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Dylan O'Brien
O'Brien at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Born (1991-08-26) August 26, 1991 (age 33)
New York City, New York, U.S.
EducationMira Costa High School
Occupation(s)Actor, married 2001-2018 ameliastober
Years active2011–present

Dylan O'Brien (born August 26, 1991) is an American actor. He is known for his lead role as Thomas in the dystopian science-fiction adventure trilogy The Maze Runner (2014–2018) and for his role as Stiles Stilinski in the MTV television series Teen Wolf. His other work includes films such as The First Time, American Assassin, 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.[2][3] He grew up in Springfield Township, New Jersey, until the age of twelve, when he and his family moved to Hermosa Beach, California.[4][5][6] His father is of Irish descent, and his mother is of Italian, English and Spanish ancestry.[7] After graduating from Mira Costa High School in 2009, he considered pursuing sports broadcasting and possibly working for the New York Mets.[8] 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.[3] While working on the webseries, O'Brien met an actor who connected him with a manager. He had planned to attend Syracuse University[9] as a sports broadcasting major, but decided to pursue an acting career.[10]

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.[11] He was also the drummer for the independent rock band Slow Kids at Play.[12]

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.[13] After four auditions he was cast.[3] In 2010, he began playing Stiles in the series.[14]

In 2011, O'Brien was introduced to audiences in the entirely improvised independent comedy film High Road, directed by Upright Citizens Brigade co-founder Matt Walsh and co-starring veteran comedic actors Horatio Sanz, Rob Riggle, Abby Elliott, and Lizzy Caplan.

The following year, he starred opposite Britt Robertson in the romantic comedy The First Time, directed by Jon Kasdan. The film premiered in competition at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and was released later that year.

In mid-2013, O'Brien co-starred in Shawn Levy's comedy film The Internship, with Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson. He was supposed to star as the lead in DreamWorks' sci-fi thriller Glimmer, but production could not be pursued owing to scheduling conflicts.[15][16]

O'Brien played Thomas in the lead role in The Maze Runner, a film adaptation of the novel of the same name, which began filming in summer 2013, while he was on hiatus from Teen Wolf.[17] Yahoo! Movies named O'Brien as one of the 15 Breakout Stars to Watch for in 2014.[18] Filming for the Maze Runner sequel, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, began at the end of October 2014 in New Mexico, and the film was released in September 18, 2015.[19] Both films opened at number-one at the North American box-office during their opening weekend,[20][21] and, in worldwide terms, constitute the fourth highest-grossing film series based on young-adult books, after the film series of Harry Potter, The Twilight Saga, and The Hunger Games respectively, earning over $660 million with a $95 million total budget.[22] In December 2015, 20th Century Fox picked up the action-comedy Little White Corvette, with O'Brien attached to star.[23]

In March 2016, O'Brien was injured on set while filming a scene 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, which included a "concussion, facial fracture, and lacerations", were substantial but not life-threatening.[24] In April 2016, it was revealed that his injuries were "serious" and worse than had been thought, and he would need more time to recover.[25] After a few months of recovery, O'Brien eventually began filming other projects, and the rescheduling of filming dates for the last installment in the Maze Runner series, The Death Cure, by 20th Century Fox in August 2016 marked a complete return to health for him.[26] That same year, he starred with Mark Wahlberg in the disaster thriller-drama Deepwater Horizon, based on the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion.

In 2017, he starred opposite Michael Keaton in the CBS Films and Lionsgate Films adaptation of American Assassin, an action-thriller in which O'Brien played the titular character Mitch Rapp.[27][28]

After sufficient time for his recovery following his on-set accident and rescheduling of filming, 20th Century Fox settled on a March 2017 start date for principal photography for The Death Cure. The film premiered on January 26, 2018.[26][29][30]

Personal life

O'Brien is in a relationship with actress Britt Robertson, whom he met in 2011 while filming The First Time.[31][32][33][34][35]

Filmography

O'Brien at ComicCon, 2014

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Charlie Brown: Blockhead's Revenge Charlie Brown Short film[36]
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
2016 Deepwater Horizon Caleb Holloway
2017 American Assassin Mitch Rapp
2018 Maze Runner: The Death Cure Thomas

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2011–2017 Teen Wolf "Stiles" Stilinski Main role: 83 episodes
Special guest: 2 episodes
2013 First Dates with Toby Harris Peter Web series short
Episode: "Roommates"[37]
2013 New Girl The Guy Episode: "Virgins"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2013 Young Hollywood Awards Best Ensemble (shared with Tyler Posey, Crystal Reed, Holland Roden and Tyler Hoechlin) Teen Wolf Won [38]
2014 Giffoni Film Festival Experience Award Honored [39]
NewNowNext Awards Best New Film Actor The Maze Runner Nominated [40]
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Villain Teen Wolf Won [41]
Young Hollywood Awards Breakthrough Actor Won [42][43]
2015 Melty Future Awards Prix International Masculin Won [44]
MTV Movie Awards Best Hero The Maze Runner Won [45]
Best Fight (shared with Will Poulter) The Maze Runner Won
Best Scared-As-S**t Performance The Maze Runner Nominated
Breakthrough Performance The Maze Runner Won
Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Actor: Action/Adventure The Maze Runner Nominated [46]
Choice Movie Chemistry (shared with Thomas Brodie-Sangster) The Maze Runner Nominated [47]
Choice TV: Scene Stealer Teen Wolf Won
2016 Teen Choice Awards Choice AnTEENcipated Movie Actor Deepwater Horizon Won [48]
Choice Movie Actor: Action/Adventure The Scorch Trials Won [49]
Choice Movie Chemistry (shared with Thomas Brodie-Sangster) The Scorch Trials Won [50]
Choice Summer TV Actor Teen Wolf Won
2017 Teen Choice Awards Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor Teen Wolf Won [51]
Choice TV Ship (shared with Holland Roden) Teen Wolf Nominated

References

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  2. ^ Stuzin, Anne Chorske. "Skidmore Scope Fall 2009". Skidmore Scope. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
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  5. ^ 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.
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  7. ^ Johnson, Jason (June 4, 2012). "Sidekick supreme". AsiaOne. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
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  9. ^ Stark, Stephanie (July 6, 2011). "One to Watch: Teen Wolf's Dylan O'Brien". Gotham.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ O'Brien, Dylan. Dis Be My Channel. Retrieved February 6, 2017 – via YouTube.
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  14. ^ "Breaking News - MTV Builds Slate of Scripted Programming with 2011 Premieres of Original Series 'Teen Wolf' and 'Skins'". The Futon Critic. August 6, 2010.
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  17. ^ 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!!". Twitter. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
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  34. ^ "Actress Britt Robertson is live to answer your questions about her new role in 'Mr. Church' starring Eddie Murphy!". The Hollywood Reporter/Facebook. August 22, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
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