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Paweł Tomasz Wasilewski, better known by his stage name Paul Wesley, is an American actor and film director. He is known for starring as Stefan Salvatore in The Vampire Diaries (2009–2017) and James T. Kirk in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022–present).
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Born 23 July 1982 · Q270149
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Public attention spiked: 19,733 Wikipedia readers in one day, 6.9× the usual 2,845, with 5 article edits. Coverage that week: “Paul Wesley Says Time Changed Everything Between Him and Nina Dobrev” (AOL).
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AOL: Paul Wesley Says Time Changed Everything Between Him and Nina Dobrev
Public attention spiked: 15,122 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5.3× the usual 2,845, with 8 article edits. Editors noted: Reverted good faith edits by ~2026-39730-42 (talk): Sources will be needed
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Forbes: Ian Somerhalder And Paul Wesley On Brother’s Bond’s Global Bourbon Bet
At the 51st Saturn Awards, Wesley won the Saturn Award for Best Guest Star in a Television Series for his role as Kirk in Strange New Worlds
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It was announced Wesley was cast as James T
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And their divorce was finalized in February 2024
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Wesley and Somerhalder announced the launch of a straight bourbon whiskey, Brother's Bond Bourbon
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Wesley's production company, Citizen Media signed a development deal at Kapital Entertainment
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Co-starred in the comedy The Late Bloomer
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Co-starred in, as well as produced, Before I Disappear, which went on to win the SXSW Film Festival Audience Award and compete at the Venice Film Festival's "Venice Days" section
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Was cast in the film Mothers and Daughters, and it was also announced he was set to star in and produce a science fiction film called Convergence
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Wesley was given the Humane Generation Award for his work with the Humane Society, specifically farm animal welfare
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When they acted together in Killer Movie
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Wesley also starred as Lucas Luthor, Lex Luthor's younger brother, in the superhero series Smallville
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Wesley, then credited as Paul Wasilewski, was one of the main cast members of the short-lived CBS television series Wolf Lake, playing the role of Luke Cates
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Born 1982-07-23.
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In New Brunswick, New Jersey, to Polish parents Agnieszka and Tomasz Wasilewski
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