Ryan Masson
American actor
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Ryan Masson is an American actor who appeared in the films The Last Stop in Yuma County (2023), Proximity (2020), and several television shows including season 2 of The Last of Us (2025).
Ryan Masson | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Notable credits | |
| Television | The Last of Us |
Personal life
Masson grew up in Memphis, Tennessee to Rick and Carla Masson.[1] He performed in plays at White Station High School and a production of Child's Play at Theatre Memphis. He attended College of Charleston for biology and French and considered wildlife conservation. After auditioning for several graduate programs, Masson got in to California Institute of the Arts in Los Angeles.[2]
Career
While in school, Masson was cast in Feral by Morgan Jon Fox. He auditioned for Involution after seeing a casting call in Backstage Magazine, competing against more than 1,000 other submissions.[2] In 2020, Masson starred in Proximity, a science fiction film by Eric Demeusy.[3][4][5][6]
In 2025, Masson was cast in season 2 of The Last of Us[7][8] as a Seraphite called Malcolm[9] who is tortured by Jeffrey Wright's character Isaac Dixon.[10][11][12]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Feral | Carl | 4 episodes[13][14] |
| 2019 | The OA | Earthen Field Young Man | Episode: "The Medium & the Engineer" |
| Good Girls | PJ | Episode: "Thelma and Louise" | |
| 2022 | 9-1-1: Lone Star | Mark Poling | Episode: "Prince Albert in a Can" |
| 2023 | NCIS | Arthur Vernon | Episode: "Second Opinion" |
| 2025 | The Last of Us | Malcolm | Episode: "Day One"[15][16][17] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Involution | Hamming Tyree | [2][14] |
| 2020 | Proximity | Isaac Cypress | [18][14] |
| 2023 | The Last Stop in Yuma County | Miles | [19] |
| 2024 | I Brake for Caterpillars | Ethan Colby | featuring Sally Struthers, Bruce Vilanch, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Nick Young[20] |
| 2025 | Frontier Crucible | Billy | [21] |
