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Mason Gooding

Mason Gooding

Actor · Born November 14, 1996 (29) · Los Angeles, California, USA

Mason Gooding (born November 14, 1996) is an American actor. The son of actor Cuba Gooding Jr., he has appeared in television series and films. He had a recurring role in the television series Ballers (2018) and a starring role in the teen drama series Love, Victor (2020–2022).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 14, 1996 (29)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 27% in 30 days

What are Mason Gooding's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
30%
Survival
30%
Bonds
30%
Morality
3%
Power
3%
Ideas
2%
Society
1%
Survival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 3 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 7 · Intense 7

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 6

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 9 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 5
Herald
1 of 5
Shadow
1 of 5
Hero
1 of 5
  • Heraldas Dan Connor in Fall (2022)
  • Shadowas Jimmy 'Romeo' Roken in Aftermath (2024)
  • Allyas Reed in Pools (2025)
  • Allyas Chad Meeks-Martin in Scream 7 (2026)
  • Heroas Derek in The Gates (2026)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Absurd
7
Hopeful
6
Thrilling
5
Dread
5
Other
14

How their films linger

Feel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet10
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Mason Gooding's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mason Gooding's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

27 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Heart Eyes 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)

    as Jay

  • Crawl 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Actor

  • I Want Your Sex(2026)

    as Zap

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • 72 Hours(2026)

    as Mason Moses

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Gates(2026)

    as Derek

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Scream 7(2026)

    as Chad Meeks-Martin

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Under Fire(2025)

    as Abbott

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Pools(2025)

    as Reed

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Heart Eyes(2025)

    as Jay Simmonds

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Y2K(2024)

    as Jonas

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Alone, Together with You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · as Harry

  • Aftermath(2024)

    as Jimmy 'Romeo' Roken

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Adult Best Friends(2024)

    as John

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Scream VI(2023)

    as Chad Meeks-Martin

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Fall(2022)

    as Dan Connor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Moonshot(2022)

    as Calvin Riggins

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • I Want You Back(2022)

    as Paul

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • How I Met Your Father(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Ash

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Scream(2022)

    as Chad Meeks-Martin

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Love, Victor(2020)

    Show 28 episodes · as Andrew Spencer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Picard(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Gabriel Hwang

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Let It Snow(2019)

    as Jeb

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Booksmart(2019)

    as Nick

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Good Doctor(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Billy Cayman

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Ballers(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Parker Jones

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • SlamBall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 18 episodes · Actor

  • Last Resort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 27 titles, 24 of them dated from 2002 to 2026; peak year 2023.

Biggest box office

Scream 7 (2026)

$208M worldwide

Highest rated

Love, Victor (2020)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Fall (2022)

Film career

20022026

Peak 2023 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 8 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting27 of 27: 26 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score37thDirecting1 of 27: 0 only directing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s4 · acting2020s19 · 19 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 7% of 15 roles
1924

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Mason Gooding's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 33rd percentile, the median of all 17; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 22 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

The Gates (2026)

60th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Love, Victor (2020)

Midcredits 90th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Mason Gooding's work okay for kids?

Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles7–94 · median 66 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity12 titles18–62 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity12 titles58–86 · median 75 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles32–68 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles6–88 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Mason Gooding work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mason Gooding's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gary Barber shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles