Julian Dennison

Known for

Acting

Born

October 26, 2002 (age 23)

Birthplace

Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

Biography

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.

Best known work

Deadpool 2

2018

Godzilla vs. Kong

2021

How to Train Your Dragon

2025

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

2016

The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two

2020

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

2021

Once Upon a Deadpool

2018

Y2K

2024

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

Paper Planes

2014

Filmography

TBA
Just Picture It
2027
How to Train Your Dragon 2
as Fishlegs
2025
How to Train Your Dragon
as Fishlegs
2025
Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon
as Self
2024
Y2K
as Danny
2023
Uproar
as Josh Waaka
2021
Star Wars: The Bad BatchTV
as Deke / Stak (voice) (1 episode)
2021
Godzilla vs. Kong
as Josh Valentine
2020
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
as Belsnickel
2019
The Strange ChoresTV
as Pierce (voice) (26 episodes)
2019
A Little Late with Lilly SinghTV
as Self (1 episode)
2018
Once Upon a Deadpool
as Firefist
2018
Deadpool 2
as Firefist
2016
Chronesthesia
as Beni
2016
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
as Ricky
2014
Paper Planes
as Kevin
2013
Blazed
2013
Aroha BridgeTV
as Tapi (voice) (5 episodes)
2013
Shopping
as Solomon
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!TV
as Self - Guest (1 episode)