams2020, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/PaulWesleySDComicConJuly2014_%28cropped%29.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Paul Wesley](https://film.one/media/person/1023451/gallery-2e63844aff12.jpg) Paul Wesley — Image via TMDB
- ![Paul Wesley](https://film.one/media/person/1023451/gallery-2c90fde0eb92.jpg) Paul Wesley — Image via TMDB
- ![Paul Wesley](https://film.one/media/person/1023451/gallery-3d0c8530af58.jpg) Paul Wesley — Image via TMDB

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