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Mason Gooding

Mason Gooding (born November 14, 1996) is an American actor. The son of actor Cuba Gooding Jr., he had a recurring role in the television series Ballers (2018) and a starring role in the teen drama series Love, Victor (2020–2022). He has also appeared in the films Booksmart (2019) and Fall (2022), and portrayed Chad Meeks-Martin in Scream (2022), Scream VI (2023), and is set to reprise the role in Scream 7 (2026).

Mason Gooding
Born (1996-11-14) November 14, 1996 (age 28)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2016–present
FatherCuba Gooding Jr.
RelativesCuba Gooding Sr. (grandfather)
Omar Gooding (uncle)

Early life

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Gooding was born on November 14, 1996, in Los Angeles, California, to Sara (Kapfer) and Cuba Gooding Jr. He is the middle of three children.[1] His paternal grandfather was Cuba Gooding Sr., the former lead singer of R&B band, The Main Ingredient, and his uncle is actor Omar Gooding.[2] His paternal great-grandfather was originally from Barbados.[3]

Gooding attended Windward High School in California, where he played varsity football for four years. He graduated in 2015.[4] During high school, his main interests were football and theater.[5][6][7] He wanted to begin acting after his graduation, but decided to attend college after visiting his father on set in New York.[8] He enrolled in New York University Tisch School of the Arts to study dramatic writing and psychology. He dropped out during his junior year in order to pursue acting full time.[7]

Career

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In 2017, while he was still in college, Gooding found a manager and an agent and started booking roles.[8] He booked his first major acting role in the HBO's dramedy Ballers opposite Dwayne Johnson.[9][6] In 2018, Gooding booked his first major film role in Booksmart directed by Olivia Wilde in her directorial debut.[10] In 2019, Gooding was cast as Andrew in Love, Victor, the television spinoff of the 2018 film Love, Simon. Originally developed for Disney+, the series premiered on Hulu in 2020.[11] While he played football in high school, Gooding had to learn how to play basketball for the role. Gooding also appeared in Netflix's Christmas themed romantic comedy Let It Snow later that year.[2] In 2020, he began appearing in Freeform's sitcom, Everything's Gonna Be Okay.[12] In September 2020, Gooding was cast as Chad Meeks-Martin in the fifth Scream film, which was directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett.[13] The film was released on January 14, 2022.[14][15]

In late August, Gooding co-starred alongside Kesha and Chloe Bailey in the scripted podcast, Electric Easy, a musical neo-noir science fiction show set in a futuristic Los Angeles in which humans struggle to co-exist with robots, known as “electrics”.[16] The show was created by Vanya Asher and executively produced by Kesha.[17] The podcast premiered on August 30, 2021.[18] Gooding reprised his role of Chad Meeks-Martin in the film Scream VI,[19] released on March 10, 2023, and is set to reprise the role in Scream 7.[20][21]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2019 Booksmart Nick Howland
Let It Snow Jeb
2022 Scream Chad Meeks-Martin
I Want You Back Paul
Moonshot Calvin Riggs
Fall Dan Connor
2023 Scream VI Chad Meeks-Martin [22]
2024 Y2K Jonas
Adult Best Friends John [23]
Aftermath Jimmy Roken
2025 Heart Eyes Post-production[24][25]
2026 Scream 7 Chad Meeks-Martin Pre-production[21]
TBA I Want Your Sex TBA Post-production

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2017 Spring Street Opera house bartender Episode: "Whatever You Did, It's in the Past."
2018 Ballers Parker Jones 3 episodes
Recurring role
The Good Doctor Billy Cayman Episode: "Empathy"
2020 Everything's Gonna Be Okay Luke 4 episodes
Recurring role
Star Trek: Picard Gabriel Hwang Episode: "Stardust City Rag"
2020–2022 Love, Victor Andrew Spencer 21 episodes
Main role
2022 How I Met Your Father Ash Episode: "The Good Mom"
2024 The Kill Count Dealer Episode: "V/H/S/2 (2013) KILL COUNT"
To The Numbers bit[26]

References

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  1. ^ Wong, Brittany. "Cuba Gooding Jr. Files for Divorce From Wife Of 20 Years Sara Kapfer". HuffPost. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Horner, Cynthia (May 20, 2019). "Mason Gooding: BookSmart's Jock Is From A Famous Family". Right On!. Archived from the original on November 25, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  3. ^ Modzelewski, Eve (September 27, 2000). "Stage Preview: Acting takes Cuba Gooding Sr. on an inspirational tour". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. PG Publishing. Archived from the original on November 23, 2008. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "Mason Gooding". MaxPreps. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  5. ^ LeBeauf, Jeandra (June 6, 2019). "Mason Gooding compares his high school self to his character in 'Booksmart'". Rolling Out. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Barrow, Jerry L. (May 24, 2019). "Mason Gooding Shares Acting Advice From His Father, Cuba, And Why 'Booksmart' Is Not The Next 'Superbad' [EXCLUSIVE]". BET. Archived from the original on September 20, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  7. ^ a b Marine, Brooke (May 22, 2019). "Mason Gooding Doesn't Think He's As Cool As His Booksmart Character". W. Archived from the original on January 3, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  8. ^ a b Nordstrom, Leigh (July 14, 2020). "Mason Gooding, All Silver Linings". Women's Wear Daily. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  9. ^ ""LOVE, VICTOR" MASON GOODING IS CARVING OUT A NAME FOR HIMSELF AMONG YOUNG HOLLYWOOD". Grumpy. No. 16. September 2, 2020. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  10. ^ Kroll, Justin (May 22, 2018). "Jason Sudeikis, Lisa Kudrow, Will Forte, Others Join Olivia Wilde's 'Booksmart' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on May 23, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  11. ^ Petski, Denise (August 15, 2019). "'Love, Simon': Michael Cimino Leads Cast Of Disney+ Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 21, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  12. ^ Varina, Rachel (June 25, 2020). "'Love, Victor's Mason Gooding Was "Nothing Like Andrew" In High School — EXCLUSIVE". Elite Daily. Bustle Digital Group. Archived from the original on December 19, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  13. ^ Kroll, Justin (September 10, 2020). "Mason Gooding And Dylan Minnette Join Ensemble Of New 'Scream' Movie". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 10, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  14. ^ Miska, Brad (August 28, 2020). "Relaunch of 'Scream' Slashing Into Theaters on January 14, 2022!". BloodyDisgusting. Archived from the original on September 3, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  15. ^ Kroll, Justin (June 24, 2020). "New Scream Movie From Spyglass Media Will Be Released by Paramount (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on June 24, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  16. ^ "#SpookySZN: Kesha and Chloe Bailey star in musical sci-fi drama-cast 'Electric Easy'". Podsauce. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  17. ^ "Electric Easy — QCODE". QCODE Media. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  18. ^ Electric Easy (Podcast Series 2021) - IMDb, archived from the original on October 31, 2021, retrieved October 29, 2021
  19. ^ "'Scream 6': Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Jenna Ortega Set to Return". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 9, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  20. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 17, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  21. ^ a b Malkin, Marc; Stephan, Katcy (December 16, 2024). "Mason Gooding to Return for 'Scream 7' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on December 17, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  22. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 10, 2022). "'Scream' Sequel Seeing Return Of Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding & Jenna Ortega". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 10, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  23. ^ "Adult Best Friends". Tribeca Festival. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  24. ^ Squires, John (September 18, 2024). "Valentine's Day Slasher Movie 'Heart Eyes' Coming to Theaters in February 2025". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on September 18, 2024. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  25. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 18, 2024). "Sony Has 'Heart Eyes', Sets Winter 2025 Release For Spyglass Horror Rom-Com". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 18, 2024. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  26. ^ "V/H/S/2 (2013) KILL COUNT". YouTube. September 6, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
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