Biography
Date of Birth
23 December 1982, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
Birth Name
Pawel Tomasz Wasilewski
Height
5' 11" (1.8 m)
Mini Biography
Paul was raised in the Marlboro, New Jersey. His parents immigrated from Poland, where he spent a large portion of his childhood. Many of his relatives still reside there.
During his high school years, Paul was actively involved in theater studies, primarily in New York City. He attended Christian Brothers Academy, Marlboro High School, and Lakewood Prep.
He studied theatre in both New Jersey and New York City and whilst in his junior year he landed the role of Max in Guiding Light (1952). Due to his acting schedule, he transferred to several schools. He ultimately graduated in 2000 and went on to Rutgers University but, because he was being offered roles, decided to quit after one semester.
In 2009 he was cast in The Vampire Diaries (2009).
He has performed in numerous off Broadway productions as well as starred in dozens of films and television series throughout his career.
Wesley is co-founder of Citizen Media, a production company based at Kapital Entertainment, which has sold numerous television shows to various networks and studios.
He resides in New York City, Atlanta, and Los Angeles.
Trivia
Says if he wasn't an actor/director he would want to be an investigative journalist.
His first kiss was when he was nine years old and in a swimming pool with a girl that dared him into kissing her.
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.
He speaks fluent Polish.
Married his longtime girlfriend, Torrey DeVitto, in a secret ceremony in New York (April 2011).
Ex-brother-in-law of Maryelle DeVitto and Devon DeVitto.
Ex-son-in-law of Liberty DeVitto and Mary Devitto.
Son of Tomasz Wasilewski and Agnieszka Wasilewska.
Best friends with Ben McKenzie.
Very close friends with Claire Holt.
Paul attended Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft, New Jersey and Marlboro High School for a period during his high school years.
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.
He enjoys playing ice hockey and snowboarding.
Paul is the second child of four children.
He has an older sister, Monika, who is an attorney, and two younger sisters, Julia and Leah Wasilewski.
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.
Was in a relationship with his past The Vampire Diaries (2009) co-star Phoebe Tonkin from September 2013 to July 2017.
Coached by acting teacher Tony Greco, who also boasts students such as Philip Seymour Hoffman, Taraji P. Henson, David Harbour, Latarsha Rose, Hill Harper, and Maulik Pancholy.
Has performed in numerous off-broadway plays in New York City.
(February 9, 2019) Recently married Ines de Ramon. The two were first spotted together in June 2018, when they were seen holding hands after a dinner date in N.Y.C.
Trademarks:
Spiked dark hair
Thick eyebrows
Quotes
I'm pretty neurotic.
I don't have television so I don't watch TV.
I played ice hockey obsessively for 14 years of my life.
I wasn't some weird loner in school, but I definitely wasn't invited to any of the cool parties.
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.
'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.
