Dylan O'Brien (born August 26, 1991 in New York City) is an American actor. After creating a series of short films released via YouTube, he got a role as part of the main cast on MTV's Teen Wolf TV series, and was cast in the lead role of Thomas in the Maze Runner film trilogy. Other films he has featured in include American Assassin, Deepwater Horizon, Love and Monsters and The Education of Fredrick Fitzell.