Dylan O'Brien
Birthdate: August 26, 1991 (34 Years Old)
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Dylan O’Brien (birthname: Dylan Rhodes O’Brien) is an actor who has expanded from his original comedy stylings into a multi-dimensional actor, debuting as a cast member in director/co-writer/producer Matt Walsh’s improvised feature comedy, High Road (2011), with James Pumphrey, Abby Elliott, Lizzy Caplan, Rich Fulcher, Ed Helms, Horatio Sanz, Matt L—Jones and Andrew Daly, and released by Mellennium Entertainment. O’Brien co-starred in director/writer Jonathan Kasdan’s teen rom-com, The First Time (2012), with Britt Robertson, Craig Roberts, Joshua Malina, James Frechette, and Victoria Justice, premiering at the Sundance Film Festival before a release by Samuel Goldwyn Films/Destination Films.
Dylan O’Brien joined the cast of director/producer Shawn Levy’s and star/writer/producer Vince Vaughn’s comedy, The Internship (2013), co-starring Owen Wilson, Rose Byrne, and Max Minghella, backed by lead producer Regency Enterprises and released by 20th Century Fox to a $93.5 million gross. O’Brien landed his biggest movie role as the lead as Thomas in 20th Century Fox’s dystopian sci-fi adventure, Maze Runner franchise, The Maze Runner (2014), followed by the sequels, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015) and Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018), co-starring Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Will Poulter and Patricia Clarkson under Wes Ball’s direction, grossing a cumulative $949 million box office.
O’Brien played a major supporting role in the true-story disaster movie, Deepwater Horizon (2016), starring Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, John Malkovich, Gina Rodriguez and Kate Hudson under Peter Berg’s direction, produced by Summit Entertainment/Participant Media/Di Bonaventura Pictures and which was released by Lionsgate to a $156 million gross after launching at the Toronto Film Festival. O’Brien starred in his second consecutive movie from producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura, American Assassin (2017), starring Michael Keaton, Sanaa Lathan, Shiva Negar, Taylor Kitsch, David Suchet, Navid Neghahban and Scott Adkins under Michael Cuesta’s direction, and which earned over $67 million for Lionsgate Films.
Dylan O’Brien voiced the title role of Bumblebee (2018), the sixth installment in Transformers movie series with fellow voice actors Peter Mullen, Grey Griffin and Steve Blum, and live-action cast members Hailee Steinfeld, John Cena, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., John Ortiz, Pamela Adlon, Len Cariou and Glynn Turman under Travis Knight’s direction, grossing $468 million worldwide for Paramount Pictures. O’Brien starred in the Paramount Pictures/Netflix monster adventure, Love and Monsters (2020), co-starring Jessica Henwick, Dan Ewing, and Michael Rooker under Michael Matthews’s direction, but played only briefly in theaters during the COVID-19 pandemic as released by Paramount Pictures before a streaming release by Netflix.
O’Brien co-starred with Mark Rylance, Zoey Deutch, Johnny Flynn, Nikki Amuka-Bird and Simon Russell Beale in debuting director/co-writer Graham Moore’s thriller, The Outfit (2022), co-written by Johnathan McClain, produced by FilmNation Entertainment, and which was distributed by Focus Features (U.S.)/Universal Pictures (International) to a $4 million return after premiering at the Berlin Film Festival. O’Brien led the cast of writer/producer/co-star River Gallo’s thriller about an intersex worker, Ponyboi (2024), directed by Esteban Arango, with Victoria Pedretti, Murray Bartlett, and Indya Moore, launching at the Sundance Film Festival before a limited release by Fox Entertainment Studios/Gathr.
Dylan O’Brien portrayed Dan Aykroyd in director/co-writer Jason Reitman’s comedy about the creation of the NBC late-night phenomenon, Saturday Night (2024), co-written by Gil Kenan, with the ensemble of Gabriel LaBelle, Rachel Sennott, Cory Michael Smith, Ella Hunt, Emily Fairn, Lamorne Morris, Cooper Hoffman, Kaia Gerber, Willem Dafoe, Matthew Rhys and J.K. Simmons, premiering at the Telluride Film Festival and distributed by Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Releasing to a poor $10 million return. O’Brien co-starred and also executive-produced with director/writer/producer James Sweeney in the black comedy, Twinless (2025), with Aisling Franciosi, Chris Perfetti, Francois Arnaud, Tasha Smith, and Lauren Graham, and which launched at the Sundance Film Festival before a limited release by Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions (U.S.)/Sony Pictures Releasing International (International).
O’Brien played a supporting role in director/co-writer Jan Komasa’s political thriller, Anniversary (2025), co-written by Lori Rosene-Gambino, starring Diane Lane, Kyle Chandler, Madeline Brewer, Zoey Deutch, Phoebe Dynevor, McKenna Grace, and Sky Yang, and released by Lionsgate Films/Roadside Attractions. O’Brien then co-starred with Rachel McAdams in director/producer Sam Raimi’s horror-thriller, Send Help (2026), co-written by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, and featuring Dennis Haysbert, Xavier Samuel, Chris Pang, and Thaneth Warakulnukroh, which was distributed widely by 20th Century Studios.
O’Brien joined co-stars Ruth Madeley and Mark Ruffalo in director/co-writer Sian Heder’s biopic, Being Heumann (date to be announced), based on the memoir of the same title by disability rights activist Judith Heumann, with cast members Madeline Delp, Rob Delaney, Ray Fisher, and Michael Patrick Thornton, and which was produced and released by Apple Studios. O’Brien then starred in another biopic, portraying mime artist Marcel Marceau in director/producer David Petrarca’s WWII-set Marceau (date to be announced), written by Noah Pink, co-starring Mark Strong, and produced by Robert Cort Productions/ShivHans Pictures.
Personal life
Dylan O’Brien was born in New York City and raised in Springfield Township, New Jersey, and Hermosa Beach, California, by his parents, mother Lisa Rhodes (Theater Actor, Acting Teacher) and father Patrick O’Brien (Camera Operator). O’Brien has one older sister, Julia. O’Brien attended and graduated from Mira Costa High School in 2009. O’Brien had intended to pursue sports broadcasting and to study it at Syracuse University, but then changed career directions to acting. has been married to since; the couple has children. O’Brien’s height is 5’ 10”. O’Brien’s estimated net worth is $7 million.
Dylan O'Brien Movies
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- 2025 |
- 2025 |
- 2025 |
Anniversary
asJosh Taylor
A provocative thriller about a very close-knit family that is torn apart as a new movement, "The Change," envelops the country.
- 2023 |
Maximum Truth
asSimon Tarnum
A documentary crew follows political grifter Rick Klingman as he teams up with his sketchy buddy Simon to take down a rival congressional candidate
- 2022 |
The Outfit
asRichie
An expert cutter must outwit a dangerous group of mobsters in order to survive a fateful night.
- 2021 |
- 2021 |
- 2020 |
Love and Monsters
asJoel
Seven years after he survived the monster apocalypse, lovably hapless Joel leaves his cozy underground bunker behind on a quest to reunite with his high school sweetheart.
- 2018 |
Maze Runner: The Death Cure
asThomas
Young hero Thomas embarks on a mission to find a cure for a deadly disease known as "The Flare".
- 2017 |
American Assassin
asMitch Rapp
After the death of his girlfriend at the hands of terrorists, Mitch Rapp is drawn into the world of counterterrorism, mentored by tough-as-nails former U.S. Navy S.E.A.L. Stan Hurley.
- 2016 |
Deepwater Horizon
asCaleb Holloway
A dramatization of the disaster in April 2010, when the offshore drilling rig called the Deepwater Horizon exploded, resulting in the worst oil spill in history.
- -- | Maze Runner: The Scorch Trialsas Thomas
- -- | The Maze Runneras Thomas
- -- | The Internshipas Stuart
- -- | as Bradley Preston
Facts About Dylan O'Brien
Drummer: Dylan O’Brien has played drums in the band, Slow Kids at Play.
YouTuber: O’Brien developed a large following as a creator of comedy shorts on YouTube, which led to his entry into feature film comedy acting with High Road in 2011.
Injury: Dylan O’Brien was seriously injured on the set of Maze Runner: The Death Cure, leading to significant reconstructive facial surgery and forcing such a delay in production that the movie’s eventual release was pushed back from February 2017 to January 2018.
