Dylan O'Brien facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Dylan O'Brien
O'brien at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con International
Born	August 26, 1991 (1991-08-26) New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, musician
Years active	2011-present
Known for	Thomas in Maze Runner and Stiles in Teen Wolf
Partner(s)	Harmony Irvine-Uludag

Dylan O'Brien (born August 26, 1991) is an American actor and musician. He is best know for his role as "Stiles" Stilinski in the MTV series Teen Wolf. O'Brien also plays Thomas in the science fiction adventures Maze Runner Series.

Early life

O'Brien was born in New York City. His parents are Lisa O'Brien, a former actress and Patrick O'Brien, a camera operator. He grew up in Springfield Township, New Jersey. When he was twelve his family moved to Hermosa Beach, California. His father has Irish ancestry. His mother has Italian, English and Spanish ancestry. When he graduated from Mira Costa High School in 2009, he planned to attend Syracuse University as a sport broadcasting major, but he decided to move to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. At fourteen, O'Brien began to post videos on his Youtube channel. Because of that, a local producer and director discovered him.

Career

He went to several auditions. After meeting a manager he got one of the main roles in MTV's Teen Wolf, a series based on the 1985 movie of the same name. He was originally planning to audition for the role of Scott, but after reading the script, O'Brien decided to audition for the role of Stiles. In 2013, O'Brien co-starred in the comedy movie The Internship, with Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson. O'Brien played the lead role as Thomas in The Maze Runner, a movie adaptation of the novel of the same name. They began filming in the summer of 2013. At the end of October 2014, he started filming the sequel Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials in New Mexico. It was released on September 18, 2015 in the United States.

Personal life

O'Brien was in a relationship with the actress Britt Robertson. They met on the set of The First Time in 2011. In October of 2018, news broke that the couple had split.O'brien is know for keeping his life private from social media. Because of this, there is no news on his current relationship status.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Charlie Brown: Blockhead's Revenge	Charlie Brown	Short
2011	High Road	Jimmy
2012	The First Time	Dave Hodgman
2013	The Internship	Stuart Twombly
2014	The Maze Runner	Thomas
2015	Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials	Thomas
2016	Deepwater Horizon	Caleb Holloway
2017	American Assassin	Mitch Rapp
2018	Maze Runner: The Death Cure	Thomas	Post-Production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011–2017	Teen Wolf	"Stiles" Stilinski	Main role
2013	First Dates with Toby Harris	Peter	Episode: "Roommates"
2013	New Girl	The Guy	Episode: "Virgins"