Mason Thames
☼ Born on 10 December 2007, in Dallas, Texas, USA
Biography
At just 17 years old, Mason Thames is already establishing himself as a sought-after young talent. He was most recently seen in the Universal feature, THE BLACK PHONE, starring alongside four-time Oscar nominee Ethan Hawke as Finney Blake, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy who's being held in a soundproof basement by a sadistic, masked killer (played by Hawke). When a disconnected phone on the wall starts to ring, he soon discovers that he can hear the voices of the murderer's previous victims - and they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn't happen to Finney. THE BLACK PHONE is directed by Scott Derrickson (DOCTOR STRANGE, SINISTER, THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE) and executive produced by Jason Blum of Blumhouse Productions.
Thames has recently finished filming the lead in the Universal feature HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, bringing to life the beloved character of "Hiccup" from the original animated movie, directed by Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders.
Fresh off the success of THE BLACK PHONE, Thames segued into the lead role in the Artists Road/Spyglass feature INCOMING. Directed by Dave and John Chernin, the comedy follows four incoming freshmen as they navigate the terrors of adolescence at their first-ever high school party. INCOMING releases on Netflix August 23rd, 2024.
Thames will next be seen starring opposite Oscar winning actor and director Mel Gibson in MONSTER SUMMER as Noah Reed in the coming-of-age adventure-thriller directed by David Henrie (Wizards
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of Waverly Place, THIS IS THE YEAR). The movie centers on Noah, who seeks the help from a detective (Gibson) to solve a mystery on Martha's Vineyard. The cast also includes Lorraine Bracco and Nora Zehetner. MONSTER SUMMER releases October 4th, 2024.
Thames began acting at 11 years old, but his love of performing started at an early age while studying ballet. He was selected to perform with a professional international ballet company with whom he toured for four years as the youngest cast member.
On the small screen, Thames recurred as Danny Stevens in the AppleTV+ original series For All Mankind. Additionally, he booked the role of Robbie Knievel opposite Milo Ventimiglia (This Is Us, Gilmore Girls) in the limited series Evel. Due to COVID-19, production was put on hold.
Thames is represented by WME and Brillstein Entertainment Partners.
In the role of actor
The Black Phone (23/06/2022)
A teenager kidnapped by a serial killer receives phone calls from the ghosts of the killer’s victims in The Black Phone. Finney (Mason Thames) is a 13-year-old boy who is bullied at school and subjected at home to violent outbursts by his alcoholic father, Terrance (Jeremy Davies). One day, Finney is taken after school by […]