After the news broke that he was cast as James T. Kirk, Paul Wesley tweeted that, apparently by chance, he recently sat next to William Shatner on a flight to Los Angeles: 'I'm not one who usually believes in fate, but this was more than a coincidence.'
on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space shuttle. “I could barely put two words together but ultimately I managed to say hello and we chatted,” Wesley wrote. “I’m not one who usually believes in fate but this was more than a coincidence. … So thanks Mr. Shatner for the good company. And for seating us together, my thanks to the great bird in the sky. Can’t wait for all of you to see our Captain Kirk on your screens.
Wesley is best known for playing Stefan Salvatore in The CW drama series “The Vampire Diaries,” on which he starred for eight seasons and just over 170 episodes. His other TV credits include “Tell Me a Story,” “24,” “Army Wives,” “Everwood.” He will next be seen in the feature “History of Evil” and has also starred in films like “Roll Bounce,” “Peaceful Warrior,” and “Before I Disappear,” the last of which he also produced.
Strange New Worlds” stars Anson Mount as Capt. Pike, Ethan Peck as Spock, and Rebecca Romijn as Una Chin-Riley aboard the Enterprise prior to the events of the original “Star Trek” series.
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