Why the new Astrid actor looks so familiar

If you are a fan of “how to train your dragon”, you may be pleasantly surprised by the changes that the director Dean Deblois has made to the classic animated film of 2010 (which he also co -directed) for his live action remake. While Gerard Butler and The Night Fury Dragon Dragon Toothless interpret it once again in both films, Deblois obtains a lot of mileage from the new actors that he chooses to assume the roles. In addition to some famous welcome faces such as Nick Frost, Julian Dennison and Peter Serafinowicz, this version of “How to train your dragon” has a couple of new tracks in Mason Thames (playing the Dragon coach Hiccup) and Nico Parker, who portrays Astrid students.

While Parker may not be a star named in Hollywood, it is certainly not a total unknown. Although his career as an actor began in 2019, he has appeared in several high profile projects since then, which probably explains why he might seem so familiar. Most likely, you have seen Nico in something before “Httyd”, be it a fan of romantic comedies, science fiction thrillers, family movies or prestigious television. If you are a fan of the oldest movie and television, there is still an additional reason why you could recognize it, even if you have not seen their work before. Here, then, there are the reasons why Nico Parker of “How to train your dragon” look so familiar.

While most actors begin their careers that appear in small roles in dark films and shows, that has not been the case of Parker. His first credit is for “Dumbo” of 2019, the live action remake of the classic Disney movie, directed by Tim Burton. Nico plays Milly, the daughter of Holt Farrier (Colin Farrell), who is assigned to handle the elephants in a circus, which is how Milly, her family and others are wrapped in the difficult situation of the starting flying elephant. After that debut, Parker appeared as part of the cast of the “The Third Day” set, an HBO miniseries that did some ambitious things with its popular horror story, main among them a 12 -hour live broadcast event that told a part of the series in real time.

Next, Parker appeared in a small role in “Reminiscence” by Lisa Joy, a science fiction noir starring Hugh Jackman and Thandiwe Newton (more about her at one time). Although his role was also of short duration in the first season of “The Last of Us” of HBO, he still had a significant impact. Parker portrayed Sarah Miller, Joel’s daughter (Pedro Pascal), who meets a tragic destination and unforgettable at the beginning of the series. From there, Parker was chosen as the protagonist in the drama of the age of “Suncoast”, along with Laura Linney and Woody Harrelson. Earlier this year, he appeared in another secondary role in a franchise film, playing the Chloe nanny in “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy”. Although his turn as Astrid in “how to train his dragon” may be his most prominent role to date, he would have had difficulty seeing Parker see Parker on the screen at least once in recent years.

However, if you missed all the movies and series in which Nico Parker has appeared until “how to train your dragon”, you can still feel some punched of familiarity while you look at her. That could be because she is the daughter of actress Thandiwe Newton and filmmaker Ol Parker. Newton has been a memorable presence on the screens since the early 1990s, appearing in films such as “Interview with El Vampiro”, “Amado”, “Mission: Impossible 2”, “Crash”, “The Chronicles of Riddick” and “Solo: A Star Wars Story”. In 2022, he completed a seven -year race as leadership in “Westworld” of HBO and is due to the guest on “Wednesday” of Netflix at the end of this year. Meanwhile, Ol Parker has written several features, especially “The best hotel in the Marigold Exotic” and its sequel, “the second best Marigold Exotic hotel”, while also writes and directs the musical of the movie Smash “Mamma Mia!

Clearly, Nico Parker has a film pedigrí in his parents, and if his already impressive curriculum is something to happen, then he is on his way to combine and perhaps overcome it. At this time, the actress is filming “Poetic License”, the debut as director of actress Maude ApatowAnd if “how to train your dragon” is a success, then you can return as Astrid for a sequel in the near future. It doesn’t matter what it appears after that, one has the feeling that Nico Parker will be increasingly familiar to the public, enough for an article like this to be necessary.