Biography
Who is Tyler Hoechlin?
Early life and education
Tyler Hoechlin was born on September 11, 1987, in Corona, California. His parents are Don and Lori Hoechlin. He has an older sister and two brothers. Tyler describes his ethnic background as Irish, German, and Native American. He attended Santiago High School and graduated in 2006.
Baseball and college years
Tyler started playing baseball at age seven. He played in the Area Code Games during 2004 and 2005. He used a scholarship to attend Arizona State University. His team reached the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. In 2008, he transferred to the University of California, Irvine. He played second base for the UC Irvine Anteaters. He also played for the Battle Creek Bombers in the Northwoods League.
Tyler once turned down a meeting with director Francis Ford Coppola to focus on sports. He also declined the role of Emmett Cullen in the Twilight movies. A hamstring injury during his junior year of college led him to pursue acting full-time.
Early acting and breakout
Tyler appeared in commercials as a baby. His first acting role occurred at age 11 in a Disney video called Happy Haunting. At age 13, he was chosen from 2,000 people to play Michael Sullivan Jr. In the 2002 film Road to Perdition. This role won him a Saturn Award and a Young Artist Award. He was also nominated for a Critics' Choice Movie Award.
These successes helped him get the role of Martin Brewer in 7th Heaven in 2003. He started with a two episode arc but became a regular character. He received Teen Choice Award nominations for this role.
Major television roles
Tyler played the werewolf Derek Hale in Teen Wolf. He was a regular for four seasons and returned as a guest in 2017. He won a 2014 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Male Scene Stealer. In 2016, he was cast as Superman in the series Supergirl. Producer Greg Berlanti chose him for the part without an audition.
He appeared in the Arrowverse crossover episodes titled Elseworlds in 2018. He also appeared in the Crisis on Infinite Earths events. He later starred in the spin-off series Superman & Lois from 2021 to 2024.
Film and voice work
Tyler played Joe Weider in the biopic Bigger. He appeared as Boyce Fox in the movie Fifty Shades Freed. In 2016, he played team captain McReynolds in the comedy Everybody Wants Some!!. Other film roles include the thriller Stratton and the movie Undrafted. He played Jack Harper in Can You Keep a Secret? And appeared in Then Came You.
In 2020, he became the voice of Sephiroth in the Final Fantasy VII Remake series. He also produced and starred in Teen Wolf: The Movie. He played the character Ian Yerxa in the series Another Life.
Birthday and age
Tyler Hoechlin was born on September 11, 1987, which makes Tyler 39 years old today. That birthday falls under the Virgo sign. Tyler shares the date with 28 other famous people.
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