Mercedes Mason
Mason at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con International
Born
Mercedes Masöhn

1982 or 1983 (age 40–41)[1]
Linköping, Sweden
CitizenshipSweden
United States
OccupationActress
Years active2004–present
Spouse
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(m. 2014)​
[2]
Children2

Mercedes Mason (formerly Masöhn; born 1982/1983) is a Swedish-born American actress and former model. She is known for playing the role of Zondra in the television series Chuck, and as Isabel Zambada[3][4] in the procedural drama The Finder.[5] 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), 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 also played Captain Zoe Anderson in ABC Police crime drama The Rookie.

Early life

Mason was born in Linköping, Sweden,[6] and grew up in the neighborhood of Ryd, Linköping. Her family had emigrated from Iran. She has one sister.[7] She moved to the United States with her family at the age of 12 and was raised around the Chicago area.[1]

Career

Mason started her career as Mercedes Masöhn on television with 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 of 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 took part in various movies in minor or supporting roles.

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,[8] the female lead in the series' backdoor pilot which was the 19th episode of Season 6 of Bones.[9] She also co-starred on the ABC supernatural drama series 666 Park Avenue in 2012, which was canceled midway through its season.[10][11]

In spring 2014, she debuted her role of DEA Special Agent Talia Del Campo on the CBS series NCIS: Los Angeles, which has since become a recurring role, appearing in seven episodes from 2014 to 2022. In August 2015, Mason debuted in her role as Ofelia Salazar, on the Walking Dead companion series Fear the Walking Dead.[12] In 2018, she played the role of Captain Zoe Andersen in the first season of the ABC series The Rookie.

Personal life

Mason married David Denman in September 2014.[13][14][15] Their first child was born on 10 January 2018, a son named Caius Kane.[16] Their second child, Sagan Cyrus, was born in May 2021. Mason came out as bisexual in December 2019.[17]

Mason is a naturalized U.S. citizen, having taken the citizenship test in April 2016.[6]

Mason speaks English, French, Spanish, and Persian;[18] on the Swedish talk show Skavlan on 30 September 2016, she said that she no longer speaks Swedish but understands it.[19]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2006 The Break-Up Goblet Girl Uncredited[20]
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
2017 What the Night Can Do Tasha Cole
2020 Love by Drowning Kazz Martin
2023 Little Dixie Julie Reed

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
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 Anderson 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"

References

  1. ^ a b "Hon är Hollywoods nya svenska stjärna". Expressen. 22 April 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Security Check Required". Facebook. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  3. ^ Lesley Goldberg (20 July 2011) "'The Finder' Locates Female Lead", The Hollywood Reporter
  4. ^ Matt Webb Mitovich (19 July 2011) "Exclusive: Fox's The Finder Recruits Chuck Badass, Teen Newcomer", TVLine
  5. ^ Cast Biography, FOX Broadcasting Company Official Website, The Finder Archived 7 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  6. ^ a b "Mercedes Mason's Citizenship Test". Jimmy Kimmel Live. 26 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Can Tannaz Hazemi Kick It?". www.theaesthete.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  8. ^ Matt Webb Mitovich (19 July 2011). "Mitovich, Matt Webb. "Exclusive: Fox's The Finder Recruits Chuck Badass, Teen Newcomer", TVLine, Tuesday, July 19, 2011". Tvline.com. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  9. ^ "Ng, Philiana. "'Bones' Spinoff Loses Saffron Burrows", The Hollywood Reporter, Wednesday, May 25, 2011". The Hollywood Reporter. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  10. ^ Matt Webb Mitovich (8 March 2012). "Pilot News: The Finder's Mercedes Masöhn, Tree Hill's Robert Buckley Join 666 Park Avenue". TVLine. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  11. ^ Catriona Wightman (8 March 2012). "'The Finder' Mercedes Masohn, 'Tree Hill' star join '666 Park Avenue'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  12. ^ Brandon Davis (5 August 2015). "Exclusive Interview: Fear The Walking Dead's Mercedes Mason". ComicBook.com. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  13. ^ "The Finder Cast And Character Biographies: Mercedes Masöhn (as Deputy U.S. Marshal Isabel Zambada)". tv3.co.nz. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  14. ^ "Mercedes Masöhn Biography". tvguide.com. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  15. ^ "David Denman's verified Twitter Account". twitter.com. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  16. ^ "Mercedes Mason and David Denman Welcome Son Caius Kane". people.com. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  17. ^ "Mercedes Mason Actress on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022.[user-generated source]
  18. ^ It's Eric Nagel, Mercedes Mason Interview 4/29/16.[1]
  19. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Skavlan with Paul Simon, Jens Stoltenberg, Mercedes Mason & Dr Helen Fisher | SVT/NRK/Skavlan". YouTube.
  20. ^ "The Break-Up (2006) - IMDb". IMDb.

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