Laurence Mason is an American stage, film and television actor. He is best known for his roles as Tin-Tin in the 1994 film ''

The Crow The Crow is a supernatural superhero comic book series created by James O'Barr revolving around the titular character of the same name. The series, which was originally created by O'Barr as a means of dealing with the death of his fiancée at t ...

'', Lord Nikon in the 1995 film ''

Hackers A hacker is a person skilled in information technology who uses their technical knowledge to achieve a goal or overcome an obstacle, within a computerized system by non-standard means. Though the term ''hacker'' has become associated in popu ...

'', Sammy Norino on the

Fox Foxes are small to medium-sized, omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. They have a flattened skull, upright, triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail (or ''brush''). Twelve sp ...

drama ''

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'',

Luis Sarria Luis Sarria (1911-1991) was a Cuban-American boxer who went on to become a trainer, masseur, and cutman. He was born on October 29, 1911 in Cumanayagua, Cuba, and died on November 19, 1991. He was posthumously inducted into the Florida Boxing Hall o ...

in the 2001 film ''

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'', Halpern White on the FX crime drama '' The Shield'', and Earl Briggs, the chauffeur in the film ''

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''.

Career

Mason 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

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. His first feature film was ''

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'' (under

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). Soon after, he landed a role in ''

'' with the late

Brandon Lee Brandon Bruce Lee (February 1, 1965 – March 31, 1993) was an American actor and martial artist. Establishing himself as a rising action star in the early 1990s, he landed his breakthrough role as Eric Draven in the dark fantasy film ''The ...

and ''Hackers'' along with Angelina Jolie. He has had recurring roles on '' The Shield'' and ''

''.

Filmography

Television

Video games

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