Actor profile

Mason Mecartea

14th October 2001 Bellingham, Washington, USA Acting

Mason Mecartea (/Muh-Car-Tee/) is an American Actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his role as 'Dan Shelter' in Netflix's no. 1 series, Stranger Things, and 'Cole' in Damien Leone's Terrifier 3. Mason's previous, and upcoming, film and TV credits include playing the role of 'Tim' in Popular Theory (2023), 'Coleman' in Bad Haircut (2025) as well as appearances on shows and films like NBC's Found, Blue Ridge and the upcoming Rise and Decline of Punk Rock by Dustin Haney. Mason also directs and produces under the production banner of The Day Productions. His work includes projects like Smashing Pumpkins (2023) Twin Flame (2024) and Soft Side (2025). He is from Seattle Washington, and raised in Nashville, TN.

37 Movies 4 TV Shows 46 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Soft Side poster

Soft Side 2nd December 2025 as Nate

Bad Haircut poster

Bad Haircut 19th September 2025 as Coleman

Prey For Us poster

Prey For Us 19th September 2025 as Sam Walker

Restoration poster

Restoration 19th September 2025 as Ben

B-Side poster

B-Side 4th April 2025 as Jesse

Keep Watch poster

Keep Watch 14th November 2024 as Patrick

Twin Flame poster

Twin Flame 22nd October 2024 as Richard

The Creature of Blood Lake poster

The Creature of Blood Lake 17th October 2024 as David

Terrifier 3 poster

Terrifier 3 9th October 2024 as Cole

Ax to Grind poster

Ax to Grind 30th August 2024 as Reid

Hidden Blessings poster

Hidden Blessings 30th August 2024 as Samuel Davidson

Bless Her Heart poster

Bless Her Heart 5th June 2024 as Jack

Jamie's Crying poster

Jamie's Crying 5th June 2024 as Scotch

Escort poster

Escort 28th March 2024 as Crux

Popular Theory poster

Popular Theory 9th February 2024 as Tim

Fish poster

Fish 22nd November 2023 as Danny

TRUE DARKNESS: REMNANTS poster

TRUE DARKNESS: REMNANTS 3rd November 2023 as Jake Searcy

Smashing Pumpkins poster

Smashing Pumpkins 26th October 2023 as Carmichael

The Stables poster

The Stables 23rd June 2023 as Will

Paraffin poster

Paraffin 7th May 2023 as Arny

Secrets on Greek Row poster

Secrets on Greek Row 22nd April 2023 as Chase

Sleeve poster

Sleeve 19th April 2023 as Sam

Gelonade poster

Gelonade 8th November 2022

Kibble poster

Kibble 31st October 2022 as Friend

Podvodnik poster

Podvodnik 30th October 2022 as Josef

Coffee Patriarchy poster

Coffee Patriarchy 7th October 2022 as Kyle

TRUE DARKNESS: DETECTIVES poster

TRUE DARKNESS: DETECTIVES 22nd February 2022 as Jake Searcy

TRUE DARKNESS: KEEP MOVING poster

TRUE DARKNESS: KEEP MOVING 31st October 2021 as Jake Searcy

Break Free poster

Break Free 21st May 2021 as Ashton

Big Break poster

Big Break 12th March 2021 as Ross

Writer's Block poster

Writer's Block 15th January 2021 as Ross

Lasting Impression poster

Lasting Impression 19th December 2020 as Billy

After Fire poster

After Fire 21st June 2020 as Caleb

Locked In poster

Locked In 21st March 2020 as Narrator

Abscond poster

Abscond 9th December 2019 as Cole

Salad Days poster

Salad Days 10th August 2019 as Max

Gritty Fraggle Rock poster

Gritty Fraggle Rock 12th May 2019 as The President

Found poster

Found 3rd October 2023 as Alec Simmons

Will Trent poster

Will Trent 3rd January 2023 as Student

Ms. Marvel poster

Ms. Marvel 8th June 2022 as Audience Member #2

Stranger Things poster

Stranger Things 15th July 2016 as Dan Shelter