Paul Nicholas Mason

Paul Nicholas Mason is a Canadian novelist, playwright and actor who was born in London, England, in 1958. He spent his childhood in Rhodesia, British Columbia and southern Ontario, then studied English literature at Trent University and earned a B.Ed. from Queen's University. For 32 years he taught English and drama at Lakefield College School, retiring in 2015, the same year he started acting. His first novel, Battered Soles, appeared in 2005 and received a nomination for the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour. The Red Dress, published in 2008, made the longlist for the 2009 ReLit award. His plays have been staged in Canada, Ireland and the United States, and Sister Camille's Kaleidoscopic Cabaret won a Christians in Theatre Arts award in 1996. As an actor, he has taken principal roles in independent features including The Witches' Ball (2017) and Love by Accident (2020), and he has appeared in the CBS series Blood & Treasure.