# Mercedes Mason

Mercedes Mason (born Mercedes Masöhn; 3 March 1982) is a Swedish-American actress and former model. She is known for playing the role of Zondra in the television series Chuck, and Isabel Zambada in the procedural drama The Finder. She also starred in the 2011 American horror film Quarantine 2: Terminal, portrayed Louise Leonard in the supernatural drama series 666 Park Avenue (2012–2013), played Talia Del Campo in NCIS: Los Angeles, and was a regular on AMC's television series Fear the Walking Dead from 2015 to 2017. In 2018 she played Captain Zoe Andersen in ABC Police crime drama The Rookie.

## Early life

Mason was born in 1982 in Linköping, Sweden, and grew up in the neighborhood of Ryd. Her family had emigrated from Iran. She has one sister. She moved to the United States with her family at the age of 12 and was raised in the Chicago area.

## Career

Mason started her career as Mercedes Masöhn on television called the Guyattwith a minor one-episode role in the daytime soap opera One Life to Live in 2005; she returned to the series for two episodes in 2006 as the character Neery. From 2008 to 2011, Mason had various one-episode appearances in series such as NCIS, CSI: NY and Castle. She had her main role debut in film as Jenny in Quarantine 2: Terminal, the 2011 found footage horror movie sequel to Quarantine. Prior to that, she appeared in minor roles in The Break-Up (2006) and Red Sands (2009). In 2011, she also starred in the drama film Three Veils. Throughout the following years, Mason played minor or supporting roles in various movies.
In 2012, Mason was one of two lead actresses in The Finder during its lone season. She played Deputy U.S. Marshal Isabel Zambada, the romantic interest of title character Walter Sherman (Geoff Stults). Both she and Maddie Hasson filled the void left by the departure of Saffron Burrows, the female lead in the series' backdoor pilot which was the 19th episode of Season 6 of Bones. She also co-starred on the ABC supernatural drama series 666 Park Avenue in 2012, which was canceled midway through its season.
In the spring of 2014, Mason debuted her role of DEA Special Agent Talia Del Campo on the CBS series NCIS: Los Angeles, appearing in seven episodes from 2014 to 2022. In August 2015, she debuted in her role as Ofelia Salazar, on the Walking Dead companion series Fear the Walking Dead. In 2018, she played Captain Zoe Andersen in the first season of the ABC series The Rookie.

## Personal life

In 2010, Mason started dating actor David Denman; the couple married in 2014. Their first child was born on 10 January 2018, a son named Caius Kane. Their second child, Sagan Cyrus, was born in May 2021.
Mason came out as bisexual in December 2019.
Mason is a naturalized U.S. citizen, having taken the citizenship test in April 2016.
Mason speaks English, French, Spanish, and Farsi. On the Norwegian talk show Skavlan on 30 September 2016, she said that she no longer speaks Swedish but understands it.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | The Break-Up | Goblet Girl | Uncredited |
| 2009 | Red Sands | Arab Woman | |
| 2011 | Quarantine 2: Terminal | Jenny | |
| 2011 | Three Veils | Leila | |
| 2012 | General Education | Bebe Simmons | |
| 2013 | Slightly Single in L.A. | Stacey | |
| 2014 | Sniper: Legacy | Sanaa Malik | |
| 2015 | Ana Maria in Novela Land | Ana Gloria | Film credits as Mercedes Mason from here on |
| 2020 | What the Night Can Do | Tasha Cole | |
| 2020 | Love by Drowning | Kazz Martin | |
| 2023 | Little Dixie | Julie Reed | |
| 2024 | Guns & Moses | Liat Rosner | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005–2006 | One Life to Live | Neely / Red Cross Nurse | 3 episodes |
| 2008 | Entourage | Kara | Episode: "Return to Queens Blvd." |
| 2009 | The Law | Theresa Ramirez | Unsold television pilot |
| 2009 | The Closer | Katherine Ortega | Episode: "Blood Money" |
| 2009 | NCIS | Police Officer Heather Kincaid | Episode: "Truth or Consequences" |
| 2009–2010 | Three Rivers | Vanessa | 4 episodes |
| 2009 | CSI: NY | Frankie Tyler | Episode: "It Happened to Me" |
| 2010 | Castle | Marina Casillas | Episode: "He's Dead, She's Dead" |
| 2010 | All Signs of Death | Soledad | Unsold television pilot |
| 2011 | Traffic Light | Sherry | Episode: Pilot |
| 2011 | Chuck | Zondra | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | The Finder | Deputy U.S. Marshal Isabel Zambada | Main role |
| 2012 | Common Law | Ellen Sandoval | 2 episodes |
| 2012–2013 | 666 Park Avenue | Louise Leonard | Main role |
| 2014–2022 | NCIS: Los Angeles | DEA agent Talia Del Campo | Recurring role, 7 episodes |
| 2014 | Californication | Amy Taylor Walsh | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Anger Management | Maggie | 2 episodes; TV credits as Mercedes Mason from here on |
| 2015 | The Astronaut Wives Club | Dot Bingham | Episode: "Flashpoint" |
| 2015 | White City | Lizzie Ghaffari | Television film |
| 2015–2017 | Fear the Walking Dead | Ofelia Salazar | Main role (seasons 1–3) |
| 2017 | Doubt | Elena Garcia | Episode: "Clean Burn" |
| 2018–2019, 2021 | The Rookie | Captain Zoe Andersen | Main role (season 1); guest role (season 3) |
| 2019 | How to Get Away with Murder | Cora Duncan | 3 episodes |
| 2019–2020 | The L Word: Generation Q | Lena | 4 episodes |
| 2021 | American Horror Stories | Michelle | Episode: "Game Over" |