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Dylan O'Brien 
O'Brien at the 2011 Saturn AwardsBorn August 26, 1991 Occupation Actor Years active 2011–present Home town Springfield, New Jersey Dylan O'Brien (born August 26, 1991) is an American actor. He was born in New York City and grew up in Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey before moving with his family to Hermosa Beach, California when he was 12 years old. As of July 2011, he co-starred as Stiles in the MTV series Teen Wolf.[1] He also co-starred the film High Road opposite Lizzy Caplan and will appear in the upcoming film The First Time with Victoria Justice and Britt Robertson[2] and directed by Jon Kasdan.
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Career
O'Brien began as a YouTube star with his mother as an actress and his father a camera operator. He auditioned for MTV's Teen Wolf, a series loosely based on the 1985 film of the same name, while planning to pursue college, making an agreement with his parents that provided he was not selected for a role, his sights would set on attending film school. However, after 4 auditions, O'Brien scored a major role. According to an interview on the SmodCast Internet Radio show Plus One Per Diem, he was sent a script for the lead character and main protagonist, Scott McCall. Dylan reported that he had no previous knowledge of the 1985 film of the same name and that after reading the script was immediately drawn to the character of Stiles Stilinski, who is the best friend of main character Scott within the series. After reading the script, O'Brien spoke to his manager on auditioning for the role of Stiles, which he later auditioned for and was well received by Producer Jeff Davis and Director Russell Mulcahy and briefly after received network character approval. [3]
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes 2011 High Road Jimmy Film 2011-present Teen Wolf "Stiles" Stilinski TV series 2012 The First Time Dave Hodgman Film References
- ^ Gandhi, Neha. "exclusive interview: teen wolf's dylan o'brien". Seventeen. http://www.seventeen.com/entertainment/features/dylan-obrien-interview. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Wesley, Tommy. "Teen Wolf's Dylan O'Brien on the MTV series and his starring role in The First Time.". Teen Vogue.
- ^ "Plus One #24: Best Of Per Diem 7/18/2011-7/20/2011". SMODCO. 2011-07-25. http://smodcast.com/episodes/best-of-per-diem-7182011-7202011/. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
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Categories:- 1991 births
- Actors from New Jersey
- Actors from New York City
- American film actors
- American television actors
- Living people
- People from Union County, New Jersey
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