Dylan plays Stiles on Teen Wolf
New York City-native Dylan O'Brien is the most green of the main actors on MTV's new series Teen Wolf, though you would not be able to tell from his acting. In fact, the show is remarkable for the quality of the acting of its cast considering their overall youth. O'Brien, born on August 26, 1991 (making him a Virgo), plays Stiles, the BFF of the wolf protagonist, Scott McCall. It was Stiles who roped Scott into taking the midnight stroll through the woods (looking for a dead body) that led to Scott's being bit by a werewolf and subsequently transforming into the creature of legend himself. So far, Stiles seems to fill the roll of goofy sidekick to Scott; more of a foil to show off Scott's nascent coolness, rather than the Batman to his Robin.
I have a sneaking suspicion that Stiles will either be killed off, bitten by a werewolf himself, or come out of the closet.
Prior to Teen Wolf, O'Brien's acting credits are pretty thin. According to IMDB, he starred in High Road, which was released this year and also stars Lizzy Caplan and Kathryn Burns. O'Brien is also slated to appear in The First Time, a film whose starring role is filled by Nickelodeon star Victoria Justice. And that's about it O'Brien also starred in a web series called Sweety. During an interview with the HuffPo, O'Brien revealed that he had been planning on applying to film school and becoming a cinematographer like his father, before his role in Sweety changed things. In spite of his relative lack of experience, O'Brien's character of Stiles already has garnered a following, with more than a few viewers already claiming Stiles as their favorite character on the show. Methinks we'll be seeing more of Dylan O'Brien in the future.
