How to Train Your Dragon Live-Action Movie Casts Ruth Codd

TikToker-turned-actress Ruth Codd has joined the cast of Universal’s live-action adaptation of DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon.

Dean DeBlois, who co-wrote and directed the original and revered trilogy, is steering the new feature, returning as writer, director and executive producer. Dragon is currently shooting in Ireland.

Codd joins Mason Thames (The Black Phone) and Nico Parker (The Last of Us), who are starring as Hiccup and Astrid, the young Viking teens who befriend dragons.

Gerard Butler, who voiced Stoick the Vast, the leader of the Viking clan and Hiccup’s father, is reprising his role in the flesh. Nick Frost is playing Gobber the Belch.

The cast also includes Julian Dennison (Deadpool 2), Gabriel Howell (Nightsleeper), Bronwyn James (Masters of the Air) and Harry Trevaldwyn (Ten Percent) .

Codd has been cast a Phlegma, a member of the Viking village. In the original animated movie, the character was voiced by Ashley Jensen.

Producing are Marc Platt, via his Universal-based Marc Platt Productions, as well as that company’s president, Adam Siegel. VP production Lexi Barta is overseeing the film on behalf of the studio. 

Universal has set a June 13, 2025, release date for the feature.

Codd became known for her personal videos that detailed her life with an amputated leg as well as anything that sprung to her mind. Amassing a significant following, she caught the attention of casting directors of Netflix’s horror show The Midnight Club, which was spearheaded by horror film and TV creator Mike Flanagan. She impressed with her acting debut, and Flanagan then cast her for his The Fall of the House of Usher series. She recently wrapped recurring roles in Chris O’Dowd’s Small Town Big Story for SkyTV and the Irish series The Dry.

Codd is repped by Hamilton Hodell and Authentic Talent & Literary Management.