Wesley Trent Snipes was born in Orlando, Florida, to Marian (Long), a teacher's assistant, and SMSGT Wesley Rudolph Snipes, an aircraft engineer. He grew up on the streets of the South Bronx in New York City, where he very early decided that dance and the theatre were to be his career. He attended the High School for the Performing Arts (popularized in Fame (1980)). But dreams of the musical theater (and maybe a few commercials) faded when his mother moved to Orlando, Florida before he could graduate. Fortune would have it that he along with two friends and his "Drama class" teachers Mr. S Porro and K. Rugerio, would start a bus-n-truck theatre company (Struttin Street Stuff) be instrumental in his high schools (Jones High) induction into the International Thespian Society, Orlando Chapter and help lay the foundation for what would become Dr. Phillips High Schools theatre arts program. Musical theatre rooted Snipes performed song-n-dance, puppetry, and acrobatics in city parks, dinner clubs, and performing arts centers around central Florida. As a recipient of a Victor Borge Scholarship, Snipes left Orlando and entered the world-renowned professional theatre arts program at SUNY Purchase in New York, now Purchase College, where he honed his theatrical performance and martial arts skills. Graduating with a BFA, he went on to co-star in a few soap operas and nighttime dramas, peppered in between critical acclaim performances Broadway. It was there in a Broadway theater An agent saw him on stage and invited him to audition for his first feature film role. Goldie Hawn Wildcats (1986). Athletic roles such as that gave way to dramatic roles such as that gave way to tough guy roles as in New Jack City (1991), and to the action hero in Passenger 57 (1992). Wesley feels that at least with the Hollywood heavyweights he must be doing something right - Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, Dennis Hopper and Sean Connery all had veto power over casting and all approved his role. Wesley also founded Amen Ra Films Production Company, and is a Multi System Combat Arts Black Belt Holder IT Technologist & VC.
Wesley Stewart is known for Pasture (2020).
Born Wesley Aaron Taft, Wesley was born in Slough Just outside London UK, and grew up in Stoke-on-Trent UK. Wesley has no acting training and but has appeared in local Christian theatre shows growing up. He is the middle of 3 children with an older brother and younger sister. Wesley only got into Acting as an adult appearing Mostly as an extra for indie film 'Retribution' but has lead actor experience in a short student film 'Adhesive'.
A Theatre World Award Winner, Chita Rivera Award Winner, and Outer Critics Circle nominee, Wesley Taylor made his Broadway debut at the age of 21 in the original cast of Rock of Ages, before starring opposite Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth in Broadway's The Addams Family. He then went on to originate the role of Sheldon Plankton in Broadway's Spongebob Squarepants. He is the Co-creator/Writer/Star of "It Could Be Worse," which was acquired by Participant Media and lived on Hulu for two years. He is the Co-creator/Writer/Star of "Indoor Boys," which received 2019 Indie Series Awards for Best Writing and Best Comedy Series. Taylor was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and raised in Orlando, Florida, graduating from the Visual Performing Arts Magnet at Dr. Phillips High School. He then completed a BFA in Drama from the University at North Carolina School of the Arts. Television includes 26 episodes of "Smash" (NBC), "The Good Wife" (CBS), "Difficult People" (Hulu), "I'm Dying Up Here" (Showtime), "Looking" (HBO), "The Tomorrow People" (CW), "One Life to Live" (ABC), "The Spongebob Musical" (Nickelodeon), and "The Tony Awards." Taylor is represented by Innovative Artists (Brian Davidson) and managed by Tony Lipp of Anonymous Content.
Wesley Walton is known for Below Deck Mediterranean (2016).
Wesley Williams is an actor, known for The Fight Within (2016), Burden (2018) and Eleanor's Bench.
Wesley Witherspoon is an actor, known for Uncle Drew (2018).
Born in Hong Kong, Wesley is a graduate of University of Southern California and Beijing Film Academy and is the son of Hong Kong actors Melvin Wong and Angie Chiu. His first feature roles included Sorry I Love You (2013), Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen (2015), Buxiude Shiguang (2016) and Falling in Love (2017). In 2017 he landed a supporting role in Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018) and the lead role in Qi: Spacetime Warriors (2019).
Wesley Young is an actor and art director, known for Revenge of the Lost (2017), 3 Morons Fighting Ninja and Defiance (2019).
Wesley van Gaalen is an actor, known for New Kids Turbo (2010), New Kids Nitro (2011) and New Kids on the Block (2007).