PAUL WESLEY ON ACTING TRAINING and STARTING OUT

The third season of The Vampire Diaries has showcased a whole new side of Paul Wesley’s considerable talent. The wide range of emotion he’s been playing with the Ripper Stefan arc have a lot of people shaking their heads and asking in awe: “How the heck does he do that?!”. The answer? Hard work, persistence, and training. Backstage.com recently did a feature on some successful actors, and in it Paul talks about how he got his start as a young actor and some of the work that goes on behind the scenes when it comes to learning the craft.

When I was a kid, I was really interested in acting, and I started doing some theater in school plays. I was living 45 minutes outside of Manhattan, and I wanted to segue into doing something on a professional level. When I was 15, I decided to join this workshop, run by Flo Greenberg, in Manhattan. I would commute to the city from Jersey every day.

To read more about Paul’s experiences and thoughts on professional acting, READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE HERE AT BACKSTAGE. Paul is the 4th actor featured, so be sure to scroll down to read his piece.