Date of Birth

11 December 1987, Corona, California, USA

Birth Name

Tyler Lee Hoechlin

Height

5' 11¾" (1.82 m)

Mini Biography

Tyler Lee Hoechlin is an American actor. Initially earning recognition for starring as Michael Sullivan Jr. in the 2002 film Road to Perdition, Hoechlin went on to star as Martin Brewer on 7th Heaven between 2003 and 2007. In television, he is also known for portraying Derek Hale on Teen Wolf and Superman in the Arrowverse series Supergirl and Superman & Lois.

Trivia

• Beat out more than 2,000 young actors for the role of "Michael Sullivan Jr." in Road to Perdition (2002).
• Was a U.S. baseball team member at the Pan-American games at age 9
• Auditioned for the role of Max in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), but lost to Shia LaBeouf.
• Has 2 brothers (Tanner and Travis) and a sister (Carrie).
• Owns a red Hummer H2
• Received a college scholarship to play baseball at Arizona State University (2005).
• Hit into the last out ever at LSU's Alex Box Stadium during the 2008 NCAA Baseball Super-Regional as a member of the UCI Anteaters.
• He was offered the role as Emmett Cullen in the "Twilight" saga, but turned it down to play college baseball.
• His father is of one quarter Swiss-German and three quarters German descent. His mother has English, German, Norwegian, Scottish, and Irish ancestry. Tyler's patrilineal line can be traced back to his great-great-grandfather, Conrad C. Hoechlin, who was born, c. 1839, in Switzerland.
• Son of Don and Lori Hoechlin.
• Was considered by Zack Snyder and Warner Bros for the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) but lost out to Ben Affleck. Hoechlin later was, however, cast as Clark Kent/Superman on Supergirl (2015).
• Portrays DC Comics icon Clark Kent/Superman in Supergirl (2015). His real-life prom date was Katie Cassidy who stars as DC icon Dinah Laurel Lance/Black Canary/Black Siren in Arrow (2012) and The Flash (2014).
• Was as old as Melissa Benoist (28 years old) when cast as Superman on Supergirl (2015), though his incarnation of Superman is supposed to be twelve years older than his cousin, Kara Zor-El.
• Is shorter and younger than co-star Mehcad Brooks, who portrays James Olsen on Supergirl (2015). It is usually the opposite when the characters are depicted in other media.
• Tyler didn't have to audition for his role as Superman on the CW show Supergirl in 2016. He was producer Greg Berlanti's first choice for the role so he was offered the role of Superman.

Quotes

• My girlfriend and I never let each other forget how much we love each other. It's all about reminding the other person how important and special she is to you.
• For me, as an actor, one of the biggest fears on a TV show is getting stuck in something where you end up feeling like you're doing the same thing, every single year.
• I played baseball my entire life, up through college and everything, so working out and being physically active was always a huge part of my life. I'll spend at least a couple of hours in the gym a day.
• I love going to movies by myself.
• If I'm in the gym I'll stay for a while, and I'm not usually in a hurry to leave.
• I'm a mama's boy.
• [on his portrayal of Superman on Supergirl (2015)] I never try to compare and contrast performances because it's such an iconic character already. Superman is Superman so I'm just going to try to carry on the tradition of that and play that part.
• [on suiting up as Superman for Supergirl (2015)] The first couple of times it definitely took longer to get into. I started to think that Superman's greatest power was actually being able to just jump into [the suit] as quickly as he does, because it's not quite as smooth the first couple of times you do it.