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Julian Bailey 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" Collins in Deadpool 2 (2018), and as Belsnickel in The Christmas Chronicles 2. Dennison has appeared in multiple commercials for companies including Gillette, Lynx and Air New Zealand. In 2021, Dennison made his first appearance in the MonsterVerse as Josh Valentine in Godzilla vs. Kong.[3]

Julian Dennison
Dennison in 2016
Born	Julian Bailey Dennison (2002-10-26) 26 October 2002 (age 20) Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Education	Hutt International Boys' School
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2013–present

Life and career

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 film Shopping (2013).[4] He was then cast in the Australian film Paper Planes (2015). He later attended Hutt International Boys' School in Upper 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]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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[8]	Beni
2018	Deadpool 2	Russell Collins / Firefist
2020	The Christmas Chronicles 2	Belsnickel
2021	Godzilla vs. Kong	Josh Valentine

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Funny Girls	Himself
2019–present	The Strange Chores	Pierce (voice)

References

External links

• Media related to Julian Dennison at Wikimedia Commons
• Julian Dennison on Facebook
• Julian Dennison at IMDb
• Julian Dennison at NZ on Screen

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[de] Julian Dennison

Julian Bailey Dennison (* 26. Oktober 2002 in Lower Hutt) ist ein neuseeländischer Schauspieler maorischer Abstammung.

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[es] Julian Dennison

Julian Bailey Dennison (Lower Hutt, 26 de octubre de 2002) es un actor neozelandés de cine y televisión.[1]

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