Dylan Rhodes O’Brien is an American actor known for his breakout role in the MTV supernatural drama “Teen Wolf” (2011–2017) where he played Stiles Stilinski, the main character of the series. He became more prominent when he took the lead role in the science fiction film trilogy, “Maze Runner” (2014–2018). This leads to more film appearances in big-budgeted movies like “American Assassin” (2017).
Born on August 26, 1991, this 31-year-old actor is the son of Lisa O’Brien (née Rhodes), a former actress who ran an acting school. This goes to show that acting is really in the blood of Dylan O’Brien. He was born to be in the limelight.
The actor originally wanted to pursue sports broadcasting. But after a local director and producer — who saw O’Brien’s YouTube video where he would upload short comedy films he produced, directed, and starred himself — asked him to work on a web series, his plans were changed. While working on the series, O’Brien met an actor who hooked him up with a manager, and the rest, so they say, is history.
Now let’s go to one of the most talked about details about the actor — his sexuality. Because, for some reason, fans were curious about his sexual orientation. So, is Dylan O’Brien gay?
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The Gay Rumors About Dylan O’Brien
O’Brien’s breakout role in the TV series “Teen Wolf”, Stiles Stilinski — who is probably the most loved character in the series — is believed to be bisexual.
Now, before we discuss his sexuality, let’s keep in mind that homophobia doesn’t exist in the virtual world of “Teen Wolf.” In the same way that sexual orientation is irrelevant there and thus, is never an issue.
So, here are the reasons why fans think Stiles Stilinski is bisexual.
He had admitted to being in love with Lydia Martin since he was in third grade, yet, he had asked the question, “Am I attractive to gay guys?!” more than once.
He had also casually asked his best friend, Scott, if he wanted to make out with him.
No seriously. Do you wanna just try makin’ out for a sec? Just to see how it feels?”
He would keep an eye on Erica’s face to avoid sexually objectifying her, yet he was being jealous when someone in a gay bar was hitting on Scott.
Stiles also kissed Heather and agreed to be each other’s firsts. However, when Danny made a pass on him, Stiles thanked him and even asked Danny if he was, indeed, serious.
These are just some of the instances when Stiles shows signs that he could be bisexual. And playing the role is probably one of the reasons why fans think Dylan O’Brien is gay in real life.
Dylan O’Brien’s Girlfriends
Dylan O’Brien’s and Britt Robertson (2011-2017)
O’Brien dated fellow actress Britt Robertson for six years. The pair met on the set of the 2012 movie “The First Time”. Their chemistry on and off-screen was instantaneous. They became good friends first before they started dating.
Unfortunately, not all long-term relationships lead to marriage. In the case of this couple, they called it quits after six long years of being together. The reason for the breakup wasn’t revealed. However, Celeb Tatter reported that they were already seeing other people before they decided to end their long-term relationship.
Even their respective statements pertaining to the breakup were vague. O’Brien said, “he wanted to get lost with his love.” Whereas Robertson said she doesn’t like “appearing on-screen with her then-boyfriend and it made her nervous.” So it must be their differences that were causing the eventual breakup.
Dylan O’Brien and Chloë Grace Moretz (2018)
The rumors must be true because right after O’Brien’s split with Robertson, he had moved on right away and started dating his longtime crush, Chloë Grace Moretz.
DailyMail reported that O’Brien and Moretz had always maintained a “friendly relationship” over the years. Rumor has it that their closeness does not sit well with Robertson, leading to their breakup.
When O’Brien was back to being single, the pair decided to bring their relationship to the next level. The romance, however, didn’t last long.
Other Rumored Dylan O’Brien’s Relationships
Dylan O’Brien was linked to a few celebrities after that. In April 2022, the actor joked about being ready to enter a different stage of his life in a tweet. He called it his “slut era”.
He later explained in an interview with E! News what exactly he meant by that.
It’s just like a concept, it’s like an energy. It’s also like somewhere sort of like a prediction of where the world was heading.”
he told E! News in an August 2022 interview
In April 2022, O’Brien was rumored to have dated Gracie Adams after they were spotted strolling in the streets of New York together.
In the same year, the actor was linked to Chloe Bennet when they were spotted having a lunch date in Los Angeles back in July.
O’Brien was then rumored to have dated singer Sabrina Carpenter in September of the same year when they were spotted hanging out together in a bar in New York.
And just this year, 2023, the actor was rumored to have dated model Rachael Lange. They sparked dating rumors after they were spotted at Paris Fashion Week together. Fans were sure that they were not hanging out as friends after they showed some PDA at the said event.
Is Dylan O’Brien Gay?
No, he’s not. Dylan O’Brien is straight if we are to base our judgment on the dating history he has. Although he had never talked about his sexuality, it is evident in the past relationships and flings he had that he was into women. Aside from playing a role that is believed to be bisexual, O’Brien had never shown any signs that he was attracted to anyone of the same sex.