Quick Facts
Biography
Laurence Mason is an American stage, film and television actor. He is best known as Sammy Norino on the Fox drama Prison Break, Luis Sarria in the film Ali, Halpern White on the FX crime drama The Shield, and Earl, the chauffeur in the film The Lincoln Lawyer.
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 anda stint on One Life to Live. His first feature film was True Romance (under Tony Scott). Soon after, he landed a role in The Crow with the late Brandon Lee and Hackers along with Angelina Jolie. He has had recurring roles on The Shield and Prison Break.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Joey Breaker | Lester White | |
| 1993 | New York Cop | Danny Boy | |
| 1993 | True Romance | Floyd 'D' | |
| 1994 | The Crow | Tin Tin | |
| 1995 | Parallel Sons | Knowledge Johnson | |
| 1995 | The Keeper | Jordi | |
| 1995 | Hackers | Lord Nikon | |
| 1998 | Side Streets | Dennis | |
| 2001 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence | Tech Director | |
| 2001 | Behind Enemy Lines | Captain Glen Brandon | |
| 2001 | Ali | Luis Sarria | |
| 2004 | Fronterz | ||
| 2007 | The Take | Curtis Fellows | |
| 2009 | JoJo | JoJo | Short |
| 2009 | Public Enemies | Porter at Union Station | |
| 2010 | Detention | Officer Straw | Short |
| 2011 | The Lincoln Lawyer | Earl | |
| 2011 | Killer on the Loose | Short | |
| 2013 | Runner Runner | Governor | Uncredited |
| 2014 | Stitch | Pirino | |
| 2014 | Red Butterfly | Dutch Fred | |
| 2018 | City of Lies | Dunton |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Hardcore TV | Rastaman | |
| 1993 | Law & Order | Roach | Episode: "Born Bad" |
| 1994 | Lifestories: Families in Crisis | Sergio | Episode: "POWER:The Eddie Matos Story" |
| 1996 | New York Undercover | Cornell Walker | Episode: "Kill the Noise" |
| 1998 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Dennis Rigby | Episode: "Sins of the Father" |
| 2000 | Profiler | Billy | Episode: "House of Cards" |
| 2000 | Judging Amy | Johnson | Episode: "Zero Tolerance" |
| 2000 | The District | James Powerswell | Episode: "Dirty Laundry" |
| 2002 | JAG | Lt. Flavin | Episode: "Odd Man Out" |
| 2002 | First Monday | Episode: "Crime and Punishment" | |
| 1997, 2003 | NYPD Blue | Gordo / Crow Taylor | Episode: "Bad Rap" Episode "Bottoms Up" |
| 2004 | CSI: Miami | Maurice Dushamp | Episode: "Invasion" |
| 2005 | Threshold | Sheriff Fogel | Episode: " The Burning" |
| 2005–06 | The Shield | Halpern White | 8 episodes |
| 2007 | In Case of Emergency | Bill | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Burn Notice | Andre Dekker | Episode: "Unpaid Debts" |
| 2007–08 | Prison Break | Sammy Norino | 10 episodes |
| 2011 | Breakout Kings | Born Again Gangster | Episode: "Queen of Hearts" |
| 2012 | Prime Suspect | Frank | Episode: "Stuck in the Middle with You" |
| 2012 | The Good Wife | Jeremy Levitas | Episode: "Long Way Home" |
| 2012 | Person of Interest | Doctor | Episode: "Matsya Nyaya" |
| 2015 | Gotham | Detective Ben Mueller | Episode: "Under the Knife" |
| 2016 | Daredevil | Star | Episode: "The Dark at the End of the Tunnel" |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Shadow Watch | Archer | Voice |
| 2006 | Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent | Voice |
