Tyler Hoechlin

About

Tyler Lee Hoechlin (; born September 11, 1987) is an American actor. He initially earned recognition for starring as Michael Sullivan Jr. in the 2002 film Road to Perdition, for which he was nominated for the Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer. In television, Hoechlin starred as Martin Brewer on 7th Heaven from 2003 to 2007, and also became known for portraying Derek Hale on Teen Wolf (2011–2014; 2017), Clark Kent / Superman in the CW’s Supergirl (2016–2019) and Superman & Lois (2021–2024), and for voicing Sephiroth in the Final Fantasy VII Remake franchise.

Hoechlin was born in Corona, California, on September 11, 1987, to Lori and Don Hoechlin. He has described his family’s ethnic background as “Native American, German, Irish, and some others”. Hoechlin has two brothers and an older sister. He graduated from Santiago High School in 2006.

Hoechlin began playing baseball at the age of seven and continued throughout high school, playing in the Area Code Games in 2004 and 2005. He earned a baseball scholarship to Arizona State University, where he played infield; his team made it to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska…