Gerard Butler, Nico Parker, and more have been cast in the live action remake of 'How to Train Your Dragon.' Here's who's playing who in the 2025 film.
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See who’s playing who in the How to Train Your Dragon live-action film
Gerard Butler, Nick Frost, and more are putting on their viking caps for the live-action remake of the DreamWorks classic.
By
Wesley Stenzel
Published on March 4, 2024
A new
How to Train Your Dragon is getting ready to take flight — in live action.
Following the recent wave of live action remakes of animated Disney projects — some of which, like
Beauty and the Beast and
Aladdin, have grossed over $1 billion at the global box office — Universal is producing the very first live action remake of a DreamWorks animated movie. Dean DeBlois, who directed the original 2010
How to Train Your Dragon, will helm the live action remake, currently set to release on June 13, 2025.
Here's who’s playing who in the live action
How to Train Your Dragon.
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Mason Thames as Hiccup
Mason Thames and Hiccup from 'How to Train Your Dragon'.
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Mason Thames, who led
The Black Phone alongside
Ethan Hawke, is set to play protagonist Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, a young blacksmith apprentice who befriends the dangerous dragon Toothless despite the wishes of his father, the village chief.
Jay Baruchel voiced Hiccup in the animated movies.
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Nico Parker as Astrid
Nico Parker and Astrid in 'How to Train Your Dragon'.
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Dumbo and
The Last of Us star
Nico Parker will portray Astrid Hofferson, Hiccup’s spunky love interest. Astrid was voiced by
America Ferrera in the animated trilogy. Parker is the daughter of
Thandiwe Newton and
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again director
Ol Parker.
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Gerard Butler as Stoick
Gerard Butler and Stoick in 'How To Train Your Dragon'.
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300 and
Olympus Has Fallen star
Gerard Butler will play Stoick the Vast, the courageous leader of Berk and the distant father of Hiccup. Butler also voiced Stoick in the animated movies, and he’s the only cast member to date to reprise his role from the original movies in live action.
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Nick Frost as Gobber
Nick Frost.
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Nick Frost, star of
Hot Fuzz and
Shaun of the Dead, is set to play Gobber the Belch, the village blacksmith who mentors Hiccup and his friends in their dragon-training escapades.
Craig Ferguson provided the voice of Gobber in the original movie.
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Julian Dennison as Fishlegs
Julian Dennison and Fishlegs in 'How to Train Your Dragon'.
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Julian Dennison, who made waves in
Hunt for the Wilderpeople and later starred in blockbusters like
Deadpool 2 and
Godzilla vs. Kong, will portray Fishlegs Ingerman, an earnest young dragon lover who’s friendly with Hiccup. Christopher Mintz-Plasse voiced Fishlegs in the animated films.
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Gabriel Howell as Snotlout
Gabriel Howell and Snotlout in 'How to Train Your Dragon'.
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Gabriel Howell, who previously appeared in the Netflix series
Bodies, is set to portray Snotlout Jorgenson, one of Hiccup’s more antagonistic and arrogant acquaintances.
Jonah Hill voiced Snotlout in the animated movies.
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Bronwyn James as Ruffnut
Bronwyn James and Ruffnut in 'How to Train Your Dragon'.
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Bronwyn James, who appeared in
The Dig and
Lockwood & Co. on Netflix, will play Ruffnut Thorston, one-half of a duo of irritating twins that trains dragons alongside Hiccup and Astrid.
Kristen Wiig provided the original voice of Ruffnut.
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Harry Trevaldwyn as Tuffnut
Harry Trevaldwyn and Tuffnut in 'How to Train Your Dragon'.
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Harry Trevaldwyn, whose previous projects include
The Bubble and
The King, will portray Tuffnut Thorston, the other half of the aforementioned twin duo. Tuffnut was voiced by
T.J. Miller in the animated movies.
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Ruth Codd as Phlegma
Ruth Codd and Phlegma in 'How to Train Your Dragon'.
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EW can confirm that Ruth Codd, a TikTok-star-turned-actress who made a memorable appearance in
The Fall of the House of Usher, will play Phlegma the Fierce, a female villager in Berk. Ashley Jensen voiced Phlegma in the original film.
