Early life and education

Mason was born in the Bronx, New York. He was recruited by All Children's Theatre at age 10, taking on roles in Broadway and off-Broadway musicals. He enrolled in the Performing Arts High School (Fame) in NYC and later college at State University of New York at Purchase.

Career

Mason performed in a number of productions at the Harold Clurman Theatre and the Nuyerican Poets Café, including appearing in commercials, hip hop music videos, voice over work and a stint on One Life to Live. His first feature film was True Romance (under Tony Scott). Soon after, he landed a role in The Crow with the late Brandon Lee and Hackers along with Angelina Jolie. He has had recurring roles on The Shield and Prison Break.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Joey Breaker	Lester White
1993	New York Cop	Danny Boy
1993	True Romance	Floyd 'D'
1994	The Crow	Tin Tin
1995	Parallel Sons	Knowledge Johnson
1995	The Keeper	Jordi
1995	Hackers	Nikon
1998	Side Streets	Dennis
2001	A.I. Artificial Intelligence	Tech Director
2001	Behind Enemy Lines	Brandon
2001	Ali	Luis Sarria
2004	Fronterz
2007	The Take	Curtis Fellows
2009	JoJo	JoJo	Short
2009	Public Enemies	Porter at Union Station
2010	Detention	Officer Straw	Short
2011	The Lincoln Lawyer	Earl
2011	Killer on the Loose		Short
2013	Runner Runner	Governor	Uncredited
2014	Stitch	Pirino
2014	Red Butterfly	Dutch Fred

Television

Year	Title	Role	Note
1992	Hardcore TV	Rastaman
1993	Law & Order	Roach	Episode: "Born Bad" (4.09)
1994	Lifestories: Families in Crisis	Sergio	Episode: "POWER:The Eddie Matos Story" (1.13)
1996	New York Undercover	Cornell Walker	Episode: "Kill the Noise" (3.06)
1998	Homicide: Life on the Street	Dennis Rigby	Episode: "Sins of the Father" (6.10)
2000	Profiler	Billy	Episode: "House of Cards" (4.16)
2000	Judging Amy	Johnson	Episode: "Zero Tolerance" (2.01)
2000	The District	James Powerswell	Episode: "Dirty Laundry" (1.02)
2002	JAG	Lt. Flavin	Episode: "Odd Man Out" (7.14)
2002	First Monday		Episode: "Crime and Punishment" (1.04)
1997, 2003	NYPD Blue	Gordo / Crow Taylor	Episode: "Bad Rap" (4.19) Episode "Bottoms Up" (10.13)
2004	CSI: Miami	Maurice Dushamp	Episode: "Invasion" (2.16)
2005	Threshold (TV series)	Sheriff Fogel	Episode: " The Burning" (1.04)
2005- 2006	The Shield	Halpern White	8 episodes
2007	In Case of Emergency	Bill	2 episodes (1.06, 1.08)
2007	Burn Notice	Andre Dekker	Episode: "Unpaid Debts" (1.06)
2007- 2008	Prison Break	Sammy	10 episodes
2011	Breakout Kings	Born Again Gangster	Episode: "Queen of Hearts" (1.05)
2012	Prime Suspect	Frank	Episode: "Stuck in the Middle with You" (1.13)
2012	The Good Wife	Jeremy Levitas	Episode: "Long Way Home" (3.17)
2012	Person of Interest	Doctor	Episode: "Matsya Nyaya" (1.20)
2015	Gotham	Detective Ben Mueller	Episode: "Under the Knife" (1.20)

Video Games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Shadow Watch	Archer	Voice
2006	Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent		Voice

[ Source: Wikipedia ]