Who is Tuffnut in How to Train Your Dragon?

Tuffnut LaVerne Thorston, more commonly known by the name Tuff or Tuffnut, is one of the characters in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise.

How to Train Your Dragon is an animated fantasy series created by the DreamWorks Animation production house and directed by Dean DeBlois. The series has 3 parts to its name starting back in 2010 and having its last movie in 2019. The movie is based on the era of Vikings who spent time on voyages, discovering new lands, and encountering dragons who they initially thought were dangerous species who only knew how to hunt.

The story of How To Train Your Dragon centers around the protagonist Hiccup who was brought up in the Viking village of Berk and is the son of the village chieftain, Stoick the Vast. Unlike the others in the village, Hiccup is quite lean and weak, but he makes up for it with his willpower, courage, and intelligence. Hiccup, in his desire to prove that he is strong, shoots down a Night Fury, a rare dragon, during a dragon raid. Initially, it took him a lot of courage, but Hiccup managed to befriend him and named him Toothless, making the dragon one of his closest friends in the series.

Who is Tuffnut in How to Train Your Dragon?

Tuffnut is a member of the Hairy Hooligan Tribe and one of the supporting characters in the How To Train Your Dragon franchise. He is the fraternal twin of Ruffnut Thorston and is most of the time bickering and fighting with her. While it is not mentioned much in the series, Tuffnut is the dominant one out of the two siblings, and throughout the movies, the twins have never backed down from causing trouble in any given situation.

The twins have their own dragon which is a Hideous Zippleback species dragon going by the names Barf and Belch. While he does enjoy troubling his sister to the core, he cannot stand someone else hurting her. Tuffnuts is one of the main companions to Hiccup and his crew and is a perfect distraction when needed. He also provides great combat tactics on the battlefield.

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Who has given the voice for Tuffnut in How to Train Your Dragon?

The voice for Tuffnut is provided by actor Todd Joseph Miller. The actor better known as T.J. Miller is highly known for portraying the role of Erlich Bachman in the HBO sitcom Silicon, and the side character Weasel in the superhero movie franchise Deadpool. The actor started his career as a stand-up comedian in Chicago and bagged his first role as an actor back in 2007 with the role of Marmaduke Brooker in the sitcom Carpoolers. The actor is also known for appearing in other movies and television shows like Get Him to the Greek (2010), Our Idiot Brother (2011), Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012), The Stand-In (2020), How to Rock (2012), The Gorburger Show (2012-2013), Family Guy (2015) and many more.