Mason Thames has always been a ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ fan (like a huge fan) Thames watched the original 2010 animated film around age 5 and a couple of years later, he was dressing up as ...

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.

For Thames, beating out more than 300 other potential Hiccups to star in the live-action “How to Train Your Dragon” franchise — the first film is now in theaters, with a sequel to follow in ...