Known for Acting
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.
Born
October 26, 2002 (age 24)
Birthplace
Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Filmography
14 films, 5 shows
showing 13 of 14 films


How to Train Your Dragon
2025 · 2h 5m · US
On the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter enemies for generations, Hiccup stands apart, defying centuries of tradition when he befriends Toothless, a feared Night Fury dragon. Their unlikely bond reveals the true nature of dragons, challenging the very foundations of Viking society.


Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon
2025 · 21m · US
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the live-action film "How to Train Your Dragon," following writer and director Dean DeBlois' journey of reimagining the animated franchise and revealing the film's elaborate sets and filmmaking technology.


Y2K
2024 · 1h 31m · US
Two high school nobodies make the decision to crash the last major celebration before the new millennium on New Year's Eve 1999. The night becomes even crazier than they could have ever dreamed when the clock strikes midnight.


Uproar
2023 · 1h 50m · NZ
A 17 year-old student is forced to get off the fence he has actively sat on all his life to stand up for himself, his whanau (family) and his future in this heartwarming story of identity.


Godzilla vs. Kong
2021 · 1h 54m · US
In a time when monsters walk the Earth, humanity’s fight for its future sets Godzilla and Kong on a collision course that will see the two most powerful forces of nature on the planet collide in a spectacular battle for the ages.


The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
2020 · 1h 52m · US
Kate Pierce is reluctantly spending Christmas with her mom’s new boyfriend and his son Jack. But when the North Pole and Christmas are threatened to be destroyed, Kate and Jack are unexpectedly pulled into a new adventure with Santa Claus.


Once Upon a Deadpool
2018 · 1h 58m · US
A kidnapped Fred Savage is forced to endure Deadpool's PG-13 rendition of Deadpool 2, as a Princess Bride-esque story full of magic, wonder, and zero Fs.


Deadpool 2
2018 · 2h · US
Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool battles the evil and powerful Cable and other bad guys to save a boy's life.


Chronesthesia
2016 · 1h 32m · NZ
A romcom with a time-travel twist. Daniel Duncombe is not a committer. When he’s not working at a café or running to stay in shape, he’s perfectly happy to chill at home. Then he starts waking up from weird dreams to find cryptic messages scrawled on his bedroom window. Slowly it dawns on Daniel that the same mysterious force is guiding him into contact with a strange assortment of equally unattached strangers who intrude on his routine.


Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 · 1h 41m · NZ
Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced to put aside their differences and work together to survive.


Paper Planes
2014 · 1h 36m · AU
Dylan discovers he has a talent for making paper planes. He has a chance to compete in a world championship, but he'll have to face bullies and self-doubt to do so.


Blazed
2013 · 2m · NZ
Two cars, one day: directed by Taika Waititi, this extended public service announcement uses humour to address the dangers of motoring under the influence of marijuana. A trio of tamariki imitate their Dads’ stoned antics, driving home what’s at stake when getting behind the wheel while ‘blazed’.


Shopping
2013 · 1h 38m · AU
Living in New Zealand in 1981 amid high racial tension, Willie, a half-Samoan teenager, is coming into his own. With an unpredictable father, Willie spends most of his time working at a department store or taking care of his little brother, Solomon. A chance encounter at work with an eccentric and charming “shopper” named Bennie lures Willie into a world without rules. As Willie begins to find a place in Bennie’s reckless nest of criminals, Solomon grows increasingly vulnerable to their father’s violent tendencies.