{"id":4775171,"date":"2023-05-31T10:54:36","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T14:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/?p=4775171"},"modified":"2023-05-31T10:56:18","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T14:56:18","slug":"who-is-mason-thames","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/who-is-mason-thames-4775171\/","title":{"rendered":"Mason Thames: 5 Things About The Actor Playing Hiccup In Live-Action \u2018How To Train Your Dragon\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Get to know Mason Thames, the teenage actor who has been cast in the live-action adaptation of &#8216;How To Train Your Dragon&#8217; with Nico Parker.<\/h3>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-1\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mason Thames started acting when he was 11.<\/li>\n<li>His breakout role was the horror film\u00a0<em>The Black Phone<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>He&#8217;s been cast in the\u00a0<em>How To Train Your Dragon\u00a0<\/em>live-action film.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-2\"><strong><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/masonthamesofficial\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\"  >Mason Thames<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>is really making a name for himself in the film industry. The 15-year-old had his breakout role in the 2022 supernatural horror film\u00a0<em>The Black Phone <\/em>alongside\u00a0<a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/tag\/ethan-hawke\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\"  ><strong>Ethan Hawke<\/strong><\/a>. And now Mason is set to play Hiccup in the live-action adaption of <em>How To Train Your Dragon<\/em>. Mason is landing so many great opportunities, and the <em>How to Train Your Dragon<\/em> movie is really going to change his life. Here&#8217;s five key things you need to know about Mason.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5109804\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5109804\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5109804\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/mason-thames-5-things-to-know-ss-embed.jpg?resize=620%2C963\" alt=\"Mason Thames\" width=\"620\" height=\"963\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5109804\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mason Thames (Photo: Fati Sadou\/ABACAPRESS.COM\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Mason is joining the &#8216;How To Train Your Dragon&#8217; franchise.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2023\/05\/universals-how-to-train-your-dragon-mason-thames-nico-parker-1235382800\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\"  >Mason&#8217;s casting<\/a> in the\u00a0<em>How To Train Your Dragon\u00a0<\/em>live-action movie was announced May 30. He&#8217;s playing Hiccup while\u00a0<a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/the-last-of-us-tv-series-cast-4797361\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\"  ><em>The Last of Us <\/em><\/a>star <strong><a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2023\/01\/10\/thandiwe-newton-daughter-nico-parker-the-last-of-us-premiere-photos\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\"  >Nico Parker<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>is playing Astrid. The film is being directed <strong>Dean DeBlois<\/strong> and will be released March 14, 2025. The\u00a0<em>How To Train Your Dragon\u00a0<\/em>franchise already includes three animated movies featuring <strong>Jay Baruchel<\/strong>, <strong>Gerard Butler<\/strong>, <strong>America Ferrara<\/strong>, <strong>Jonah Hill<\/strong>, and <strong>Craig Ferguson<\/strong>. There&#8217;s also been five short films and several animated TV shows.<\/p>\n<h2>Mason played Finney in &#8216;The Black Phone&#8217;.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-4\">Mason&#8217;s character Finney is a middle schooler who gets bullied and harassed at school. While walking home one day, he&#8217;s abducted by The Grabbler (played by Ethan Hawke). From captivity, Finney discovers a disconnected black phone and is able to communicate with The Grabbler&#8217;s most recent victim, who Finney just so happens to know.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4775221\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4775221\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4775221\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mason-Thames-The-Black-Phone-embed-1.jpg?resize=620%2C413\" alt=\"Mason Thames\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4775221\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mason Thames in &#8216;The Black Phone&#8217; (Photo: Everett Collection)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>He&#8217;s new to acting.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-5\">Mason started acting when he was 11 years old, according to his <a  href=\"https:\/\/masonthames.com\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\"  >website<\/a>. In 2019, he landed the recurring role of the younger version of Danny Stevens in the popular Apple TV+ series\u00a0<em>For All Mankind<\/em>. The following year he was cast as Robbie Knievel for a limited series titled\u00a0<em>Evel<\/em>. The show, which was also set to star\u00a0<a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/tag\/milo-ventimiglia\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\"  ><strong>Milo Ventimiglia<\/strong><\/a> of\u00a0<a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2022\/05\/24\/how-did-this-is-us-end-rebecca-funeral-series-finale-recap\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\"  ><em>This Is Us<\/em><\/a>, was put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<h2>He studied ballet.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-6\">Mason&#8217;s website says that the talented teen studied ballet even before he started acting. He was chosen to perform with a professional International ballet company on tour for four years and was the youngest cast member.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4775278\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4775278\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4775278\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mason-Thames-The-Black-Phone-embed-2.jpg?resize=620%2C260\" alt=\"Mason Thames\" width=\"620\" height=\"260\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4775278\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mason Thames in &#8216;The Black Phone&#8217; (Photo: Everett Collection)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>He&#8217;s going to be in a thriller film.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-7\">Mason is set to star in the thriller film\u00a0<em>Boys of Summer\u00a0<\/em>as Noah Reed, a young boy who seeks help from a detective (played by <a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/tag\/mel-gibson\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\"  ><strong>Mel Gibson<\/strong><\/a>) to solve a mystery on Martha\u2019s Vineyard. <strong>Lorraine Bracco<\/strong>, <strong>Nora Zehetner<\/strong>, and <strong>Abby James Witherspoon<\/strong> also star. 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