Paul Wesley

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"I am deeply humbled and still a little startled to have been given the honor of playing the inimitable James T Kirk. Ever since I was a kid, I have been awed by the imaginative world Gene Roddenberry created."
– Paul Wesley, on his casting as James T. Kirk (15 March 2022, Twitter)

Paweł Tomasz Wasilewski (born 23 July 1982; age 43), better known by his stage name of Paul Wesley, is the actor who played Captain James T. Kirk in the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds first season episode "A Quality of Mercy" and second season episodes "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow", "Lost in Translation" and "Subspace Rhapsody". His second season performance earned him a 2024 Saturn Award in the "Best Guest Star in a Television Series" category.

Outside of the franchise he starred in the series The Vampire Diaries, in the movie Amira and Sam alongside veteran actor David Rasche, among other titles.

Star Trek appearances

Appearances as James T. Kirk

Other appearances

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