Date of Birth

18 December 1991, Santa Monica, California, USA

Birth Name

Tyler Garcia Posey

Nickname

Ty
T.Pose

Height

5' 10" (1.78 m)

Mini Biography

Tyler was born in Santa Monica, California, and lives in the Los Angeles area with his two dogs. He is the son of Cyndi Garcia (1959-2014) and actor/writer John Posey. He is of Mexican (mother) and British Isles (father) descent. Tyler developed an early interest in the arts, and began his acting career performing on stage with his actor/writer dad, at the age of six. They later worked in television and film together. He is also a singer/songwriter. He has two siblings, an older brother, Derek, and a younger brother, Jesse Posey, also an actor.

Trivia

• Son of John Posey and Cyndi Garcia.
• Hobbies are writing music, singing, and skateboarding.
• Trained with acting trainers Steven Anderson and Todd Thaler (aka Todd Thayler).
• Was considered for the role of "Jacob Black" in the book-based motion picture, Twilight (2008).
• Formerly engaged to make up artist Seana Gorlick, whom he has known since childhood. They were in a relationship for 10 years.
• Best friends with Teen Wolf (2011) co-star Dylan O'Brien.
• He has acted alongside three actors who have played the role of Clark Kent/Superman: He appeared in an episode of Smallville (2001-2011) with Tom Welling, and on Teen Wolf (2011-2017) with Dylan Sprayberry, who played the role in Man Of Steel (2013), and Tyler Hoechlin, who played Superman in Supergirl (2015 - ).
• His father, whose family is from New York and Connecticut, is of English, Scottish, Irish, and German descent. Tyler's mother was of Mexican ancestry.

Trademarks:

• Goofy personality
  
• Athletic figure
  
• Curly, brown hair
  
• Bent chin
  
• Tattoos
  

Quotes

• I mean, people don't know what race I am. They never know if I'm Hawaiian or Italian or Mexican or Spanish or white. I could play Jewish, I could play anything.
• I took Spanish in high school and I didn't do too well in it. My Spanish teacher told me not to go on with Spanish anymore, so I was discouraged a little bit.
• On my mom's side I'm Mexican, and my dad is a white dude.
• You know I don't care about what I eat. I love food so much, I can't affect the way I eat.
• I tell a lot of fart and poop jokes. I can't help it. I have no filter, and it just comes out.
• I was never really unpopular in high school.
• Acting is all I know; being on a set is all I know.
• Whenever something good comes up that sounds like I could be part of the project, my manager and my agents send me in on it.
• I grew up with lacrosse in my life because my dad played lacrosse all throughout college, so I grew up with the gear in my house - like the sticks, the helmet.
• I'd love to be a rockstar.
• I love doing stunts.
• I'm a big fan of zombies, and I have a zombie tattoo on my leg.