Laurence Mason (born ) is an American stage, film and television actor. He is best known for his roles as Tin-Tin in the 1994 film The Crow, Lord Nikon in the 1995 film Hackers, Sammy Norino on the Fox drama Prison Break, Luis Sarria in the 2001 film Ali, Halpern White on the FX crime drama The Shield, and Earl Briggs, the chauffeur in the film The Lincoln Lawyer.
Early life Mason was born in the Bronx, New York City, to parents from Trinidad. As a youth, he was a member of the First All Children's Theater in Manhattan, the nation's first children's repertory company. Mason is a graduate of the High School of Performing Arts in Manhattan.
Career
He has performed in a number of productions at the Harold Clurman Theatre and the Nuyorican 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 YearTitleRoleNotes1993Joey BreakerLester White1993New York CopDanny Boy1993True Romance'Floyd D'1994The Crow Tin Tin1995Parallel SonsKnowledge Johnson1995The KeeperJordi1995Hackers Lord Nikon1998Side StreetsDennis2001A.I. Artificial IntelligenceTech Director2001Behind Enemy LinesCaptain Glen Brandon2001Ali Luis Sarria2004Fronterz2007The TakeCurtis Fellows2009JoJoJoJoShort2009Public EnemiesPorter at Union Station2010DetentionOfficer StrawShort2011The Lincoln LawyerEarl2011Killer on the LooseShort2013Runner Runner GovernorUncredited2014StitchPirino2014Red ButterflyDutch Fred2018City of LiesDunton2025Tin SoldierShinja John
Television YearTitleRoleNote1992Hardcore TVRastaman1993Law & OrderRoachEpisode: "Born Bad" 1994Lifestories: Families in CrisisSergioEpisode: "POWER:The Eddie Matos Story" 1996New York UndercoverCornell WalkerEpisode: "Kill the Noise" 1998Homicide: Life on the StreetDennis RigbyEpisode: "Sins of the Father" 2000ProfilerBillyEpisode: "House of Cards" 2000Judging AmyJohnsonEpisode: "Zero Tolerance" 2000The DistrictJames PowerswellEpisode: "Dirty Laundry" 2002JAGLt. FlavinEpisode: "Odd Man Out" 2002First MondayEpisode: "Crime and Punishment" 1997, 2003NYPD BlueGordo / Crow TaylorEpisode: "Bad Rap" Episode "Bottoms Up" 2004CSI: MiamiMaurice DushampEpisode: "Invasion" 2005ThresholdSheriff FogelEpisode: " The Burning" 2005–06The ShieldHalpern White8 episodes2007In Case of EmergencyBill2 episodes 2007Burn NoticeAndre DekkerEpisode: "Unpaid Debts" 2007–08Prison BreakSammy Norino10 episodes 2011Breakout KingsBorn Again GangsterEpisode: "Queen of Hearts" 2012Prime SuspectFrankEpisode: "Stuck in the Middle with You" 2012The Good WifeJeremy LevitasEpisode: "Long Way Home" 2012Person of Interest DoctorEpisode: "Matsya Nyaya" 2015Gotham Detective Ben MuellerEpisode: "Under the Knife" 2016DaredevilStarEpisode: "The Dark at the End of the Tunnel"
Video games YearTitleRoleNotes2000Shadow WatchArcherVoice2006Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double AgentVoice
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