Henry Bolan

Henry Bolan, a Canadian performer from Uxbridge, Ontario, began voice acting in his early years through local stage productions before transitioning to animation. Best known for voicing Jett in Super Wings (Season 7 onward) and Ryder in PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie (2026), he secured that lead role after beating out over 800 auditioners across North America. At 13, he ranks among animation's most notable young leads.

Henry Bolan’s Breakout Run in Children’s Animation

At an age when most kids are focused on school clubs and weekend football matches, Henry Bolan was recording dialogue for one of the most commercially successful animated franchises on the planet. The Uxbridge, Ontario-born performer secured the role of Jett the energetic red jet plane at the center of Super Wings starting with Season 7 of the long-running series in 2025, becoming the fifth English-language voice to take on the character. That entry point into animation set the stage for what followed.

PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie and the Road to Ryder

Spin Master’s casting call for the third PAW Patrol theatrical film drew over 800 child auditions from across Canada and the United States. Bolan, then 13, recorded his submission from home after learning of the opportunity through his agent a detail that speaks to how established his presence in the industry already was. He landed the part of Ryder, the human leader of the rescue pup team, replacing Finn Lee-Epp from the previous film.

The ensemble around him for PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie (2026) includes McKenna Grace, Terry Crews, Jameela Jamil, Jennifer Hudson, Snoop Dogg, Paris Hilton, and Bill Nye a lineup that underscores the scale of the production Bolan stepped into. His mother, professional actress Jenny Young, managed the logistical demands of regular recording sessions in Toronto, including concerns about vocal changes mid-production that ultimately did not materialize.

Bolan’s process on the film differed from his earlier work: on PAW Patrol, he recorded dialogue first and the animators matched visuals to his performance, giving him more interpretive freedom than productions where voice work must sync to pre-drawn animation.

Stage Work and Early Training

Before microphones and recording booths, Bolan built his performance instincts on stage. Local productions including Anne of Avonlea, Beauty and the Beast, and Shrek the Musical came before he hit his teens. A professional stage credit in Full Light of Day arrived when he was just seven years old. That theatrical foundation learning to inhabit a character completely rather than simply reading lines carried directly into his animation work.

He holds membership in the film and television union and continues to pursue stage auditions alongside his screen career, with his mother maintaining a deliberate boundary: his face will not appear on screen while he is still a schoolboy.