Dylan O'Brien

**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 had previously been in a long-term relationship with  actress Britt Robertson, whom he met on the set of _The First Time_ in 2011. In October 2018, it was reported that the couple had split.O'brien was seen in January 2023 at Paris Fashion Week with model and current girlfriend, Rachael Lange. O’Brien tends to keep his personal life private but has shared his close friendships with past co-stars Thomas Brodie Sangster and Tyler Posey in _The Maze Runner_ Trilogy and _Teen Wolf Series_ respectively.

### Film

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|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||
|2018|_Bumblebee_|Bumblebee|Voice||
|2020|_Flashback_|Fred|||
|2020|_Love and Monsters_|Joel|||
|2021|_Infinite_|Treadway|||
|2021|_All Too Well_|Him/Brandon|||
|2022|_The Outfit_|Richie|||
|2022|_Not Okay_|Colin|||
|2023|_Maximum Truth_|Simon Tarnum|||
|2024|_Ponyboi_|Vinny|||
|2024|_Saturday Night_|Dan Aykroyd|||
|2024|_Caddo Lake_|Paris|||
|2025|_Twinless_|Roman/Rocky|two roles||
|2025|_Anniversary_|Josh Taylor|||
|2026|_Send Help_|Bradley Preston|||

### Television

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|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"||

## Other websites

- _Dylan O'Brien_  profile on MTV

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Dylan O'Brien
- **image**: 2025 Dylan O'Brien (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: O'Brien in 2025
- **birth name**: Dylan Rhodes O'Brien
- **birth place**: New York City, U.S.
- **education**: Mira Costa High School
- **occupation**: Actor
- **years active**: 2011present