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 ...

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 was a toddler living in Dallas when the original "How to Train Your Dragon" animated film was released. At around 7 years old, he dressed up as Hiccup, the film's main character, for ...

Mason Thames tells PEOPLE that he and his 'Regretting You' costar Mckenna Grace spent time together in Texas in July to ...

Mason Thames attends the premiere of "For All Mankind" in 2019. The Apple TV+ space drama marked the native Texan's first on-screen role.

Before the project's release, Mason Thames is reflecting on the "surreal" experience of taking on the role of Hiccup in the live-action adaptation of How to Train Your Dragon.