Tyler Lee Hoechlin (; born September 11, 1987) is an American actor. He initially earned recognition for starring as Michael Sullivan Jr. in the 2002 film ''
Road to Perdition''. In television, Hoechlin starred as Martin Brewer on ''
7th Heaven'' from 2003 to 2007, and also became known for portraying
Derek Hale on ''
Teen Wolf
''Teen Wolf'' is a 1985 American coming-of-age comedy film directed by Rod Daniel and written by Jeph Loeb and Matthew Weisman. Michael J. Fox stars as the title character, a high school student whose ordinary life is changed when he discover ...
'' (20112014; 2017),
Superman
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in
The CW
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's ''
Supergirl
Supergirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original, current, and most well known Supergirl is Supergirl (Kara Zor-El), Kara Zor-El, the cousin of superhero Superman. Th ...
'' (20162019) and ''
Superman & Lois
''Superman & Lois'' is an American superhero drama television series developed for The CW by Todd Helbing and Greg Berlanti, based on the DC Comics characters Superman and Lois Lane, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Tyler Hoechlin and ...
'' (20212024), and for voicing
Sephiroth in the ''
Final Fantasy VII Remake
is a 2020 action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 4. It is the first in a planned trilogy of games remaking Square's '' Final Fantasy VII'' (1997), originally released for the PlayStation. An enhan ...
'' franchise.
Early life
Hoechlin was born in
Corona, California
Corona (Spanish language, Spanish for "Crown") is a city in northwestern Riverside County, California, United States, directly bordering Orange County, California, Orange and San Bernardino County, California, San Bernardino counties. Its curre ...
, on September 11, 1987,
to Lori and Don Hoechlin. He has described his family's ethnic background as "
Native American, German, Irish, and some others". Hoechlin has two brothers and an older sister.
He graduated from
Santiago High School in 2006.
Career
Baseball
Hoechlin began playing baseball at the age of seven and continued throughout high school, playing in the Area Code Games in 2004 and 2005.
He earned a baseball scholarship to
Arizona State University
Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public university, public research university in Tempe, Arizona, United States. Founded in 1885 as Territorial Normal School by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, the university is o ...
, where he played infield; his team made it to the
College World Series
The College World Series (CWS), officially the NCAA Men's College World Series (MCWS), is a baseball tournament held each June in Omaha, Nebraska. It is the culmination of the NCAA Division I baseball tournament—featuring 64 teams in the ...
in Omaha, Nebraska.
In 2008, after a year at Arizona State, he transferred to the
University of California, Irvine
The University of California, Irvine (UCI or UC Irvine) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Irvine, California, United States. One of the ten campuses of the University of California system, U ...
,
where he was
second baseman
In baseball and softball, second baseman, abbreviated 2B, is a fielding position in the Infielder, infield, between Baseball field#Second base, second and Baseball field#First base, first base. The second baseman often possesses quick hands and f ...
for the
UC Irvine Anteaters,
and also played in collegiate summer leagues.
At first, Hoechlin aimed for a career in baseball, prioritizing it over his acting opportunities, which led him to turn down offers for auditions and meetings (including one with director
Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola ( ; born April 7, 1939) is an American filmmaker. He is considered one of the leading figures of the New Hollywood and one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. List of awards and nominations received by Francis Ford Coppo ...
), and to decline the role of
Emmett Cullen in the
''Twilight'' films.
However, during his
junior year in college, he pulled his
hamstring
A hamstring () is any one of the three posterior thigh muscles in human anatomy between the hip and the knee: from medial to lateral, the semimembranosus, semitendinosus and biceps femoris.
Etymology
The word " ham" is derived from the Old ...
, limiting his ability to play and practice. As a result, he participated in more acting auditions, and eventually, on the advice of his coach, made the decision to pursue acting full-time.
Acting
As a baby, Hoechlin appeared in TV commercials. This led him to successfully audition at an acting school and obtain an agent.
As an older child, his first role (at age 11) was in ''
Happy Haunting'', a ''
Disney Sing-Along Songs'' video.
At 13, Hoechlin was selected from among 2,000 auditioners to play Michael Sullivan Jr. in ''
Road to Perdition''.
Hoechlin was nominated for multiple awards for the role, and won both the
Saturn Award
The Saturn Awards are American awards presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. The awards were created to honor science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, but have since grown to reward other films bel ...
for
Best Performance by a Younger Actor and the
Young Artist Award
The Young Artist Award (originally known as the Youth in Film Award) is an accolade presented by the Young Artist Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1978 to honor excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young ...
for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor.
That performance led to him getting the role of
Martin Brewer in the television series ''
7th Heaven'' in 2003. Initially booked for a two-episode arc, he was promoted to a regular character for the rest of the series.
Hoechlin was nominated for a 2004
Teen Choice Award
The Teen Choice Awards were an annual awards show that aired on the Fox television network between 1999 and 2019. The awards, based on a popularity vote that could be overridden by the producerswho reserved the right to choose the winnerscovered ...
for Breakout Male Star for this role, and remained a regular cast member for the next four years, garnering further nominations for a Teen Choice Award and a Young Artist Award.
The series' producers accommodated Hoechlin's baseball schedule, filming on days he did not have practice or a game, throughout high school and his first year of college.
After ''7th Heaven'' ended in 2007, he had small roles in other television series, including ''
CSI: Miami'', ''
My Boys
''My Boys'' is an American television sitcom that debuted on November 28, 2006, on TBS (American TV channel), TBS. The show deals with a sports columnist in Chicago, Illinois, played by Jordana Spiro, and the men in her life, including her brot ...
'', and ''
Castle
A castle is a type of fortification, fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by Military order (monastic society), military orders. Scholars usually consider a ''castle'' to be the private ...
''.
He also returned to film work, starring in
David DeCoteau's ''
Grizzly Rage'' in 2007 and appearing in ''
Solstice
A solstice is the time when the Sun reaches its most northerly or southerly sun path, excursion relative to the celestial equator on the celestial sphere. Two solstices occur annually, around 20–22 June and 20–22 December. In many countries ...
'' the following year. He also appeared in the 2011 movie ''
Hall Pass''.
Hoechlin played werewolf
Derek Hale in the television series ''
Teen Wolf
''Teen Wolf'' is a 1985 American coming-of-age comedy film directed by Rod Daniel and written by Jeph Loeb and Matthew Weisman. Michael J. Fox stars as the title character, a high school student whose ordinary life is changed when he discover ...
''. He was a regular on the show for the first four seasons, and returned as a guest star for the sixth and final season in 2017. During the early seasons of the show, filmed in
Atlanta
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, Georgia, Hoechlin lived with co-stars
Tyler Posey
Tyler Garcia-Posey (born October 18, 1991) is an American actor and musician. He began his career as a child actor and received recognition for his role as Raul Garcia in ''Doc (2001 TV series), Doc'' (2001–2004) and Ty Ventura in ''Maid in Man ...
and
Dylan O'Brien.
BuddyTV
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ranked him third on its list of "TV's 100 Sexiest Men of 2011". Throughout ''Teen Wolfs run, the cast won the Best Ensemble award at the 2013
Young Hollywood Awards and Hoechlin won the 2014
Teen Choice Award
The Teen Choice Awards were an annual awards show that aired on the Fox television network between 1999 and 2019. The awards, based on a popularity vote that could be overridden by the producerswho reserved the right to choose the winnerscovered ...
for Choice TV Male Scene Stealer.
After leaving ''Teen Wolf'' to pursue other work and film roles,
Hoechlin was cast in
Richard Linklater
Richard Linklater (; born July 30, 1960) is an American filmmaker. He is known for making films that deal thematically with suburban culture and the effects of the passage of time. In 2015, Linklater was included on the annual ''Time'' 100 li ...
's baseball comedy ''
Everybody Wants Some!!''. To achieve a sense of camaraderie among the cast, they spent three weeks living together at Linklater's ranch while fine-tuning the script.
Hoechlin was able to draw upon his baseball experience for the film, in which he played team captain McReynolds.
The film was released in 2016 to critical acclaim. That same year, Hoechlin appeared in a second baseball film, ''
Undrafted
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'', which, in contrast to ''Everybody Wants Some!!'', was poorly received by critics. He also appeared in military thriller film ''
Stratton'', released in 2017.
Hoechlin was cast as
Superman
Superman is a superhero created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, which first appeared in the comic book ''Action Comics'' Action Comics 1, #1, published in the United States on April 18, 1938.The copyright date of ''Action Comics ...
on the CW show ''
Supergirl
Supergirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original, current, and most well known Supergirl is Supergirl (Kara Zor-El), Kara Zor-El, the cousin of superhero Superman. Th ...
'' in 2016. As producer
Greg Berlanti
Gregory Berlanti (born May 24, 1972) is an American screenwriter, producer and director. He is known for his work on the television series ''Dawson's Creek'', ''Brothers & Sisters (2006 TV series), Brothers & Sisters'', ''Everwood'', ''Political ...
's first choice for the role, he did not have to audition. Describing the casting as "surreal", Hoechlin said he hoped to successfully embody the optimism of the character and maintain the idea of Superman as a symbol of hope. He appeared in four episodes of the show's second season, and was nominated for a
Saturn Award
The Saturn Awards are American awards presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. The awards were created to honor science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, but have since grown to reward other films bel ...
for
Best Guest Performance on a Television Series for his work in the role.
His portrayal of Superman was well received by fans and critics and described as "fun" and a "breath of fresh air".
In 2018, Hoechlin returned to ''Supergirl'' as part of the annual
Arrowverse
The Arrowverse is an American Superhero fiction, superhero media franchise and shared universe that is centered on various interconnected television series based on DC Comics superhero characters, primarily airing on The CW as well as web series ...
crossover episodes, titled "
Elseworlds
Elseworlds is the publication imprint (trade name), imprint for American comic books produced by DC Comics for stories that take place outside the DC Universe Canon (fictional), canon. Elseworlds publications are set in alternate realities that ...
". He also appeared in the corresponding crossover episodes of both ''
Arrow
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'' and ''
The Flash
The Flash is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1 (cover date, cover-dated Jan ...
'', which all aired in December 2018.
Hoechlin returned to the Arrowverse for the "
Crisis on Infinite Earths
''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' is a 1985 to 1986 American comic book fictional crossover, crossover series published by DC Comics. Written by Marv Wolfman and penciller, pencilled by George Pérez, it was first released as a 12-issue limited ser ...
" episodes.
In October 2019, it was confirmed that ''
Superman & Lois
''Superman & Lois'' is an American superhero drama television series developed for The CW by Todd Helbing and Greg Berlanti, based on the DC Comics characters Superman and Lois Lane, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Tyler Hoechlin and ...
'', a spin-off series starring Hoechlin and
Elizabeth Tulloch, was in development at the CW,
which picked it up straight-to-series in January 2020.
The series premiered on February 23, 2021, and was renewed for a third season in March 2022.
He was cast in ''
Fifty Shades Darker'' as Boyce Fox, an author, in early 2016.
Hoechlin did not appear in the finished film but did feature in the sequel ''
Fifty Shades Freed'', which was released in 2018. The same year, he appeared in ''
The Domestics'', a post-apocalytic thriller, which was released on June 28.
Hoechlin starred in
George Gallo
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He is known for writing ''Midnight Run'' and ''29th Street (film), 29th Street'', and is an accomplished painter in the style of ...
's ''
Bigger'', in which he played
Joe Weider
Josef Weider (; November 29, 1919 – March 23, 2013) was a Canadian bodybuilder and entrepreneur who co-founded the International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB) alongside his brother Ben Weider. He was also the creator of Mr. Olympia, Ms. Ol ...
. The biopic told the story of the Weider brothers' founding the
International Federation of Bodybuilders
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. ''Bigger'' premiered on September 13, 2018, in Las Vegas, in conjunction with the
Mr. Olympia
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competition, and was released to cinemas in October.
The following month,
teen drama
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''
Then Came You'' premiered at the
Woodstock Film Festival. Initially titled ''Departures'' when Hoechlin was cast in February 2017, the film was released theatrically in February 2019.
In July 2019, Hoechlin appeared as Ian Yerxa in the
sci-fi
Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space ...
drama
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series ''
Another Life''.
Two months later, Hoechlin starred in ''
Can You Keep a Secret?'' as Jack Harper. The film is an adaptation of the novel of
the same name by
Sophie Kinsella; it began filming in October 2018.
In 2020, he was cast as the new voice of
Sephiroth for ''
Final Fantasy VII Remake
is a 2020 action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 4. It is the first in a planned trilogy of games remaking Square's '' Final Fantasy VII'' (1997), originally released for the PlayStation. An enhan ...
'', succeeding
George Newbern.
In May 2022, he was confirmed to reprise his role as Derek Hale in ''Teen Wolf: The Movie'', for which he also served as a producer.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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UC Irvine player biography
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1987 births
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
American male child actors
American male film actors
American male television actors
American people of German descent
American people of Irish descent
Arizona State Sun Devils baseball players
Baseball players from Riverside County, California
Living people
Male actors from California
People from Corona, California
UC Irvine Anteaters baseball players