# Laurence Mason

Laurence Mason (born 1969 or 1970) 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

| 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 | Lord Nikon | |
| 1998 | Side Streets | Dennis | |
| 2001 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence | Tech Director | |
| 2001 | Behind Enemy Lines | Captain Glen 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 | |
| 2018 | City of Lies | Dunton | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Note |
| 1992 | Hardcore TV | Rastaman | |
| 1993 | Law & Order | Roach | Episode: "Born Bad" |
| 1994 | Lifestories: Families in Crisis | Sergio | Episode: "POWER:The Eddie Matos Story" |
| 1996 | New York Undercover | Cornell Walker | Episode: "Kill the Noise" |
| 1998 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Dennis Rigby | Episode: "Sins of the Father" |
| 2000 | Profiler | Billy | Episode: "House of Cards" |
| 2000 | Judging Amy | Johnson | Episode: "Zero Tolerance" |
| 2000 | The District | James Powerswell | Episode: "Dirty Laundry" |
| 2002 | JAG | Lt. Flavin | Episode: "Odd Man Out" |
| 2002 | First Monday | | Episode: "Crime and Punishment" |
| 1997, 2003 | NYPD Blue | Gordo / Crow Taylor | Episode: "Bad Rap" Episode "Bottoms Up" |
| 2004 | CSI: Miami | Maurice Dushamp | Episode: "Invasion" |
| 2005 | Threshold | Sheriff Fogel | Episode: " The Burning" |
| 2005–06 | The Shield | Halpern White | 8 episodes |
| 2007 | In Case of Emergency | Bill | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Burn Notice | Andre Dekker | Episode: "Unpaid Debts" |
| 2007–08 | Prison Break | Sammy Norino | 10 episodes |
| 2011 | Breakout Kings | Born Again Gangster | Episode: "Queen of Hearts" |
| 2012 | Prime Suspect | Frank | Episode: "Stuck in the Middle with You" |
| 2012 | The Good Wife | Jeremy Levitas | Episode: "Long Way Home" |
| 2012 | Person of Interest | Doctor | Episode: "Matsya Nyaya" |
| 2015 | Gotham | Detective Ben Mueller | Episode: "Under the Knief" |
| 2016 | Daredevil | Star | Episode: "The Dark at the End of the Tunnel" |

### Video games

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