The Vampire Diaries alum Paul Wesley has joined the cast of Netflix‘s college romance drama series Icebreakerwhich is based on the number one New York Times bestseller by Hannah Grace.
The 44-year-old actor is expected to take on the role of Coach Neil Faulkner.
“Look who’s heading to Maple Hills! Paul Wesley joins the cast of ICEBREAKER as Coach Faulkner,” Netflix stated.
Alongside him, the cast features Daisy Jelley, Connor Simos, Gabriel Tierney, Auli’i Cravalho, Peter Berry, Chaneil Kular, Devin Craig and Aidan Shaw.
Filming is currently underway in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The logline states: “She’s the transfer gunning for Olympic gold. He’s the campus star chasing the NHL. But when an accident forces their teams to share one rink, Anastasia Allen (Jelley) and Nate Hawkins (Simos) collide—and discipline gives way to obsession, because the only thing more dangerous than wanting to win is wanting each other.”
His casting sent fans into a frenzy online with many sharing their excitement on social media.
“IM ACTUALLY SO SAT,” one exclaimed.
“Can’t believe I’m officially the age where my crushes are being cast as the coaches not the players but I’LL TAKE IT!” another wrote. “This is quite literally my favourite casting news so far this year.”
“Literally jaw dropped,” a third penned.