Dylan O'Brien was born in New York City, to Lisa Rhodes, a former actress who also ran an acting school, and Patrick B. O'Brien, a camera operator. His father is of Irish descent and his mother is of English, Spanish, and Italian ancestry. Dylan grew up in Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey, before moving with his family to Hermosa Beach, California when he was 12 years old. Before getting bit by the acting bug, Dylan planned to attend film school and become a cinematographer, just like his father. But once he landed the role of Scott's (Tyler Posey) goofy sidekick Stiles on Teen Wolf (2011), he decided to put off school (he was initially under consideration for the role of Scott, but he was more interested in playing Stiles).

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Trivia

He is a New York Mets fan.
Played drums in the band called "Slow Kids At Play".
Dylan's father is of Irish ancestry. Dylan's mother is of English, as well as Spanish and Italian, descent.
His father is a camera operator and his mother was a stage actress when she was younger.
He first got noticed in his senior year of high school by a director who saw the YouTube videos he did at the time. After the experience of filming a web series with her, he decided to pursue a career in acting while taking classes at community college. He eventually left college after a few months when he scored the role of Stiles on MTV's Teen Wolf after four auditions.

I feel like I'm good with girls. I understand them and am good at loving them. I've always felt like that's been natural for me.
I don't really give much thought to the roles that I'd ideally love to play.
I didn't have that many friends my first few years of high school. It was very cliquey and I'm super shy, so it was hard to make friends.
Growing up, I was in love with Jennifer Aniston from 'Friends.'
Part of growing up is realizing you learn to love so many people. It's about forming those relationships and finding what will last forever.