Tyler Posey Biography

Tyler Garcia Posey (born October 18, 1991) is an American actor, musician, and producer. He is known for his role as Scott McCall in MTV's show Teen Wolf.

Early life

Tyler Garcia Posey was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Cyndi Terese Garcia and actor/writer John Posey. He grew up in Santa Clarita, California. His on-screen mother Melissa Ponzio said: "I had the pleasure to meet his mom and dad, and he is the perfect mix of the two." Posey has two brothers, Jesse and Derek.

His mother was of Mexican descent.

Career

Posey has worked steadily in film and television for more than 10 years. In February 2002, he appeared in the film Collateral Damage; in December of that year, he played Jennifer Lopez's son in the romantic comedy Maid in Manhattan. He auditioned for the role of Jacob Black in the Twilight film series in 2007 but lost the role to friend Taylor Lautner. The two regularly went 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.

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.

In 2012, he co-starred with Twilight actor Booboo Stewart in the film White Frog.

Posey also fronts and plays guitar in the band Disappearing Jamie, which was formerly called Lost in Kostko. Their first performance was at The Roxy in Los Angeles in 2012.

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

Personal life

As a child, Posey had been in a two-year relationship with Miley Cyrus. Posey was engaged to his longtime girlfriend Seana Gorlick, whom he began dating when he was 12, but they called off their engagement in October 2014.

His mother, Cyndi Garcia Posey, died in December 2014 after a long struggle with breast cancer. Season 5 of Teen Wolf is dedicated to her memory.

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
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	David
2013	Guy Code Honors	Himself
2014	Taco Shop	Smokes	Post-production
2016	Yoga Hosers	Gordon Greenleaf	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Without a Trace	Robert	Episode: "Silent Partner"
2001-04	Doc	Raul Garcia	86 episodes; main role
2005	Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye	Danny Abbas	Episode: "Boy Meets World"
2005	Into the West	Abe Wheeler	Episode: "Dreams and Schemes"
2006	Smallville	Javier Ramirez	Episode: "Subterranean"
2006-07	Brothers & Sisters	Gabriel Whedon	4 episodes
2009	Lincoln Heights	Andrew Ortega	7 episodes
2011-present	Teen Wolf	Scott McCall	78 episodes; main role Producer (season 5-present)
2012	Punk'd	Himself	2 episodes
2013	Workaholics	Billy Belk	Episode: "Fourth and Inches"
2013	The Exes	Eric	Episode: "The Hand That Robs the Cradle"
2015	Ridiculousness	Himself	Episode: "Tyler Posey"
2016	Lip Sync Battle	Himself	Episode: "Gigi Hadid vs. Tyler Posey"

Music videos

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	"Our Deal"	Lucky	Best Coast music video
2015	"Young & Stupid"	cameo	Travis Mills music video
2015	"Secrets"	cameo	State Champs music video
2016	"Colors"	"crush"	Halsey music video

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2002	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series - Supporting Young Actor	Doc
2004		Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Supporting Young Actor
2005	MovieGuide Awards	Most Inspiring Television Acting
2011	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Summer TV Star: Male	Teen Wolf
		Choice TV: Breakout Star
2012		Choice Summer TV Star: Male
	ALMA Award	Favorite TV Actor - Leading Role
	Imagen Awards	Best Actor/Television
2013	Young Hollywood Awards	Best Ensemble (shared with Holland Roden, Crystal Reed, Dylan O'Brien and Tyler Hoechlin)
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Summer TV Star: Male
2015	Saturn Award	Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series