Mason Thames has always had a special connection to How to Train Your Dragon. "That was my childhood, growing up with those movies," the actor, now 17, tells PEOPLE.

Mason Thames may be leading the new How to Train Your Dragon movie — but he’s been a fan since day one. “That was my childhood, growing up with those movies,” the 17-year-old actor tells ...

After a breakout role in "The Black Phone," rising star Mason Thames pulls from his childhood fandom for new movie "How to Train Your Dragon." ...

After a breakout role in "The Black Phone," rising star Mason Thames pulls from his childhood fandom for new movie "How to Train Your Dragon." ...

Mason Thames opened up about how he landed on the role of Hiccup Haddock from How to Train Your Dragon.Directed by Dean DeBlois, the upcoming live action adaptation is based on 15-year-old Viking ...

The How to Train Your Dragon live-action star Mason Thames explains why he did not try to match original actor Jay Baruchel's voice in the new movie.

Mason Thames has always had a special connection to How to Train Your Dragon. "That was my childhood, growing up with those movies," the actor, now 17, tells PEOPLE.

In-flight entertainment has changed the course of Mason Thames’ life. Thames inherited the role that Jay Baruchel voiced in DeBlois’ three animated films throughout the 2010s, and it couldn ...

Mason Thames was very, very nervous. The actor, then 15 years old, had arrived in London for another round of auditions on his quest to land the lead role in Universal’s live-action adaptation ...