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Dylan Sprayberry Shares Scientology Membership After Five-Year Sobriety
7/14/2026, 12:28:27 PM
Announcement of Scientology Membership
In an Instagram video posted on July 12, the 28-year-old actor who portrayed Liam Dunbar on *Teen Wolf* announced that he has been a member of the Church of Scientology for three years. He described the experience as “epic” and “fantastic,” noting that he has been posting “informational videos from the Scientology Instagram account” to his story, prompting curiosity among his followers.
Addiction, Sobriety, and Mental-Health Context
Sprayberry disclosed that he struggled with drug addiction for an unspecified period before achieving five years of sobriety. He explained that early in his recovery he felt proud of being “clean and sober,” yet sensed something missing, leading him to reflect on past decisions. He said the drugs were initially used to suppress anxiety and depression, but they ultimately worsened those conditions, leaving him in “a difficult game.” His public remarks link his spiritual search to the completion of his sobriety journey.
Scientology’s Position on Substance Use
The Church of Scientology maintains a policy prohibiting members from using “street drugs or mind-altering psychotropic drugs,” characterizing them as potentially “extremely damaging” physically, mentally, and spiritually. This doctrinal stance aligns with Sprayberry’s narrative that sobriety was a prerequisite for his involvement with the organization.
Verbatim Quotes
- “I am a Scientologist. I’ve been a Scientologist for three years now and it’s been an epic experience for me and it’s been so fantastic.” — Dylan Sprayberry
- “I was having this feeling where it’s like, ‘OK, I’m sober now; I’m really proud of myself. I do feel the difference of being off drugs,’ but I started to think back on my life and the decisions that I’ve made.” — Dylan Sprayberry
- “I was using those drugs to try to handle that, but all it did was make the anxiety and depression worse. I put myself into a difficult game there,” — Dylan Sprayberry
- “Lately I’ve been posting some really cool informational videos from the Scientology Instagram account and the Scientology affiliated accounts on my Instagram Story and there have been some people who have been curious,” — Dylan Sprayberry
