Julian Dennison

Julian Dennison is a film child actor from New Zealand, best known for his roles as Ricky Baker in Hunt for the Wilderpeople, the highest-grossing New Zealand film in history, and as Russell Collins a.k.a. "Firefist" in Deadpool 2.

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Known For

How to Train Your Dragon

2025 • as Fishlegs

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

2019 • as Self

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

2021 • as Deke / Stak (voice)

Deadpool 2

2018 • as Firefist

Godzilla vs. Kong

2021 • as Josh Valentine

Paper Planes

2014 • as Kevin

Filmography

2027

How to Train Your Dragon 2

as Fishlegs

Movie - Released: 6/10/2027

2025

How to Train Your Dragon

as Fishlegs

Movie - Released: 6/6/2025

Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon

as Self

Movie - Released: 6/6/2025

2024

Y2K

as Danny

Movie - Released: 12/6/2024

2023

Uproar

as Josh Waaka

Movie - Released: 10/5/2023

2021

Godzilla vs. Kong

as Josh Valentine

Movie - Released: 3/24/2021

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

as Deke / Stak (voice)

TV - Released: 5/4/2021

2020

The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two

as Belsnickel

Movie - Released: 11/18/2020

2019

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

as Self

TV - Released: 9/16/2019

The Strange Chores

as Pierce (voice)

TV - Released: 10/31/2019

2018

Deadpool 2

as Firefist

Movie - Released: 5/15/2018

Once Upon a Deadpool

as Firefist

Movie - Released: 12/11/2018

2016

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

as Ricky

Movie - Released: 1/22/2016

Chronesthesia

as Beni

Movie - Released: 7/29/2016

2014

Paper Planes

as Kevin

Movie - Released: 8/10/2014

2013

Shopping

as Solomon

Movie - Released: 1/18/2013

Blazed

Movie - Released: 9/13/2013

Aroha Bridge

as Tapi (voice)

TV - Released: 5/23/2013

Unknown

Movie

Just Picture It

Movie