Dylan Christopher Minnette (born December 29, 1996)[1] 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).
Dylan Christopher Minnette was born on December 29, 1996,[1] in Evansville, Indiana, the only child of Robyn and Craig Minnette.[2][3][4] His father was a musician who played in many bands under the stage name "Eddie Minnette".[5]
As a child, his family moved from Evansville to Champaign, Illinois,[6] where they lived for 5 years before moving 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.[7][8][9]
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.[10] Minnette appeared in "The Crow & the Butterfly" video from the rock group Shinedown.
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.[17][18] 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".[19] He was in the show for four seasons until it ended in 2020.[20] He also starred in the Netflix film The Open House, which premiered in January 2018.[21][22]
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.[26][27]
In May 2024, during an interview with Zach Sang, Minnette revealed that he took a break from acting to focus more on music.[28] 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".[29]
Music
Minnette is the singer, rhythm guitarist, and bassist in the band Wallows, with Cole Preston (drums) and Braeden Lemasters (singer, guitar).[30] Before 2017, they were known as the Feaver and later the Narwhals. They performed at Summer Meltdown, a concert for autism awareness in 2010[31] and won a battle of the bands contest the same year, sponsored by 98.7 FM.[32] They played at Vans Warped Tour 2011[33] and have since performed at many Los Angeles venues including the Roxy Theatre and Whisky a Go Go.[34] 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".[35][36] In 2018, they released their debut EP Spring, including singles "Pictures of Girls" and "These Days".[37] They performed "Pictures of Girls" on The Late Late Show with James Corden on May 8, 2018.[38] Their debut album, Nothing Happens, was released in March 2019.[39] In 2020, they released their second EP Remote, including singles "Nobody Gets Me (Like You)" and "Virtual Aerobics".[40]
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