Mason Gooding
Birthdate: November 14, 1996 (29 Years Old)
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Mason Gooding made his feature theatrical debut in Olivia Wilde’s debut (as director), Booksmart (2018), starring Kaitlyn Denver and Beanie Feldstein, with Jessica Williams, Will Forte, and Jason Sudeikis, returning $25 million (on $6 million costs) for United Artists Releasing after premiering at the South by Southwest.
Gooding landed his most successful role to date as Chad Meeks-Martin in Paramount Pictures’ reboot of Scream (2020), then returned in the sequel (and sixth installment in the series), Scream VI (2023), both co-directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, both grossing a combined $308 million; Gooding followed up returning as Chad in the follow-up sequel, Scream 7 (2026), directed by Kevin Williamson, all with recurring ensemble members Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Jasmin Savoy Brown and Roger L. Jackson.
Gooding was cast in Scott Mann’s survival thriller Fall (2022), which co-starred Caroline Currey, Virginia Gardner, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. The film grossed a profitable return ($21.8 million on $3 million expenses) for distributors Lionsgate/Signature Entertainment. Gooding appeared in another comedy helmed by an actor making their directorial debut—in this case, Kyle Mooney—for the widely dismissed apocalyptic comedy, Y2K (2024), with Jaeden Martell, Julian Dennison, Rachel Zegler, Daniel Zolghadr, and Fred Durst, losing money for A24 after premiering at the South by Southwest Film Festival.
Gooding co-starred with Olivia Holt in the rom-com slasher movie Heart Eyes (2025), with Gigi Zumbado, Michaela Watkins, Devon Sawa, and Jordana Brewster, and released by Screen Gems-Sony Pictures (North America)/Republic Pictures-Paramount Pictures (ex-North America). Gooding was cast by indie filmmaker Gregg Araki for his erotic drama, I Want Your Sex (date to be announced), starring Olivia Wilde, Cooper Hoffman, Charli XCX, Daveed Diggs, Chase Sui Wonders, Johnny Knoxville, Margaret Cho, and Roxane Mesquida, and produced by Black Bear Pictures.
Mason Gooding was elevated to a starring role in The Gates (date to be announced), co-starring Sofia Hublitz and Keith Powers under John Burr’s direction, and then Gooding joined the thriller directed by Steven C. Miller, Under Fire (date to be announced), with Dylan Sprouts and Emilio Rivera. Gooding had a supporting role in
Floodplain (date to be announced), co-starring Katherine Waterston, Ben Foster, and Maria Bakalova under Tim Sutton’s direction, and then Gooding starred in director/writer Sam Hayes’s comedy-drama, Pools (date to be announced), with Michael Vlamis, Tyler Alvarez, Francesca Noel, and Ariel Winter.
Personal life
Mason Gooding was born and raised in Los Angeles by parents Sara and Cuba Gooding Jr. Gooding has a brother, Spencer, and a sister, Piper. Gooding attended and graduated from Windward High School in Los Angeles, where he focused on football and theater. Gooding attended New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts for his freshman and sophomore years, majoring in psychology and dramatic writing, but then dropped out in his junior year (after securing an agent and a manager) to become a full-time professional actor. Gooding’s height is 6’ 2”. His estimated net worth is $ million.
Mason Gooding Movies
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Heart Eyes
asJay
For the past several years, the "Heart Eyes Killer" has wreaked havoc on Valentine's Day by stalking and murdering romantic couples. This Valentine's Day, no couple is safe.
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- 2019 |
- -- | as Jonas
- -- | as Chad Meeks-Martin
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Facts About Mason Gooding
Good(ing) Family Tree: Mason Gooding is the son of Oscar-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr. and the grandson of actor-singer Cuba Gooding.
