Dylan O'Brien

Dylan O'Brien (born August 26, 1991) is an American actor. He first received attention as "Stiles" Stilinski in the MTV series Teen Wolf, and transitioned to film in projects such as The First Time, The Internship and Deepwater Horizon, and as the lead in the dystopian science-fiction adventure series The Maze Runner, consisting of The Maze Runner and its sequel, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials. He is set to reprise his role in the final installment, Maze Runner: The Death Cure; its release, which is scheduled for January 26, 2018, was delayed after O'Brien was injured in an on-set accident. 2Early 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 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 of hers while in his senior year of high school. While working on the webseries, O'Brien met an actor who connected him with a manage