Dylan Minnette

Dylan Christopher Minnette (born December 29, 1996)Dylan Minnette
Rotten Tomatoes is an American actor and musician. He began his career as a child actor and received recognition for his role as a younger version of the character Michael Scofield on the drama series ''Prison Break'' (2005–2006). He had recurring roles in several television series and a main role in the TNT drama series '' Saving Grace'' (2007–2010). Minnette had supporting roles in the films '' Let Me In'' (2010), '' Prisoners'' (2013) and '' Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day'' (2014).

Minnette had a starring role in the horror comedy ''Goosebumps'' (2015) and gained wider recognition for portraying Clay Jensen in the Netflix drama series ''13 Reasons Why'' (2017–2020). He has also starred in the horror films ''Don't Breathe'' (2016), '' The Open House'' (2018) and '' Scream'' (2022). He is also the co-lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the alternative rock band Wallows.

Early life

Dylan Christopher Minnette was born on December 29, 1996, in Evansville, Indiana, the only child of Robyn and Craig Minnette. His father was a musician who played in many bands under the stage name "Eddie Minnette".

As a child, his family moved from Evansville to Los Angeles, where he began his acting career. He met bandmate Braeden Lemasters after their mothers met online. The two were introduced to each other and became close friends. They soon later met Cole Preston and Zack Mendenhall in a children's music program and started their own band named the Feaver, which later became Wallows.

Career

Acting

Minnette's first role was a single episode of ''Drake & Josh''. He later appeared in the NBC original film '' The Year Without a Santa Claus'', as an unnamed character in ''Fred Claus'', as Todd Lyons in the film ''The Clique'', and as Noah Framm in ''Snow Buddies''. Notable television roles of Minnette's include the young version of the character Michael Scofield on ''Prison Break'' and character Clay Norman on '' Saving Grace''. He played a bully named Kenny in '' Let Me In'', released in October 2010.

He also played a role as Jerry Grant Jr. on ABC's ''Scandal'' as the son of the president of the United States. Minnette has also appeared in several commercials and in four episodes of '' Lost'' as Jack's son in the sideways timeline. Minnette appeared in " The Crow & the Butterfly" video from the rock group Shinedown.

In 2014, Minnette appeared in the comedy film '' Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day'' as Anthony Cooper, first child of the Cooper children and the elder brother of the titular character. The film is based on Judith Viorst’s 1972 children's book of the same name. In the following year, Minnette co-starred in the film ''Goosebumps'', based on the  R. L. Stine's children's horror book series of the same name. The film was a commercial success and garnered generally positive reviews from critics, grossing over $158 million.

In 2016, Minnette starred in the horror film ''Don't Breathe'' which was directed by Fede Álvarez. A sleeper hit, ''Don't Breathe'' received critical acclaim and grossed over $156million.

From 2017, Minnette began starring in the Netflix teen drama television series ''13 Reasons Why'', an adaptation of the 2007 novel of the same name, as Clay Jensen. His portrayal won him critical praise; ''The Hollywood Reporter'' wrote: "Minnette is so dedicated to playing despondent that the relief and pleasure in brief scenes of flirty banter between Hannah and Clay is palpable". He was in the show for four seasons until it ended in 2020. He also starred in the Netflix film '' The Open House'', which premiered in January 2018.

In September 2020, Minnette was cast as Wes Hicks in the fifth ''Scream'' film, which was directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. The film was released on January 14, 2022.

On August 3, 2021, it was announced that Minnette had been cast as Tyler Shultz, the grandson of George Shultz in the Hulu's limited series ''The Dropout''.

In May 2024, during an interview with Zach Sang, Minnette revealed that he took a break from acting to focus more on music. He stated acting was "starting to feel like just a job"; however, he admitted that he had found inspiration for acting again, saying, "I do feel like I have something to give, and that's probably acting".

Music

Minnette is the singer, rhythm guitarist, and bassist in the band Wallows, with Cole Preston (drums) and Braeden Lemasters (singer, guitar). Before 2017, they were known as the Feaver and later the Narwhals. They performed at Summer Meltdown, a concert for autism awareness in 2010 and won a battle of the bands contest the same year, sponsored by 98.7 FM. They played at Vans Warped Tour 2011 and have since performed at many Los Angeles venues including the Roxy Theatre and Whisky a Go Go. Their song "Bleeding Man" was used in the promo for season 2 of '' R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour''.

Throughout 2017, they released four singles on Apple Music and Spotify: "Pleaser", "Sun Tan", "Uncomfortable" and "Pulling Leaves Off Trees". In 2018, they released their debut EP '' Spring'', including singles "Pictures of Girls" and "These Days". They performed "Pictures of Girls" on ''The Late Late Show with James Corden'' on May 8, 2018. Their debut album, '' Nothing Happens'', was released in March 2019. In 2020, they released their second EP '' Remote'', including singles "Nobody Gets Me (Like You)" and "Virtual Aerobics".

In March 2022, the band released their sophomore album '' Tell Me That It's Over''. Minnette performed with Wallows at Coachella 2022 which was headlined by Harry Styles, Billie Eilish and the Weeknd x Swedish House Mafia. In 2024, they released their third studio album, ''Model''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Discography

Awards and nominations

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Living people
1996 births
21st-century American bass guitarists
21st-century American male actors
21st-century American male singers
21st-century American singers
Actors from Evansville, Indiana
American alternative rock guitarists
American alternative rock singers
American indie rock musicians
American indie pop musicians
American male bass guitarists
American male child actors
American male film actors
American male guitarists
American male television actors
American male voice actors
American pop rock singers
American pop guitarists
American rhythm guitarists
American rock bass guitarists
Male actors from Indiana
Musicians from Evansville, Indiana
Singers from Indiana
Wallows members