Dylan O’Brien has spent over a decade captivating audiences with his range and authenticity. From “Teen Wolf” to his latest films, his journey is marked by growth and personal discovery.

In “Saturday Night,” O'Brien took on the challenge of playing comedian Dan Aykroyd. In an interview, he explained his no-impersonation approach in taking on the role.

"There was a lot of: 'Okay, how do I embrace the parts of myself that maybe I necessarily don't think align with who this person is?" O'Brien said. "How do I find the things that I do think I naturally possess?"

The Jason Reitman-directed movie is based on the real events of the chaotic 90 minutes before “Saturday Night Live” was broadcast for the first time in 1975.

Asked if the role was offer to him, O'Brien said everybody had to audition. But he added he no longer sent his tape in, "because I didn't think that I fit."

"I sort of took myself out of the running before even letting them make the decision. And that's again a big lesson that I learned here," he said. 

"This has been such a wonderful experience to have in my life and in my career. I almost didn't give myself the chance to participate in it because I sort of took myself out of it in the beginning."

Luckily, when the film’s casting team asked him again several months after, he decided to give it a try.

"I learned to say: That’s out of my hands and that it shouldn’t be me judging the work that I do," O'Brien added.

Throughout his career, the 33-year-old actor has embraced self-growth and learning from the people around him.

With each project, like the new M. Night Shyamalan-produced thriller "Caddo Lake," O'Brien continues to seek stories and roles that challenge and excite him.

O'Brien also reflected on his growth as a person and an actor from when he started at "Teen Wolf."

"It's going on my 15th year now, so a lot has changed in my life," he said. "I’ve learned so much from my experiences in doing this funny job."

He added: "Being in this really, really lovely position to have this job, be something that exposes me to so many different types of interesting people has enabled me to have this really sort of dense learning experience."

"It's one of those things where it's the type of job where everything is another walk of life in a way, or another little chapter.

“Caddo Lake” is streaming on Max and “Saturday Night” is now playing in U.S. theaters.