Jason Maza (born 24 April 1986) is an

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, producer, director and screenwriter.

Career

Maza was accepted to the

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, but at that time, he was already working as an actor so decided not to attend. Although primarily an actor, Maza began work as a film producer in 2011, setting up Think Big Productions,. Since then he has produced 14 films. Titles include: '' 10x10'' starring

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, and ''

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'' for Lionsgate which grossed just shy of £4,000,000 at the UK Box Office. Maza cites

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as one of his favorite actors and biggest inspirations, "If you look what he has achieved, he started off as a working class British film actor to a big star in Hollywood. We’re from similar backgrounds as well as the same area so I suppose I can relate to him. If I have half the career he has I’ll be very happy". In 2017, Maza teamed up with

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, launching Unstoppable Film and Television as co-CEO, after working with him on the Universal Pictures Brit-comedy ''The Knot''. In 2018, Unstoppable joined the

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Group, forming Unstoppable Film & Television. As part of Unstoppable, in 2020, Maza produced and starred in a loose adaptation of ''

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'', entitled ''

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'' alongside

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and Rafferty Law.

Controversy

On 29 April 2021,

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published an article containing allegations of misconduct against 20 women by Clarke, which also claimed that Maza made at least four phone calls to the alleged victims in advance of the article's publication, expressing concerns that the publicity would ruin the business he and Clarke were running. Maza's lawyers described the calls as approaches to "friends in the industry". The

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investigated the allegations but declined to launch a formal investigation. Filming of

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’s British police-drama ''

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'', in which Maza was starring, was cancelled as a result of the allegations. Maza left production company Unstoppable Film and Television in August 2021 after being suspended earlier in the year.

Personal life

Maza lives in

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. His younger brother, Taylor, is also an actor.

Credits

Film

Television

Theatre

References

External links

Jason Maza homepage

Showreel
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