Tyler Posey

Actor

Birthday October 18, 1991

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Santa Monica, California, U.S.

Age 32 years old

Nationality United States

Height 1.78 m

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1991

Tyler Garcia-Posey (born October 18, 1991) is an American actor and musician.

He performed in his early years in a number of children's film and television roles, for which he was twice nominated for a Young Artist Award.

2001

He was known for his roles as Raul Garcia in Doc (2001–2004) and Ty Ventura in Maid in Manhattan (2002).

2002

In February 2002, he appeared in the film Collateral Damage; in December of that year, he played the main character's son in the romantic comedy Maid in Manhattan.

2007

He auditioned for the role of Jacob Black in the Twilight film series in 2007 but lost the role to his friend Taylor Lautner.

The two regularly auditioned for the same roles as child actors.

That same year, Posey voiced a character in the pilot of the Disney original cartoon SheZow, which aired on May 4 as a part of the Shorty McShorts' Shorts miniseries.

2009

He was active for several years in the band Lost in Kostko, which he co-founded in 2009.

Posey was born in Santa Monica, California, to Cyndi Terese Garcia and actor-writer John Posey.

He grew up in Santa Clarita, California.

Posey has two brothers.

He is of Mexican descent on his mother's side.

Posey has worked steadily in film and television.

2011

As an adult, he is known for playing the central character Scott McCall in the MTV series Teen Wolf (2011–2017), although he has since been cast in a number of film roles and has also performed in voice acting roles.

In late 2011 to 2012, he won a number of youth acting awards, including a Teen Choice Award, and was nominated for several others.

In 2011, Posey was cast in his breakout role as the lead in the MTV television series Teen Wolf, which is based on the 1985 film.

Posey plays high school student Scott McCall, who is bitten by a werewolf and must keep this fact secret while protecting his loved ones from a host of supernatural threats and beings.

Lost in Kostko released their eight-track EP You're Going to Need a Towel in 2011.

2012

In 2012, he co-starred in the film White Frog.

Their first performance was at The Roxy in Los Angeles in 2012.

2013

Posey announced the band's breakup via Instagram on July 17, 2013.

2015

In 2015, he also became a co-producer for the fifth season of Teen Wolf.

2016

In December 2016, Posey was a guest DJ at Emo Nite LA's second anniversary at the Echoplex in Los Angeles.

Posey played guitar and contributed vocals in the pop punk band PVMNTS along with guitarist/bassist/vocalist Freddy Ramirez and drummer Nick Guzman.

2017

On May 24, 2017, Posey was cast as Lucas Moreno in the Blumhouse supernatural thriller film Truth or Dare.

On September 25, 2017, it was announced that Posey would join the third season of the VH1 slasher television series Scream, starring in the role of Shane.

2018

The film was released in theaters on April 13, 2018.

The trio released the song "Standing (On My Own Two Feet)" on June 14, 2018, on which Posey wrote about the passing of his mother in 2014.

The band self-released their six-track EP Better Days on August 17, 2018.

2019

The season premiered on July 8, 2019.

On February 20, 2019, it was announced that Posey would star as Michael Emerson in The CW's television reboot series of The Lost Boys.

On July 29, 2019, it was announced The CW was unhappy with the pilot and that Posey, along with most of the rest of the cast, would be recast.

On November 18, 2019, it was announced that Posey would star in Netflix's animated Fast & Furious television series Fast & Furious: Spy Racers, which premiered on December 26, 2019.

In September 2021, it was announced that a reunion film for Teen Wolf had been ordered by Paramount+, with Jeff Davis returning as a screenwriter and executive producer of the film.

The majority of the original cast members, including Posey, were set to reprise their roles, with Posey also serving as a producer.

The film was released on January 26, 2023.

In 2023, Posey competed in season ten of The Masked Singer as "Hawk".

He was eliminated on "Harry Potter Night".

Posey used to front and play guitar in the band Disappearing Jamie, formerly known as Lost in Kostko.

In April 2019, it was announced that Posey had left the band and was pursuing another music venture, which became the band Five North.