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.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.
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.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.
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