Dylan O'Brien: 5 Things to Know About The Maze Runner Star  

Dylan O\'Brien: 5 Things to Know About The Maze Runner Star

Celebrity News Sep. 25, 2014 AT 10:05AM By Stephanie Webber

Dylan O\'Brien stars in the latest YA blockbuster The Maze Runner -- find out 5 things about the young Hollywood breakout Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

He\'s reached movie star status! Dylan O\'Brien has graced the big screen before, but after having huge blockbuster success with his new film

, young and adult audiences alike will perhaps think of him as more than just Stiles Stilinski on MTV\'s

O\'Brien, 23, stars in the film adaptation of James Dashner\'s young adult book as Thomas, who finds himself trapped in a maze with a community of boys after his memory has been erased. The film topped its first weekend\'s box office with a whopping $32.5 million, and a release date for its sequel, 

, has already been given a release date for Sept. 18, 2015.

viewing, find out 5 more things you may not know about the (swoon-worthy) hunk:

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O\'Brien did what worked for so many others — he started on YouTube! Filming from his hometown of Springfield, NJ., the budding star created his own channel at 14 in order to show off his acting chops and humor in quick skits. One of the most memorable was when he wore a low V-neck shirt and belted out "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls before getting interrupted (ahem, caught) by a friend.

Did you know that O\'Brien used to be in a band called Slow Kids at Play? Yep, the actor is musical too, and was a drummer in the all-male group. "We had pop-punk elements but more of the beachy, reggae vibe," he told

in August 2014. "I miss playing shows. Anonymously playing shows, too."

as Stiles, O\'Brien wasn\'t originally up for the endearing role. "I was supposed to audition for Scott, but I asked to audition for Stiles instead," he told

magazine in May 2011. "I was reading the script, I was supposed to be reading Scott, but I couldn\'t help but keep wanting to read the Stiles parts. I was just like, \'This guy is freaking awesome.\' And I knew myself, and how I come off, and I\'m way more like Stiles than I am Scott."

Sorry, he\'s taken! O\'Brien has been dating

actress Britt Robertson since they costarred together in the 2012 indie film

. The couple have remained low key about their relationship (did you see their chemistry on screen!?) but have made time to visit each other on set. O\'Brien flew to Vancouver while Robertson, 24, was busy filming her George Clooney flick

O\'Brien loves the comfort of family and home-cooking. In an interview with

in October 2012, he said his go-to meal is the no-frills combo of chicken cutlets, rice pilaf, and broccoli — and he\'ll swig it down with some cold root beer! As for his favorite person to follow on Twitter? "My mom! She tweets and always retweets what I write. It\'s really cute," he said of Lisa. "She has the little egg as her icon."

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