The Vampire Diaries‘ Paul Wesley has joined the cast of Icebreaker, based on Hannah Grace’s bestseller. Netflix announced Wesley’s casting and confirmed he’ll play Coach Neil Faulkner. Grace is involved as an executive producer.
Wesley is the newest addition to a cast that includes Daisy Jelley, Connor Simos, Gabriel Tierney, Auliʻi Cravalho, Peter Berry, Chaneil Kular, Devin Craig, and Aidan Shaw.
“She’s the transfer gunning for Olympic gold. He’s the campus star chasing the NHL,” reads Netflix’s synopsis. “But when an accident forces their teams to share one rink, Anastasia Allen and Nate Hawkins collide—and discipline gives way to obsession, because the only thing more dangerous than wanting to win is wanting each other.”
The series, described as a college romance drama, has Amanda Lasher (Gossip Girl, The Bold Type) as writer, showrunner, and executive producer. Jade Halley Bartlett created the series and serves as executive producer along with Unwell Productions’ Alex Cooper, Matt Kaplan, and Mina Lefevre.
Filming is taking place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Paul Wesley’s recent credits include Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, He Bled Neon, History of Evil, and Tell Me a Story.
