Mason was thirteen years old when a family friend encouraged him to audition for a role in the 2005 drama film
50 Ways of Saying Fabulous. Mason won the role of school bully Arch, and the film marked his first acting job. It also inspired him to pursue acting as a full-time career. That same year, he made a guest appearance in the mystery drama
Top of the Lake. Mason also appeared in the feature film
3 Mile Limit, which tells the story of pirate radio station
Radio Hauraki. Mason's character was introduced as a friend of established character
Darryl Braxton (
Steve Peacocke) in October 2014. Mason reprised his role as Ash in three feature length specials;
Home and Away: An Eye for an Eye (2015),
Home and Away: Revenge (2016), and
Home and Away: All or Nothing (2017). In 2017, Mason secured his first modelling job with underwear and clothing brand
Bonds. In April 2018, Mason confirmed that he had filmed his final scenes for
Home and Away, which aired later that year. That same year, he filmed the musical feature
Daffodils. The film, based on a stage play by Rochelle Bright, was released on 21 March 2019. Mason stars as Eric, alongside
Rose McIver as his love interest Rose, and singer
Kimbra. Mason also guested in episodes of
My Life Is Murder and
Barons. Mason appeared in the
Jane Campion's 2021 film
The Power of the Dog, followed by roles in the
Paramount+ series
One Night as Joey, and
Last Days of the Space Age. The following year, he appeared in the second season of
Black Snow and
The Survivors. He was also cast in the lead role of bank robber
Brenden Abbott (aka The Postcard Bandit) in the 2026
Binge drama series
Run. ==Filmography==