Dylan O'Brien facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Dylan O'Brien
O'Brien in 2017
Born	Dylan Rhodes O'Brien (1991-08-26) August 26, 1991 (age 33) New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2011–present

Dylan Rhodes O'Brien, born on August 26, 1991, is an American actor. He became well-known for playing Stiles Stilinski in the TV show Teen Wolf from 2011 to 2017. He also starred as the main character in the science fiction movies of the Maze Runner trilogy (2014–2018). These roles helped him get many more parts in movies.

Dylan O'Brien played Caleb Holloway, a survivor of the Deepwater Horizon explosion, in the movie Deepwater Horizon (2016). He was also the hero Mitch Rapp in the action movie American Assassin (2017). He even voiced the main robot in the Transformers movie Bumblebee (2018). More recently, he starred in the adventure film Love and Monsters (2020) and the horror film Caddo Lake (2024).

Dylan O'Brien's Early Life

Dylan O'Brien was born in New York City. His mom, Lisa, used to be an actress and ran an acting school. His dad, Patrick, worked as a camera operator. Dylan grew up in Springfield Township, New Jersey, until he was twelve. Then, his family moved to Hermosa Beach, California. He has a mix of Irish, Italian, English, and Spanish family background. After finishing Mira Costa High School in 2009, he thought about becoming a sports broadcaster. He even considered working for the New York Mets baseball team.

When he was 14, Dylan started making and sharing his own videos on YouTube. In his last year of high school, a local producer asked him to work on a web series. While working on this series, Dylan met an actor who helped him find a manager. Because of this, Dylan decided to become an actor instead of going to Syracuse University to study sports broadcasting.

Acting Career Highlights

Before he became a professional actor, Dylan O'Brien made many short comedy films. He directed, produced, and starred in these films, sharing them on his YouTube channel. He was also the drummer for a rock band called Slow Kids at Play.

Dylan O'Brien at the 37th Saturn Awards in 2011

Dylan got his big acting chance when he was cast in MTV's Teen Wolf. This TV show was inspired by the 1985 movie of the same name. He was first considered for the role of Scott. However, after reading the script, he really wanted to audition for the part of Stiles. After four auditions, he got the role and started filming in 2010. He won several Teen Choice Awards and a Young Hollywood Award for his work on Teen Wolf.

In 2011, Dylan appeared in an independent comedy film called High Road. The next year, he starred in the romantic comedy The First Time.

In 2013, during a break from Teen Wolf, he acted in the comedy movie The Internship. That summer, he filmed The Maze Runner (2014), where he played the main character, Thomas. Yahoo! Movies even named him one of the top 15 new stars to watch in 2014. He played Thomas again in Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, which came out in September 2015.

In March 2016, Dylan was seriously hurt while filming a stunt for Maze Runner: The Death Cure. He was in a harness on top of a moving vehicle when he was pulled off and hit by another vehicle. He had facial fractures, a concussion, and brain trauma. He later said that the accident "broke most of the right side" of his face. He had surgery to fix his face. After many months of getting better, he started filming other projects. By March 2017, he was back on the set of The Death Cure, fully recovered. The movie was released in January 2018.

In 2016, he was in the disaster movie Deepwater Horizon, which was based on a real event from 2010. In 2017, he starred in American Assassin, an action movie where he played the main character, Mitch Rapp. He also voiced the main robot in the Transformers spin-off movie Bumblebee in 2018.

In 2019, he was a guest star in the comedy sci-fi TV show Weird City. In 2020, he starred in the mystery movie Flashback (filmed in 2018). He also played the main role in the adventure film Love and Monsters.

In February 2021, he was cast in The Outfit, and filming finished in April 2021. In August 2021, he was cast in Not Okay, which finished filming in September 2021. Also in August, he was cast in Caddo Lake. In October 2021, it was announced he would be a guest star in season 11 of Curb Your Enthusiasm. On November 12, 2021, Dylan O'Brien starred with Sadie Sink in Taylor Swift's short film All Too Well. He was also a drummer on the song "Snow on the Beach" from Taylor Swift's album Midnights (2022).

Film and Television Roles

Dylan O'Brien at Comic-Con in 2014

Movies

Year	Title	Role
2011	Charlie Brown: Blockhead's Revenge	Charlie Brown
	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	Bumblebee	Bumblebee (voice)
	Maze Runner: The Death Cure	Thomas
2020	Flashback	Fredrick Fitzell
	Love and Monsters	Joel Dawson
2021	Infinite	Heinrich Treadway
	All Too Well: The Short Film	Him
2022	The Outfit	Richie Boyle
	Not Okay	Colin
2023	Maximum Truth	Simon
2024	Ponyboi	Vinnie
	Saturday Night	Dan Aykroyd
	Caddo Lake	Paris Lang
2025	Twinless	Roman / Rocky
2026	Send Help	TBA
TBA	Anniversary	TBA

Television Shows

Awards and Recognitions

See also

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