Mason Gamble
Birth date[1]
Birth placeChicago, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationActor · marine biologist
Years active1993–2011
Known forDennis Mitchell in Dennis the Menace

Mason Gamble (born January 16, 1986) is an American former actor who played the eponymous comic character in the 1993 film Dennis the Menace, selected from over 20,000 children.[2] He also appeared as Max Fischer's young accomplice, Dirk Calloway, in Wes Anderson's film Rushmore.

Education

As of 2016, Gamble has a doctoral candidate in environmental science and engineering at the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA.[3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993Dennis the MenaceDennis MitchellNominated for the Razzie Award for Worst New Star[citation needed]
Won the Young Artist Award for Best Youth Actor Leading Role in a Motion Picture Comedy
1996Just in TimeNoah
Spy HardMcCluckey
Bad MoonBrett
1997GattacaVincent Freeman – Boy
1998RushmoreDirk CallowayNominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor
Nominated for a YoungStar Award for Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy Film
1999Arlington RoadBrady Lang
2001The Rising PlaceFranklin Pou (age 12)
2002A Gentleman's GameTimmy Price
2004The Trouble with Dee DeeChristopher Rutherford
2011Golf in the KingdomMichael Murphy

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996Early EditionBryce PorterEpisode: "Gun"
1997ERRobert PotterEpisode: "The Long Way Around"
1999Anya's BellScott RhymesTelevision film
Won the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie or Pilot – Leading Young Actor
2001Kate BrasherElvis Brasher6 episodes
Hollywood Remembers Walter MatthauHimself
2005Close to HomeDerrick AdlerEpisode: "Miranda"
2006'Scott SatlinEpisode: ""

References

  1. ^ Craddock, Jim (ed.) (2009). VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever 2010. Detroit, Michigan: Gale. p. 1540. ISBN 978-1-4144-2218-3.
  2. ^ 'TV Guide September 17-23, 1994. pg. 23
  3. ^ "Mason Gamble". Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA. December 16, 2016.