Age: 18
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Mason Thames (/θeɪmz/, born July 10, 2007) is a rising young actor who made a remarkable debut as the young teen lead in director/co-writer/producer Scott Derrickson’s hit horror movie, The Black Phone (2021), based on Joe Hill’s short story, co-starring Madeleine McGraw, Jeremy Davies, James Ransone and Ethan Hawke, and returning a spectacular gross of over $161 million (ten times costs) for Blumhouse Productions/Universal Pictures. Thames had his second starring role in his second theatrical feature with the David Henrie-directed adventure horror movie, Monster Summer (2024), co-starring Mel Gibson, Lorraine Bracco, Nora Zehetner, and Kevin James, and released wide by Pastime Pictures. Thames landed his biggest starring role to date as Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III in director/writer/producer Dean DeBlois’ live-action adaptation of his original animated feature, How To Train Your Dragon (2025)—which itself was based on Cressida Cowell’s book series—co-starring Nico Parker, Gerard Butler, Nick Frost, Bronwyn James and Harry Trevaldwyn and released by Universal Pictures. Thames co-starred with McKenna Grace, Allison Williams, and Dave Franco in the Josh Boone-directed screen version of Colleen Hoover’s novel, Regretting You (2025), produced by Constantin Film and released by Paramount Pictures. Mason Thames revived his role as Finney in director/co-writer/producer Scott Derrickson’s anticipated sequel, The Black Phone 2 (2025), co-starring Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Davies, Madeleine McGraw, Demian Bichir, and again produced by Blumhouse Productions and released by Universal Pictures. Thames reunited with co-star McKenna Grace in director/writer Lee Kirk’s road comedy, New Year’s Rev (date to be announced), with Jenna Fischer, Sean Gunn, Fred Armisen, Bobby Lee, Jolene Blalock, Angela Kinsey, Keen Ruffalo, Ignacio Diaz-Silverio, Buffy Milner, and Billie Joe Armstrong, and produced by Live Nation Productions. Thames then returned as Finney in Universal Pictures’ live-action sequel, directed and written once again by Dean DeBlois, How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2027), co-starring Gerard Butler and Nico Parker. Thames co-starred in the Germany-U.S. co-production based on Colleen Hoover’s novel, Regretting You (2025), co-starring Allison Williams, McKenna Grace, Dave Franco, and Willa Fitzgerald under Josh Boone’s direction, and which was released by Paramount Pictures (worldwide)/Constantin Film (Germany). Thames then co-starred with Peter Dinklage and Dave Franco, with Kiernan Shipka and O’Shea Jackson, in director/co-writer/producer Macon Blair’s comedy, The Shitheads (date to be announced), and was produced by Gramercy Park Media/Rough House Pictures/Slate Entertainment Group. Thames returned to his live-action role as Hiccup alongside the original cast in director/writer/producer Dean DeBlois’ sequel for Universal Pictures, How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2027).
1967. Jack Hart, a young, wandering musician, travels the American backroads with nothing but his guitar and his best friend, Theo Ramires, a bassist with a sharp wit but a big heart. They play tiny bars, diners, and roadside venues — barely scraping by, but living freely. Jack dreams of something bigger; where Theo is very content. At a smoky bar, a frequent for Jack and Theo, run by the warm‑hearted Jim Hardy, Jack meets Allison “Allie” Pond, a drifting soul recovering from heartbreak and searching for purpose. She’s empathetic, funny, and a little lost — someone who tends to fall into other people’s dreams instead of chasing her own. She joins the boys on the road, and the three form a makeshift family. Their chemistry is electric. Their music grows richer. Jack and Allie fall deeply in love. But everything changes when Dan Cole, a once‑failed musician turned talent scout, hears Jack perform. Dan sees potential — and dollar signs. He introduces Jack to Evelyn Stone, a razor‑sharp record executive who prioritizes profit over people. She promises Jack the world, and he takes it. Suddenly Jack is swept into a whirlwind of fame: studio sessions, interviews, image makeovers, endless touring. Theo is pushed aside. Allie is left behind. Jack becomes the star he always dreamed of being — but at the cost of the people who made him whole. Allie returns home to her older sister Amelia, who loves her fiercely but never understood her wandering. Amelia’s partner, Victor Harwell, is kind and grounded — a picture of the stable life Allie could choose. With them, Allie confronts the question she’s avoided for years: Does she want a life on the road, or a life with roots? Meanwhile, Jack spirals. The industry reshapes him into something unrecognizable. Critics who once mocked him — like the fickle Colin Cornely — now praise him. But the applause feels hollow. He’s lost Theo. He’s lost Allie. He’s lost himself. When Jack finally breaks under the pressure, he returns to Jim Hardy’s bar — the place where it all began. Jim, with his quiet wisdom, tells Jack the truth he’s been running from: Dreams mean nothing if you lose the people who believed in you before you believed in yourself. Jack sets out to find Allie. Their reunion isn’t easy. Allie has grown. She’s learned to stand up for what she wants — and what she won’t sacrifice. Jack apologizes, not with promises, but with honesty. He doesn’t ask her to follow him again. He asks if they can build something together. Years later, in the film’s final scene, we see Jack and Allie in a sunlit yard, playing with their young daughter, Piper Hart. Theo visits, bass in hand, ready to jam. The music begins again — not for fame, but for joy.
