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Mason Gamble

American marine biologist and former actor

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. He also appeared as Max Fischer's young accomplice, Dirk Calloway, in Wes Anderson's film Rushmore.

01Education

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

02Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1993 Dennis the Menace Dennis Mitchell Nominated for the Razzie Award for Worst New Star
Won the Young Artist Award for Best Youth Actor Leading Role in a Motion Picture Comedy
1996 Just in Time Noah
Spy Hard McCluckey
Bad Moon Brett Harrison
1997 Gattaca Young Vincent Freeman
1998 Rushmore Dirk Calloway Nominated 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
1999 Arlington Road Brady Lang
2001 The Rising Place Franklin Pou (age 12)
2002 A Gentleman's Game Timmy Price
2004 The Trouble with Dee Dee Christopher Rutherford
2011 Golf in the Kingdom Michael Murphy

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Early Edition Bryce Porter Episode: "Gun"
1997 ER Robert Potter Episode: "The Long Way Around"
1999 Anya's Bell Scott Rhymes Television film
Won the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie or Pilot, Leading Young Actor
2001 Kate Brasher Elvis Brasher 6 episodes
Hollywood Remembers Walter Matthau Himself
2005 Close to Home Derrick Adler Episode: "Miranda"
2006 CSI: Miami Scott Satlin Episode: "Rio"
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