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Julian Dennison
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Dennison in 2016
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| Born | (2002-10-26) 26 October 2002 (age 21)
Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
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| Education | Hutt International Boys' School |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2013–present |
Julian Dennison (born 26 October 2002) is a New Zealand actor. He debuted in the 2013 film Shopping, for which he won the English Film and Television Award for Best Supporting Actor.[1][2] He is known for his roles as Ricky Baker in Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016), the highest-grossing New Zealand film in history, as Russell "Firefist" CollinsinDeadpool 2 (2018), and as Belsnickel in The Christmas Chronicles 2. In 2021, Dennison starred as Josh Valentine in Godzilla vs. Kong.[3]
Dennison was born and raised in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. He is the third of a family of four children, and has a twin brother named Christian. Julian is of Māori descent and is a member of the Ngāti Hauā iwi (tribe), part of the Tainui tribal confederation. He attended Naenae Primary School, where he first auditioned, and got his first part in the 2013 film Shopping.[4] He was then cast in the Australian film Paper Planes (2015). He later attended Hutt International Boys' SchoolinUpper Hutt.
Dennison continued with acting and was given a role in an advertisement for the NZ Transport Agency to discourage driving under the influence of drugs. The public service announcement, which became an internet sensation in New Zealand and Australia,[5] was directed by Taika Waititi, who later asked Dennison to star in his film Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) without the need to audition. The film went on to become New Zealand's highest-grossing film to date, and was critically acclaimed.
Dennison played Russell Collins / Firefist in the 2018 film Deadpool 2. He was cast because of his Wilderpeople performance, and the friendship of Waititi with Deadpool's filmmakers.[6][7] In 2020, Dennison co-starred in The Christmas Chronicles 2, portraying Belsnickel and also voicing his elf form, and in 2021, he had a large supporting role in the monster sequel Godzilla vs. Kong.[3] In 2023, he was cast in the A24 film Y2K.[8]
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| 2013 | Shopping | Solomon | New Zealand Film Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2015 | Paper Planes | Kevin | |
| 2016 | Hunt for the Wilderpeople | Ricky Baker | New Zealand film and television awards 2017 for Best Actor |
| Chronesthesia[9] | Beni | ||
| 2018 | Deadpool 2 | Russell Collins / Firefist | |
| 2020 | The Christmas Chronicles 2 | Belsnickel | |
| 2021 | Godzilla vs. Kong | Josh Valentine | |
| TBA | Y2K | TBA | Filming |
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| 2016 | Funny Girls | Himself | |
| 2019–present | The Strange Chores | Pierce (voice) |
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