{{Infobox person

|name = werewolf boy

|image = Tyler Posey WonderCon 2013.jpg

|imagesize =

|caption = Posey at [[WonderCon]], Anaheim, California, March 30, 2013

|birth_name =Tyler Garcia Posey

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|10|18}}

|birth_place = [[Santa Monica, California]], U.S.

|occupation = Actor, musician

|years_active = 2001-present

|website =

}}

'''Scott McCall''' (Born October 18, 1991) is an [[United States|American]] [[actor]] and [[musician]]. Posey is best known for his role as Tyler Garcia Posey in MTV's show ''[[Teen Wolf (2011 TV series)|Teen Wolf]]''.

== Career ==

Posey has worked steadily in [[film]] and [[television]] for more than 10 years.

In February 2002, he appeared in the film ''[[Collateral Damage (film)|Collateral Damage]]''; in December of that year, he played [[Jennifer Lopez]]'s son in the romantic comedy ''[[Maid in Manhattan]]''.<ref name=MTV>[http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/855052/tyler-posey-was-almost-a-different-kind-of-wolf.jhtml#id=1695311 "Sneak A Peek At 'This Is How I Made It'"]. [[MTV]]. November 8, 2012</ref> He auditioned for the role of [[Jacob Black]] in the ''[[Twilight (film series)|Twilight]]'' film series in 2007 but lost the role to friend [[Taylor Lautner]]. The two regularly went for the same roles as child actors.<ref name=MTV/> That same year, Posey voiced a character in the pilot of the Disney original cartoon ''[[SheZow]]'', which aired on May 4 as a part of the [[Shorty McShorts' Shorts]] miniseries.

In 2011, Posey was cast in his [[breakout role]] as the lead in the [[MTV]] [[television series]] ''[[Teen Wolf (2011 TV series)|Teen Wolf]],'' which is based on the [[Teen Wolf|1985 film]]. Posey plays the soft-spoken [[high school]] student Scott McCall, who is bitten by a [[werewolf]] and must keep this fact secret while protecting his loved ones from a host of supernatural threats.

In 2012, he co-starred with ''[[Twilight (film series)|Twilight]]'' actor [[Booboo Stewart]] in the film ''[[White Frog]].''

Posey also fronts and plays guitar in the band Disappearing Jamie, which was formerly called Lost in Kostko. Their first performance was at [[Roxy Theatre (West Hollywood)|The Roxy]] in [[Los Angeles]] in 2012.<ref name="boys in Pixels">[http://www.boysinpixels.com/2012/06/tyler-posey-with-his-band-at-roxy-in-la.html Boys in Pixels]</ref>

== Personal life ==

Tyler Garcia Posey, son of Cyndi Garcia and actor [[John Posey (actor)|John Posey]], was born in [[Santa Monica, California]],<ref>http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/tyler-posey/bio/275903</ref> and grew up in [[Valencia, California]]. His on screen mom [[Melissa Ponzio]] says: "I've had the pleasure to meet his mom and dad, and he is the perfect mix of the two."<ref>[http://www.myfanbase.de/teen-wolf/interviews/?pid=17084 "Interview with Melissa Ponzio"]. myFanbase. Retrieved 2013-08-28</ref> Posey has two brothers, Jesse and Derek. He attended [[Hart High School (California)|Hart High School]] in [[Santa Clarita, California]].<ref>[http://www.portraitmagazine.net/interviews/tylerposey.html Tyler Posey Interview], ''Portrait'' magazine, January 2007</ref>

He is of [[Mexican people|Mexican]], [[Irish people|Irish]], and [[English people|English]] ancestry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tylergposey.com/bio.html |title=Tyler Posey |publisher=Tylergposey.com |date= |accessdate=2011-07-07}}</ref>

Posey became engaged to makeup artist Seana Gorlick, whom he has known since childhood, in July 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.etonline.com/news/136321_Tyler_Posey_Engaged/index.html|title='Teen Wolf' Star Tyler Posey Engaged!|accessdate=July 22, 2013|date=July 27, 2013|work=ET Online|last=Beuno|first=Antoinette}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|+ Film

|-

! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

|-

| 2002

| ''[[Collateral Damage (film)|Collateral Damage]]''

| Mauro

|

|-

| 2002

| ''[[Maid in Manhattan]]''

| Ty Ventura

|

|-

| 2005

| ''[[Inside Out (2011 film)|Inside Out]]''

| Obert

|

|-

| 2007

| ''[[Veritas, Prince of Truth]]''

| Mouse Gonzalez

|

|-

| 2010

| ''[[Legendary (film)|Legendary]]''

| Bill Barrow

|

|-

| 2012

| ''[[White Frog]]''

| Doug

|

|-

| 2013

| ''[[Scary Movie 5]]''

| David

|

|-

| 2013

| ''Guy Code Honors

| Himself

|

|-

| 2014

| ''Taco Shop''

| Smokes

| Post-production

|-

|}

[[File:Tyler Posey Comic-Con 2012.jpg|thumb|Tyler Posey at the [[Comic-Con International|Comic-Con]] 2012.]]

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|+ Television

|-

! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

|-

| 2002

| ''[[Without a Trace]]''

| Robert

| Episode: "Silent Partner"

|-

| 2001&ndash;2004

| ''[[Doc (TV series)|Doc]]''

| Raul Garcia

| 86 episodes

|-

| 2005

| ''[[Sue Thomas F.B.Eye]]''

| Danny Abbas

| Episode: "Boy Meets World"

|-

| 2005

| ''[[Into the West (TV miniseries)|Into the West]]''

| Abe Wheeler

| Episode: "Dreams and Schemes"

|-

| 2006

| ''[[Smallville]]''

| Javier Ramirez

| Episode: "Subterranean"

|-

| 2006&ndash;2007

| ''[[Brothers & Sisters (TV series)|Brothers & Sisters]]''

| Gabriel Whedon

| 4 episodes

|-

| 2009

| ''[[Lincoln Heights (TV series)|Lincoln Heights]]''

| Andrew Ortega

| 7 episodes

|-

| 2011–present

| ''[[Teen Wolf (2011 TV series)|Teen Wolf]]''

| Scott McCall

| Main character

|-

| 2012

| ''[[Punk'd]]''

| Himself

| 2 episodes

|-

| 2013

| ''[[Workaholics]]''

| Billy Belk

| Episode: "Fourth and Inches"

|-

| 2013

| ''[[The Exes]]''

| Eric

| Episode: "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle"

|-

|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|+ Other

|-

! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

|-

| 2012

| "Our Deal"

| Lucky

| [[Best Coast]] music video

|}

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

{{Commons category}}

* {{IMDb name|692677}}

* {{Twitter|tylergposey}}

* [http://tyler-posey.us Official Fansite]

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