Robert Wesley Mason

Wes is a Brooklyn based actor, singer, guitarist, and songwriter who was born and raised in Norfolk, Virginia. In his teenage years, he fronted rock bands and played solo in coffee houses in his hometown which lead to voice lessons. Those lessons lead to a passion for opera and leading roles in high school musicals and plays. These days, he continues his love for genre-hopping, from modern and experimental opera to musicals, plays, and film work. He possesses an instinct for dialects and impersonations (for better or worse) as well as vocal abilities that have earned him a reputation as a genre-defying artist. He makes his Off-Broadway debut this season as Wotan/Gunther/Hagen in On Site Opera's site specific production of Luigs and Warrender's Das Barbecü. Recently, he joined Urban Arias to perform a staged version of Elvis Costello's The Juliet Letters at the Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia. Other noted stage performances include Billy Bigelow in Carousel with Union Avenue Opera directed by Ken Page, Curly in Oklahoma! with Maryland Live Arts, Bishop Myriel in Les Misérables with Utah Festival OMT, and Charlie in Three Decembers with Fargo-Moorhead Opera directed by Austin Regan. Recent workshops include Jimmy Roberts, Catherine Filloux, and John Daggett's musical All Dressed Up and Nowhere To Go directed by Hannah Ryan and Heather Christian's Oratorio for Living Things directed by Lee Sunday Evans for Ars Nova. Television and film credits include supporting and guest star roles in Last Moment Of Clarity, Adulthood, Six Degrees of Murder, and more. He is particularly proud of his appearances in the mini-series documentary Sex, Love and Intimacy After Spinal Chord Injury, a video archive about sexuality following spinal chord injury, created by Mount Sinai Hospital and the Craig H Neilsen Foundation, produced by his wife Heather La Kor. Wes received his Artist Diploma from The Academy of Vocal Arts and his Bachelor's from the University of Michigan where he was presented the Earl V. Moore Award for outstanding contribution to the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance. He also studied at the William Esper Studio for their summer acting intensive under Suzanne Esper and is an alumnus of Heidi Marshall's on camera acting courses. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Wes Mason