George Mason is a New Zealand film and television actor. He secured his first role in the feature film50 Ways of Saying Fabulous when he was thirteen years old. After deciding to pursue acting full-time, Mason appeared as Regan Ames in Shortland Street in 2011, before making appearances in Tangiwai: A Love Story, Top of the Lake and 3 Mile Limit. In 2013, Mason starred as Ted Keegan in the fifth season of Go Girls and he had a supporting role in crime dramaThe Blue Rose. The following year, he joined the cast of Home and Away as Martin Ashford. In 2017, Mason left Home and Away to star in the musical feature film Daffodils.
Mason was thirteen years old when a family friend encouraged him to audition for a role in the 2005 drama film50 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. In 2011, Mason flew himself to Auckland from Arrowtown to audition for the recurring role of Regan Ames in the New Zealandmedical dramaShortland Street. Mason had a second audition and learned he had secured the part as he was boarding his flight home. He filmed his first scenes in February and made his first appearance as Regan on 15 April 2011. Mason described his character as "the new bad boy on the block." Mason had a small role in the television filmTangiwai: A Love Story, which dramatises the Tangiwai disaster. He followed this with a supporting role in the 2013 New Zealand crime drama The Blue Rose, alongside Antonia Prebble. 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 stationRadio Hauraki. Mason joined the cast of comedy-drama Go Girls in 2012. He attended around five auditions, before he was cast as the show's narrator, Ted Keegan, for the fifth season, which aired in 2013. When Go Girls was cancelled at the end of the season, Mason tried to find work in Los Angeles and Sydney. He then relocated to Melbourne, where he worked as a nanny and a labourer. Mason decided to contact fellow New Zealand actor Danielle Cormack and her agent secured him an audition for a Channel 7 pilot. The show was not picked up, but he was then asked to audition for the role of Martin "Ash" Ashford in the soap operaHome and Away. Mason's character was introduced as a friend of established character Darryl Braxton in October 2014. Mason has reprised his role as Ash in three feature length specials; ', ', and . In 2017, Mason secured his first modelling job with underwear and clothing brand Bonds. Mason began filming the musical feature Daffodils in February 2018. 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 confirmed that he had already filmed his final scenes for Home and Away, which aired later that year.
