Personal details
- Birth Date: 1991-08-26
- Height: 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Birth Location: New York City, New York, USA
- Parents: Lisa Rhodes
- Professions: Actor, Producer, Soundtrack
dylan o’brien’s story doesn’t really follow some neat Hollywood script—he was born in NYC, got that classic mix of Irish, English, Spanish, and Italian, and then bounced over to New Jersey for his childhood. His mom, Lisa Rhodes, was an actress and ran her own acting school, so drama was basically in the air. His dad, Patrick, worked behind the camera, so you’d think Dylan might end up with a camera glued to his hand, too. And he almost did—film school was the plan, cinematography was the dream. But then Teen Wolf happened, and, well, so much for that plan. He originally wanted the lead, but ended up playing Stiles, the hilarious best friend, and honestly, that’s what kicked everything off. He ditched school for acting, which sounds wild, but it worked. Before all that, he’d already built a decent YouTube following by making these goofy, clever shorts where he did it all—directed, starred, the whole shebang. That online hustle landed him his first film, High Road, which was this totally improvised indie thing with Upright Citizens Brigade. After that, he grabbed his first lead in The First Time, opposite Britt Robertson, and then popped up in The Internship with Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson. But Maze Runner? That’s the one that really threw him into the spotlight. He led the whole trilogy, sprinting through crazy sci-fi chaos and all that. In between, he picked up roles in Love and Monsters, Flashback, Not Okay, The Outfit, and even did a short with Taylor Swift. The dude’s been everywhere—movies, streaming, shorts, you name it.
reference nBack in his senior year of high school, he started popping up on people’s radar thanks to some YouTube videos he’d been messing around with. A director stumbled across his stuff and thought, hey, this kid’s got something, so she got him involved in filming a web series. That whole experience? Total game changer. He ditched the idea of a regular nine-to-five and decided acting was the move, signing up for some classes at community college—just to see where things might go. Didn’t last long, though. After only a few months, he landed a shot at MTV’s Teen Wolf, going through four auditions before snagging the role of Stiles. Seriously, four auditions. That’s some dedication. Anyway, college was out the window after that. He jumped headfirst into the show and, well, the rest is pretty much history. Kind of wild how a couple of YouTube clips led to a breakout TV role, right?
This guy, he just gets women. Not in some fake, cocky way, but for real—he just seems to understand the little details that make them tick. Loving them? Yeah, he’s got that down too. It’s like he was born with this radar for reading moods, knowing what to say, when to listen, when to back off. He doesn’t try too hard, doesn’t put on a show, just lives it, you know? It’s always been this way for him, like second nature. You watch him and think maybe there’s a secret, but nah—it’s just the way he’s wired. He’s not perfect, obviously, but when it comes to connecting, he’s got this vibe that draws people in. Some people have to study for years, mess up a hundred times—he just... gets it. And honestly, that’s rare.
August 26, 1991
5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
Konidela Ram Charan
New York City, New York, USA
Yes, No Children
Lisa Rhodes and Surekha
33 years old