Tyler Hoechlin Biography

Fast Facts

• At the 2003 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, he won a Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor in "Road to Perdition․"
• Has been nominated twice for a Teen Choice Award for his role in "7th Heaven․"
• Majored in sociology at UCI and was utilized as a redshirt freshman at Arizona State
• At the age of 9, he was a member of the U․S․ baseball team at the Pan-American Games
• Though originally offered the role of Emmett Cullen in the film series "Twilight," he turned it down to pursue his dream of playing baseball in college
• For the role of Michael Sullivan Jr․ in "Road to Perdition," he had to beat out more than 2,000 young actors vying for the part
• In 32 games at UCI, he had a ․250 batting average with 11 hits, eight RBIs and two stolen bases
• Took time off from filming Martin on "7th Heaven" to play baseball at the University of California Irvine