Dylan O'Brien

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**Dylan O'Brien** (born August 26, 1991) is an American actor. He is known for his lead role as Thomas in the *Maze Runner* dystopian science fiction trilogy and for his role as Stiles Stilinski in the MTV television series *Teen Wolf*. O'Brien's other work includes starring roles in films such as *The First Time* and *American Assassin* and supporting roles in *The Internship* and *Deepwater Horizon*.

## Early life

O'Brien was born in New York City, the son of Lisa (née Rhodes), a former actress who also ran an acting school, and Patrick O'Brien, a camera operator. He grew up in Springfield Township, New Jersey, until the age of twelve, when he and his family moved to Hermosa Beach, California. His father is of Irish descent, and his mother is of Italian, English and Spanish ancestry. After graduating from Mira Costa High School in 2009, he considered pursuing sports broadcasting and possibly working for the New York Mets. At 14, O'Brien began posting original videos onto his YouTube channel. With the videos developing, a local producer and director approached him about doing work for a web series while in his senior year of high school. While working on the webseries, O'Brien met an actor who connected him with a manager. He had planned to attend Syracuse University as a sports broadcasting major, but decided to pursue an acting career instead.

## Career

Before beginning his career in acting, O'Brien produced, directed and starred in a number of comedic short films which he released through his personal YouTube channel. He was also the drummer for the independent rock band Slow Kids at Play.

He went through several auditions before getting one of the main roles in MTV's *Teen Wolf*, a series loosely based on the 1985 film of the same name. He had been intended to play Scott, but after reading the script, O'Brien wanted to audition for the part of Stiles instead. After four auditions, he was cast. In 2010, he began playing Stiles in the series.

In 2011, O'Brien was introduced to audiences in the entirely improvised independent comedy film *High Road*. The following year, he starred opposite Britt Robertson in the romantic comedy *The First Time*.

In 2013, O'Brien co-starred in the comedy film *The Internship*. That same year, O'Brien filmed *The Maze Runner* which began filming in summer 2013, while he was on hiatus from *Teen Wolf*. He played Thomas, the lead role. Yahoo! Movies named O'Brien as one of the 15 Breakout Stars to Watch for in 2014. He reprised the role of Thomas in *Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials*, released in September 18, 2015.

In March 2016, O'Brien was seriously injured on set while filming a stunt for *Maze Runner: The Death Cure*. O'Brien was in a harness on top of a moving vehicle when he was pulled off the vehicle unexpectedly and hit by another vehicle. His injuries included facial fractures, a concussion, and brain trauma. O'Brien later stated that the accident "'broke most of the right side'" of his face; he underwent reconstructive facial surgery. After months of recovery, O'Brien eventually began filming other projects, and his March 2017 return to *The Death Cure* set marked his complete return to health. The film premiered on January 26, 2018.

In 2016, he appeared in the disaster thriller-drama *Deepwater Horizon*, based on the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion. He starred in 2017's *American Assassin*, an action-thriller in which he played the titular character Mitch Rapp, and voiced the CGI title character in the *Transformers* spin-off film *Bumblebee* in 2018.

In 2019, O'Brien guest-starred in the comedic sci-fi anthology series *Weird City*. Upcoming releases include the titular role in the mystery thriller *The Education of Fredrick Fitzell*, filmed in 2018, and the post-apocalyptic road trip film *Monster Problems*, in which he will star alongside Michael Rooker and Ariana Greenblatt.

## Filmography

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### Television

 2013
 2019

## References

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2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Barker, Lynn (July 27, 2011). "Teen Wolf's Dylan O'Brien 'In real life, I'm the werewolf.'". Archived from the original on August 2, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110802074222/http://www.teentelevision.com/2011/06/27/teen-wolfs-dylan-o-brien-in-real-life-i-m-the-were. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
3. ↑ "Biography". Dylan O'Brien Online. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
4. ↑ Hixon, Michael (April 22, 2014). "Former Hermosa Beach resident stars in potential blockbuster: Dylan O'Brien got his break on MTV's 'Teen Wolf' but will star in the feature film 'The Maze Runner' in September". *The Beach Reporter*.
5. ↑ Jacobs, Jay S. (October 19, 2012). "Dylan O'Brien interview about 'The First Time' and 'Teen Wolf.'". http://www.popentertainment.com/dylanobrien.htm. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
6. ↑ Johnson, Jason (June 4, 2012). "Sidekick supreme". http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20120601-349879.html. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
7. ↑ Mathews, Dana (2013). "Up Close and Personal with Dylan O'Brien: The 'Maze Runner' Star Talks Movies, Making It, and More". http://www.teenvogue.com/entertainment/movies/2014-08/dylan-obrien-maze-runner/?slide=1. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
8. ↑ Stark, Stephanie (July 6, 2011). "One to Watch: *Teen Wolf*'s Dylan O'Brien". *Gotham*.
9. ↑ Callaway, Tyler (October 10, 2015). "Dylan O'Brien Is on the Rise in Hollywood. Here's Why He Will Be the Next Big Star". Moviepilot. October 10, 2015.
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11. ↑ Hixon, Michael (October 15, 2013). "Back at 'Play': Local band Slow Kids at Play gets new members and outlook. They will perform at Saint Rocke on Saturday". *The Beach Reporter*.
12. ↑ Radish, Christina (July 8, 2011). "Dylan O'Brien Interview TEEN WOLF". http://collider.com/dylan-obrien-interview-teen-wolf/.
13. ↑ "Breaking News – MTV Builds Slate of Scripted Programming with 2011 Premieres of Original Series 'Teen Wolf' and 'Skins'", *The Futon Critic* (August 6, 2010).
14. ↑ O'Brien, Dylan (April 19, 2013). "SO excited to join the cast of #MazeRunner @wesball @jamesdashner thank you for including me in this insanely awesome project. Can't wait!!". https://twitter.com/dylanobrien/status/324999088305217536. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
15. ↑ Warner, Kara (January 3, 2014). "15 Breakout Stars to Watch for in 2014". https://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-movies/15-breakout-stars-watch-2014-213625337.html. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
16. ↑ Wieselman, Jarett (September 4, 2014). "A "Maze Runner" Sequel Is Already in Pre-Production". *BuzzFeed*. https://www.buzzfeed.com/jarettwieselman/a-maze-runner-sequel-is-already-in-pre-production. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
17. ↑ Buchanan, Kyle (September 7, 2017). "Dylan O'Brien Is Ready to Talk About That Accident". https://www.vulture.com/2017/09/dylan-obrien-is-back-from-the-brink.html.
18. ↑ Hipes, Patrick; Busch, Anita (April 29, 2016). "'Maze Runner: Death Cure' Production Shut Down After Dylan O'Brien Injured On Set". http://deadline.com/2016/03/dylan-obrien-hurt-maze-runner-death-trials-production-stopped-fox-1201722730/.
19. ↑ "After on-set accident left him with a severe head injury, heartthrob Dylan O'Brien bounces back in 'American Assassin'". https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/movies/2017/09/14/after-on-set-accident-left-him-with-a-severe-head-injury-heartthrob-dylan-obrien-bounces-back-in-american-assassin/.
20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Busch, Anita (August 29, 2016). "'The Maze Runner: The Death Cure' Will Restart Production In February". http://deadline.com/2016/08/maze-runner-the-death-cure-will-start-production-in-feb-1201810382/. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
21. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 22, 2017). "'Deadpool 2', 'New Mutants' & 'Dark Phoenix' Find 2018 Dates Among Fox's Slew Of Release Changes & Additions". http://deadline.com/2017/04/deadpool-2-new-mutants-dark-phoenix-bohemian-rhapsody-steven-spielberg-pentagon-papers-1202075186/.
22. ↑ Dave, McNary (August 25, 2017). "Steven Spielberg's Pentagon Papers Movie Re-Titled 'The Post'". *Variety*. https://variety.com/2017/film/awards/steven-spielberg-pentagon-papers-movie-the-post-1202539636/. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
23. ↑ Fleming Jr, Mike (May 10, 2016). "'Maze Runner's Dylan O'Brien In Talks To Play Mitch Rapp In Vince Flynn Spy Novel Adaptation 'American Assassin'". http://deadline.com/2016/05/dylan-obrien-american-assassin-maze-runner-vince-flynn-cbs-films-lionsgate-1201752315//.
24. ↑ Wein, Dick (July 29, 2016). "CBS Continues to Chart the Future". *Update*, Vol. 18, No. 878, CBS Corporation. p. 11.
25. ↑ Vejvoda, Jim (3 Dec 2018). "Bumblebee Voice Actor Revealed". https://uk.ign.com/articles/2018/12/03/transformers-bumblebee-movie-voice-actor-dylan-obrien. Retrieved 3 Dec 2018.
26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Petski, Denise (27 Jul 2018). "'Weird City': Sara Gilbert, Dylan O'Brien, Laverne Cox Among Guest Stars Set For Jordan Peele Sci-Fi Anthology On YouTube". https://deadline.com/2018/07/weird-city-sara-gilbert-dylan-obrien-rosario-dawson-laverne-cox-among-guests-stars-set-for-jordan-peele-sci-fi-anthology-on-youtube-1202435233/. Retrieved 3 Aug 2018.
27. ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (May 4, 2018). "Dylan O'Brien & Maika Monroe To Star In Thriller 'The Education Of Fredrick Fitzell'". http://deadline.com/2018/05/the-maze-runner-star-dylan-obrien-it-follows-star-maika-monroe-set-for-mystery-thriller-fitzell-1202382638/. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
28. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 22, 2019). "Ariana Greenblatt Joins Dylan O'Brien In Paramount Players' 'Monster Problems'". https://deadline.com/2019/03/ariana-greenblatt-avengers-infinity-war-actress-joins-dylan-obrien-monster-problems-1202580776/. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
29. ↑ "Charlie Brown: Blockhead's Revenge". *Funny or Die*. October 27, 2011. http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/fec6d23f5c/charlie-brown-blockheads-revenge. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
30. ↑ "First Dates with Toby Harris". *Vimeo Pro*. https://vimeopro.com/elliotdickerhoof/first-dates-with-toby-harris/video/106136712. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
31. ↑ "'Amazing Stories': Apple Unveils First Look Photo & Premiere Date For Steven Spielberg's Anthology Series – TCA". *Deadline Hollywood*. https://deadline.com/2020/01/amazing-stories-apple-first-look-photo-premiere-date-steven-spielberg-anthology-series-tca-1202835106/. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
32. ↑ "'Teen Wolf' Cast Wins Best Ensemble at 2013 Young Hollywood Awards". *Shine on Media*. August 2, 2013. http://www.shineon-media.com/2013/08/02/teen-wolf-cast-wins-best-ensemble-at-2013-young-hollywood-awards/. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
33. ↑ "Dylan O'Brien Brings 'The Maze Runner' to the Giffoni Film Festival". *Shine on Media*. July 21, 2014. http://www.shineon-media.com/2014/07/21/dylan-obrien-brings-the-maze-runner-to-the-giffoni-film-festival/. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
34. ↑ "Best New Film Actor 2014". *Logo TV*. http://www.logotv.com/events/newnownext\_awards/best\_new\_film\_actor.jhtml. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
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37. ↑ Thompson, Avery (July 28, 2014). "Young Hollywood Awards Winners 2014 – Full List: Justin Bieber & More". http://hollywoodlife.com/2014/07/28/young-hollywood-awards-2014-list-award-winner/. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
38. ↑ "Prix Internacional Masculin" (in French). http://www.melty.fr/melty-future-awards-2015/. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
39. ↑ "MTV Movie Awards". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
40. ↑ "Teen Choice 2015 Wave 1 Nominees". Fox Broadcasting Network. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160322152635/http://www.teenchoice.com/article/wave-1-nominees. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
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45. ↑ "Teen Choice Awards 2017 winners list". http://ew.com/tv/2017/08/13/teen-choice-awards-winners-2017/. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
46. ↑ "Tiffany Young Wins K-pop Female Artist at the 2018 BreakTudo Awards". *Allkpop*. https://www.allkpop.com/article/2018/10/tiffany-young-wins-k-pop-female-artist-at-the-2018-breaktudo-awards. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
47. ↑ "Teen Choice Awards 2018: See the full list of winners". *Entertainment Weekly*. https://ew.com/awards/2018/08/12/teen-choice-awards-winners-list/. Retrieved August 13, 2018.

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