My Favorite Actor and Actress: Dilan O'brien and Holland Roden
My Favorite Actor and Actress: Dilan O'brien and Holland Roden
ACTRESS
Dilan O’brien and Holland Roden
BIOGRAPHY
Dylan O'Brien (born August 26, 1991) is an
American actor, musician, and director. He co-stars
as "Stiles" Stilinski in the MTV series Teen Wolf.[1] He
also co-starred in the film High Road, and starred in
the films The First Time and The Maze Runner.
LIFE AND CAREER
O'Brien was born in New York City, the son of Lisa (née
Rhodes), a former actress who also ran an acting school,
and Patrick O'Brien, a camera operator.[2][3] He grew up in
Springfield Township, New Jersey, until the age of twelve,
when he and his family moved to
Hermosa Beach, California.[4][5][6] His father is of Irish
descent, and his mother is of Italian, English, and Spanish
ancestry.[7] After graduating from Mira Costa High School
in 2009, he considered pursuing sports broadcasting and
possibly working for the Mets.[8] He had planned to attend
Syracuse Universityin fall 2009 as a sports broadcasting
major but decided to move to Los Angeles for an acting
career.[3]
LIFE AND CAREER
At fourteen, O'Brien began posting original videos
onto his YouTube channel. With the videos
developing, a local producer/director approached
him about doing work for a web series of hers.[3]
While working on the webseries, O'Brien met an
actor who connected him with a manager. He went
through several auditions before getting
one for the main role in MTV's Teen Wolf.
After reading the script O'Brien wanted to
audition for the part of Stiles instead.
After four auditions he was cast.[3]
BIOGRAPHY
Holland Marie Roden (born
October 7, 1986)[1] is an
American actress, best
known for her role as
Lydia Martin in MTV's teen
drama Teen Wolf.
EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION
Roden was born in Dallas, Texas where she
attended Hockaday School, an all-girls
private school. She came from a medical
family and majored in molecular biology
and women's studies
at UCLA, and spent three
and a half years in pre-
medical education with
a view to becoming
acardiothoracic surgeon
before taking up acting
full-time.[2]
CAREER