The 2011 supernatural series Teen Wolf took a bite out of the werewolf and vampire craze that occurred after the release of Twilight in 2008, and it paid off. The show was a phenomenon, particularly for the tween crowd and women up to their mid-30s, drawing an audience of nearly 2 million weekly.
From the sweet brotherly bond between Scott (Tyler Posey) and Stiles (Dylan O’Brien) to the addictive will-they-won’t-they storyline between Stiles and Lydia (Holland Roden), Teen Wolf is a series you don’t want to miss. Check in with the stars and see what they’ve had to say about their time on the show.
Tyler Posey
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Character played: Scott McCall
Born: October 18, 1991, in Santa Monica, California
Best known for: Maid in Manhattan (2002), Scary Movie V (2013) and Truth or Dare (2018)
Thoughts on Teen Wolf: “I’ve been the biggest fan of Teen Wolf since it happened, since it came out. I just loved everything about it,” Posey explained. “It was a perfect scenario for me, and I loved every second of it, and I never wanted to let the role die. So, I was always excited to come back to it in whatever capacity. Finally, when the call came, I was just extremely grateful and floored.”
Dylan O’Brien
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Character played: Stiles Stilinski
Born: August 26, 1991, in New York City
Best known for: The Maze Runner franchise (2014-2018), Not Okay (2022) and Saturday Night (2024)
Thoughts on Teen Wolf: “I love Teen Wolf, [my character] Stiles and so many of the people that I worked with. It was my first job ever, so that show will always tug at my heartstrings.”
Holland Roden
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Character played: Lydia Martin
Born: October 7, 1986, in Dallas, Texas
Best known for: Follow Me (2020), Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021) and Teen Wolf: The Movie (2023)
Thoughts on Teen Wolf: “… History is not lost on me and the success of Teen Wolf is not normal,” Roden shared. “I mean, I’ve gone on to do pilots that didn’t go forward. Other people have done their shows. I’ve done other shows, but it’s not the same. And so, that is lightning in a bottle and lightning will rarely strike twice.”
Crystal Reed
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Character played: Allison Argent
Born: February 6, 1985, in Detroit, Michigan
Best known for: The TV shows Gotham (2017-2018) and Swamp Thing (2019), as well as the movie Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011)
Thoughts on Teen Wolf: “When you are doing something that you know is going to be great, there’s this kind of magical energy on set,” Reed explained. “I think that I would definitely be open to something like this [a reboot]. It looks great; it has a great message; and it would be a challenge for me, so yeah, I would never say never, and it would be something that if done the right way, with the right people, could be really exciting.”
Tyler Hoechlin
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Character played: Derek Hale
Born: September 11, 1987, in Corona, California
Best known for: The TV shows 7th Heaven (2003-2007), Supergirl (2016-2019) and Superman & Lois (2021-2024). Also known for the movies Road to Perdition (2002) and Can You Keep A Secret? (2019)
Thoughts on Teen Wolf: “The audition was at the end of 2009, and this was right when Twilight was really out and popular…” Hoechlin said. “Going in to read the script for Teen Wolf, I was expecting it to be that. But I read the pilot, and it was great. It was such a well-written script; the characters were so great. I loved the Romeo and Juliet of the whole thing; this forbidden love between these two characters.”
Linden Ashby
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Character played: Sheriff Stilinski
Born: May 23, 1960, in Atlantic Beach, Florida
Best known for: The movies Wyatt Earp (1994), Mortal Kombat (1995), Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) and Purple Hearts (2022), as well as the series The Young and the Restless (2003-2024).
Thoughts on Teen Wolf: “It’s so much fun, the Teen Wolf set. And I think that starts with Dylan and Tyler… When they first came on, we said, ‘You guys are the hosts of the party. When you’re the lead of a show, you set the tone.’ And they set a great tone.”
JR Bourne
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Character played: Chris Argent
Born: April 8, 1970, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Best known for: The TV series The 100 (2019-2020) and Mayans M.C. (2021-2023).
Thoughts on Teen Wolf: “We’re all pretty dang close,” Bourne said of the Teen Wolf cast. “We really are. We enjoy coming to work every day, we enjoy seeing one another, we all hang out outside of work as well. There are definitely days that are stressful, but that’s all part of it.”
Melissa Ponzio
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Character played: Melissa McCall
Born: August 3, 1972, in New York City
Best known for: The TV series The Walking Dead (2013) and Chicago Fire (2014-2024). Also known for the movie Thunder Force (2021)
Thoughts on Teen Wolf: “The fandom that we have kept our characters alive and well on social platforms. The fact we have been able to come back has been a dream come true for all of us.”
Shelley Hennig
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Character played: Malia Tate
Born: January 2, 1987, in Destrehan, Louisiana
Best known for: The soap opera Days of Our Lives (2007-2017), as well as the movies Unfriended (2014), Ouija (2014) and When We First Met (2018)
Thoughts on Teen Wolf: “Malia [Hennig’s character] is so important to me… I thought she was a really unique character, and the way that I got that role was really special,” Hennig explained. “It was just an offer to do a guest star, and then Jeff Davis [series creator] asked if I would stay as a series regular, and I was like, ‘I’m sorry, what?’”
Dylan Sprayberry
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Character played: Liam Dunbar
Born: July 7, 1998, in Houston, Texas
Best known for: The movies Old Dogs (2009), Spooky Buddies (2011) and Malibu Horror Story (2023)
Thoughts on Teen Wolf: “My first day, we filmed from 6 PM to 6 AM, so we did a night shoot, I was like 16 years old… it was the scene where Scott bites me… I get knocked off the roof and he has to bite me and then he turns me into a werewolf.”
Colton Haynes
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Character played: Jackson Whittemore
Born: July 13, 1988, Wichita, KS
Best known for: Arrow (2012-2020), San Andreas (2015) and Triumph (2021)
You can catch all seasons of Teen Wolf on Hulu and Teen Wolf: The Movie (2023) on Paramount+ now!