10 On-Set Injuries That Forever Changed Actors

Teen Wolf star Dylan O’Brien was filming a scene for the third and final instalment of the Maze Runner series when a stunt gone terrifyingly wrong resulted in him suffering a concussion, several facial fractures and brain trauma.

The scene in question takes place during the movie’s opening sequence and features O’Brien’s character attempting to board a moving train from a car. Although the actor was secured by a harness, he was somehow pulled off the car and slammed into another vehicle.

Filming of The Death Cure was halted indefinitely while O’Brien recovered from facial reconstruction surgery that left him with four metal plates holding one side of his face together. To give his surgeons credit, O’Brien’s face healed miraculously but the biggest toll the accident took on him was psychological – as is to be expected with a near-fatal incident.

During his recovery, O’Brien was plagued by panic attacks and felt like a different person entirely post-accident. For six months, he found himself in a very dark place and even considered giving up acting altogether. Though he’s gone on to finish The Death Cure and fit in a few other projects too, O’Brien still finds it difficult to talk about the accident today.