The 13-year-old New Zealander, who stars with Neill in Hunt For The Wilderpeople, said he'd never heard of the Emmy-nominated actor - and even fell asleep watching his most famous film.
Actors Julian Dennison and Sam Neill in a scene from Taika Waititi's film, Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
He explained to hosts Matt Baker and Alex Jones: "I was asked if I wanted to get into the film and I said yes.