Supa-Fans in Melbourne and on the Gold Coast absolutely loved hearing Tyler Hoechlin chat about his time as the Man of Steel, Derek from Teen Wolf, and several other fan-favourite roles! Hot off the heels of his recent visit Down Under, we’ve collected some exciting moments from Hoechlin’s Goldnova panel!

***Superman & Lois finale spoilers ahead***

It is no secret that Hoechlin has had some action-packed roles, both in Teen Wolf and later in Superman and Lois. But one thing you may not know is that Hoechlin performed a lot of his own stunts. When asked what his favourite stunt was to complete in each show, he shared:

“My favourite stunt in Teen Wolf was the Season 2 finale, because they let me do a backflip off a wall, which they never let me do. And then, when you tell someone that you can do something, the problem is that you have to do it 50 more times.

“So, me talking them into letting me do it once turned into doing it like 30, 40 more times, at 4 or 5 in the morning from a bunch of different angles. That was my favourite stunt. We did it completely practically – no wires, no pads, nothing.

“In Superman and Lois, the Bizarro fight with Lieutenant Anderson… because it’s Ian [Bohen] from Teen Wolf. That was like the dirtiest and grittiest fight that we had done on that show, because we knew each other so well. Like, some of those headlocks and some of that stuff, we were kind of like brothers going at it at that point because it was just so familiar.

“There was one time, after one of the takes, Ian goes, ‘That one felt really good! I was like, ‘Bro, I was about to tap you to let me go.’ I was running out of air. So that was really fun, and then the other one would have been the fight scene with Luthor in Season 4 in the red light out in the rain.

“That was one of the coolest fights we got to do. Vancouver’s very cold in the winter, and I remember the stunt coordinator coming up and was like, ‘Hey, I wanna talk to you guys about the fight, and things you might have in mind and how you see it.’ I was like. ‘Have they said anything about whether it’s like dry or wet?’ And he goes, ‘I think they’re going to shoot it dry… you think it should be in the rain?’ And I was like, ‘I think it should be in the rain.’

“I hate that I’m saying this, I know it’s going to be so cold, but every time I read it, it’s always raining. And he thought so too! So, we had a conversation about it. So that whole fight scene was awesome, and Michael [Cudlitz] was totally down to do it. It was very cold, and very uncomfortable. But I think it was really worth it, and one of the cooler things to have on film.”

Speaking of the filming process, Hoechlin was delighted to share the funniest memory he has on the set of Teen Wolf:

“The hardest scene for me to film the whole time was when Derek and Stiles were paralysed. From the kanima in the sheriff’s office. The fact that we were sitting right next to each other, not being able to move, and I’d worked with Dylan for so long at that point, I knew a lot of his facial expressions and things that he was doing.

“So, looking at the ceiling and hearing his reactions to stuff, my mind was going crazy with what his face looked like and what he was doing. That was the most difficult scene to film and not break character and laugh at because it was so funny.”

Fans of Teen Wolf are familiar with Derek’s complicated relationships with characters across the show. When asked which character Hoechlin wished Derek could have had a better relationship with, he shared:

“I wish he and Peter had gotten along a little better. It’s very fun for me and Ian to hate each other because we’re such good buddies, but I feel like that was one that could have gone better.

“This many years later, I more remember the relationships as us as cast working together rather than all the intricacies of the characters. I really enjoyed working with so many people on that show.”

Before Hoechlin portrayed Superman, there was a rumour circulating that he was donning the cape and cowl to play a different DC superhero in Zack Snyder’s DCEU. He reflected on this confusing time, and revealed what happened:

“All I know is that at one point we were at SDCC pre-Superman, and there was a crazy rumour going around that I was going to be the next Batman. And at first one person said it, and I was like, ‘I don’t know where you heard that.’ And then another person said it, and then in an interview it came up, and then it was going all around comic con that I was going to be the next Batman.

“To the point that I called my agents and managers and was like, ‘Hey, is there something going on that you guys aren’t telling me?’ And they’re like, ‘Dude, we don’t know where it’s coming from, but we aren’t going to stop it.’ So, people kept asking me the question all week and I was like, ‘I don’t know, I can’t really say anything about that.’ Because I couldn’t, I had no idea.

“I have no idea if there was ever any truth to that or not, but it was a weird rumour, so as far as I know, I was nowhere near it. But it is a character I always wanted to play. I’d love to play Batman.”

Hoechlin first appeared as Superman way back in 2016 in Supergirl’s second season. Since then, he portrayed the greatest superhero in the world across two DC crossovers, and starred alongside Elizabeth Tulloch in Superman and Lois.

When asked about how his Superman evolved from one-off appearances to concluding an era of DCTV that started with Smallville, Hoechlin shared:

“I was called in for a meeting with Greg Berlanti. They didn’t say what it was for, just that Greg wanted to meet with me. I went in, had a nice chat for about half an hour, and then after about 30 minutes, he was like, ‘So we’re going to introduce the Superman character on Supergirl.’ And I was like, ‘Oh, cool.’ And he was like, ‘Is that something you’d be interested in talking about?’

“So, we talked about the character for a while – what we thought about him, who he was, what made him tick. That conversation went really well. I left the meeting, and a couple days later, I got a call that the meeting went well. And a few days after that they said that they’re offering it to you if you want it, which is crazy! I’d never had that.

“So that’s how that happened in the first place. And then it was a couple of years later, Greg and I discussed working together on something a little more consistent as opposed to just jumping in for the character. And then Superman became an option, they went to work on trying to get the green light for that, and then they did, and that’s kind of how that went!

“It kind of developed – I was only supposed to do two episodes of the character, that was my initial contract, and then they asked me to come back and do two more. And then the crossover episodes were supposed to be the last thing I do with the character. And then after that was when I had the conversation with Greg, and it was more like, ‘I think we could actually get something more substantial out of this if you’re interested.’”

Hoechlin’s story as Superman came to an end in the Season 4 finale. Reflecting on the show’s ending, he discussed the decision to give Clark his first-ever natural on-screen death:

“We talked a couple of different ways about ending the show. I know there were always a few ideas, and I think reading that and seeing the way they had done it… I’ll say that there was a time when we started shooting that final episode where I would call Todd [Helbing, producer] and we would talk about the ending, and, you know, is this what we want to do and everything.

“But I think at the end of the day, the execution of it, and the way that everything was kind of pulled together at the end… I think they did a really, really brilliant job. I think it was gutsy for them to do that, and I think credit to everybody in the whole team for seemingly, from the reaction I’ve gotten for the most part, pulling it off really well and I think giving the story a really nice ending from front to back.”

In the same episode, Clark finally gets his canine companion, Krypto, in the show. Hoechlin shared the sweetest memory of his first scene he shot with the dog:

“When Clark falls down on the street when he’s older and has a heart attack, and he’s on the ground, the first time we shot that, the dog doesn’t know that I’m acting, and the dog had just met me. I think it was the first thing we were shooting with the dog.

“So, we’re doing this take, and I fall down to my knees and then onto the ground and I’m playing this scene, and the dog immediately ran up to me and started nudging my face. Because he was so worried about me, it was the sweetest thing ever.”

In July, a new Superman will take to the big screen, played by David Corenswet, and directed by James Gunn. Hoechlin shared his thoughts on the upcoming film:

“All I’ve seen is the trailer, I haven’t seen anything more than you guys have. But I’m super excited for it. I hope it’s the best one ever. I hope he’s better than me, because that’s what you guys get now.

“I love what we did with our version of the show and with the character, I’m super proud of it. I don’t know what else we would have done different. So, all I have left to do is hope that the next guy is better.

“And I hope that whenever David’s done, he hopes the same thing for the next guy. Because you guys deserve the best. So, I hope the movie is awesome, I’m rooting for him, and I hope it’s the best one yet.”

LEAD IMAGE: Tyler Hoechlin at Goldnova 2025. Credit: Issaro Kayunsumrutket