Tyler Posey
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Posey at WonderCon, Anaheim, California, March 30, 2013 |
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| Born | Tyler Garcia Posey October 18, 1991 Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, musician |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Tyler Garcia Posey (born October 18, 1991) is an American actor and musician. Posey is best known for his role as Scott McCall in MTV's show Teen Wolf.
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Career [edit]
Working steadily in film and television for the last decade, Posey is also the frontman and plays guitar in the band, Disappearing Jamie. Formerly called Lost in Kostko, their first performance in 2012 was at The Roxy in Los Angeles.[1]
In February 2002, Posey appeared in the film Collateral Damage. In December of that year, he also played Jennifer Lopez's son in the romantic comedy, Maid in Manhattan.[2]
When he was 16, Posey auditioned for the role of Jacob Black in the Twilight film series, but lost the part to Taylor Lautner. The two have been friends since, as child actors, they regularly auditioned for the same roles.[2]
In his breakout role, Posey was cast as the lead in the MTV television series, Teen Wolf. The series is based on the original, 1985 film, Teen Wolf. Posey plays the soft-spoken Scott, a high school student bitten by a werewolf, who has to keep his secret from his loved ones while also protecting them.
Posey also co-starred with Twilight star Booboo Stewart in the film, White Frog.
Personal life [edit]
Posey was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Cyndi Garcia and actor John Posey.[3] He lived in Valencia, California, and has two brothers, Jesse and Derek. His ancestry is Mexican on his mother's side,[4] and Irish, English, and American Indian on his father's side.[5] He attended Hart High School in Santa Clarita, California.[6]
Filmography [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2002 | Collateral Damage | Mauro | |
| 2002 | Maid in Manhattan | Ty Ventura | |
| 2005 | Inside Out | Obert | |
| 2007 | Veritas, Prince of Truth | Mouse Gonzalez | |
| 2010 | Legendary | Bill Barrow | |
| 2012 | White Frog | Doug | |
| 2013 | Scary Movie 5 | Peter | |
| 2013 | Taco Shop | Smokes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Without a Trace | Robert | |
| 2001-2004 | Doc | Raul Garcia | |
| 2005 | Sue Thomas F.B.Eye | Danny Abbas | Season 3, Episode 12 "Boy Meets World" |
| 2005 | Into the West | Abe Wheeler | |
| 2006 | Smallville | Javier Ramirez | Season 6, Episode 9 "Subterranean" |
| 2006-2007 | Brothers & Sisters | Gabriel Whedon | |
| 2009 | Lincoln Heights | Andrew Ortega | |
| 2011–present | Teen Wolf | Scott McCall | Lead Role |
| 2012 | Punk'd | Himself | Season 9, Episode 2 |
| 2013 | Workaholics | Billy (Jillian's Nephew) |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Our Deal | Lucky | Best Coast music video |
References [edit]
- ^ Boys in Pixels
- ^ a b "Sneak A Peek At 'This Is How I Made It'". MTV. November 8, 2012
- ^ http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/tyler-posey/bio/275903
- ^ "Scripted 'Teen Wolf' moves MTV further away from music television | Lansing State Journal". lansingstatejournal.com. Retrieved 2011-07-07.[dead link]
- ^ "Tyler Posey". Tylergposey.com. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
- ^ Tyler Posey Interview, Portrait magazine, January 2007
External links [edit]
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Tyler Posey |
- Tyler Posey at the Internet Movie Database
- Tyler Posey on Twitter
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- 1991 births
- Actors from California
- American child actors
- American film actors
- American people of English descent
- American people of Irish descent
- American actors of Mexican descent
- American people of Native American descent
- American television actors
- Living people
- People from Santa Monica, California
- People from Santa Clarita, California
- 21st-century American actors