Paul Wesley

Born: July 23, 1982  |  Birthplace: New Brunswick, New Jersey  |  Famous For: Stefan Salvatore — The Vampire Diaries, Captain Kirk

The Vampire Leo

Paul Wesley’s Stefan Salvatore anchored eight seasons of The Vampire Diaries before he became a new Captain Kirk in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds — a Leo comfortable inhabiting two of entertainment’s most iconic characters across completely different genres and generations.

Leo Legacy

• The Vampire Diaries: Stefan Salvatore — 8 seasons, moral center of the show
• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Captain James T. Kirk — reinvented cinema’s most iconic character
• Wine brand: Brotherhood Winery — Leo entrepreneurship beyond the screen
• Director: Began directing episodes of TVD — expanding his creative vision

Wesley’s Leo instinct is always toward the character who tries to be good — at extraordinary personal cost.

“Hope is not a strategy, but without it there is no strategy worth having.”