In 2016, Paul Wesley, who portrayed Stefan, guest-starred in one episode of season 3 of The Originals. Paul Wesley plays Stefan Salvatore, Tom Avery, Silas, and Ambrose in The Vampire Diaries.
In 2014, Paul Wesley co-starred in, and produced, Before I Disappear, which went on to win the SXSW Film Festival Audience Award.
In 2014, Paul Wesley was cast in the film Mother’s Day and co-starred in The Baytown Outlaws. In 2014, Paul Wesley co-starred in Amira and Sam which was acquired by Drafthouse Films.
In 2016, Paul Wesley co-starred in the comedy The Late Bloomer. Paul Wesley’s feature credits also include HBO’s Shot in the Heart and Lionsgate’s Peaceful Warrior.
Paul Wesley began directing The Vampire Diaries in its fifth season and produced the series at the start of season 8. He directed episode 16 in season 2 of Shadowhunters for Freeform.
Paul Wesley’s theater work includes the co-lead in the well-received off-Broadway production Cal in Camo at the Rattlestick Theater in New York City.