Who is Tyler Lee Hoechlin? Everything You Need to Know

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Also Known As: Tyler Lee Hoechlin

Age: 36 Years, 36 Year Old Males

Family:

father: Don Hoechlin

mother: Lori Hoechlin

siblings: Tanner and Travis (brothers) and Carrie

Born Country: United States

Actors American Men

Height: 6'0" (183 cm), 6'0" Males

Ancestry: German American, Irish American

Notable Alumni: Arizona State University, University Of California--Irvine

U.S. State: California

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education: University Of California--Irvine, Arizona State University

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Career

Tyler Lee Hoechlin began acting in 1998, at the age of nine. He first appeared in the family flick ‘Family Tree’. After that, he did ‘Train Quest’ and ‘ Road to Perdition’. It was his stunning performance in the latter that fetched him the role of ‘Martin Brewer’ in the hit TV series ‘7th Heaven’. Then he starred in the movie ‘Grizzly Rage’. In 2008, he did the movie ‘Solstice’ followed by three movies ‘Lincoln Heights’, ‘My Boys’ and ‘Castle’ in 2009. Two years later, the actor was offered the role of ‘Derek Hale’ in MTV’s hit series ‘Teen Wolf’. This performance of Hoechlin brought immense positive response from the viewers of the show. Later on, he was offered the character of ‘Spiderman’ in another TV series ‘Supergirl’. All these contributions by Tyler Lee Hoechlin to movies and television took his name to heights and earned him millions of fans from all across the world.

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Tyler Lee Hoechlin Love for Baseball

Tyler Lee Hoechlin loves playing baseball. He started playing the game when he was seven-years old. It was because of his passion for the game and hard work that he was selected for the Pan-American games at the age of nine. In 2005, he received a college scholarship and played baseball for Arizona State University. Two years later, he played as an infielder for the ‘Battle Creek Bombers’ of the Northwoods League. In 2008, he played for ‘The Maxim Yankees’, a collegiate summer team based in Santa Clara.

Awards & Achievements

In 2003, Tyler Lee Hoechlin’s performance in ‘Road to Perdition’ earned him the ‘Saturn Award’ for ‘Best Performance by a Younger Actor’ and the ‘Young Artist Award’ for ‘Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor’.

In 2011, BuddyTV ranked Hoechlin at number ‘3’ on their list of ‘TV's Sexiest Men’.

In 2013, he won a ‘Young Hollywood Award’ for his work in the TV series ‘Teen Wolf’. This ‘Best Ensemble’ award was shared with his co-stars Crystal Reed, Tyler Posey, Dylan O'Brien and Holland Roden.

In 2014, Hoechlin won the ‘Teen Choice Award’ in the category ‘Choice TV: Male Scene Stealer’ for ‘Teen Wolf’.

Personal Life

Tyler Lee Hoechlin was born on September 11, 1987 in Corona, California, U.S. to parents Don Hoechlin (father) and Lori Hoechlin (mother). He has two brothers, Travis and Tanner, and a sister, Carrie. The actor belongs to mixed ethnicity. Coming to his love life, Hoechlin dated the actress Brittany Snow in 2012. However, the couple broke up in 2015. Currently, he is single and is focusing on his future projects.

Trivia

1) Tyler Lee Hoechlin turned down a role in the movie ‘Twilight’ so as to focus on his baseball career.

2) The actor turned to acting again after he suffered from a baseball injury.

3) In 2016, Hoechlin joined the ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ franchise. The actor will portray the character of ‘Boyce Fox’ in ‘Fifty Shades Freed’ and ‘Fifty Shades Darker’.

4) He was chosen from among 2,000 candidates to play the character of ‘Michael Sullivan Jr.’ in ‘Road to Perdition’.

Tyler Lee Hoechlin Biography