Mason Vale Cotton

Mason Vale Cotton (born June 25, 2002) is an American actor known for his roles as M.J. Delfino in the ABC soap opera Desperate Housewives (2008–2012) and as Bobby Draper in the AMC drama series Mad Men (2012–2015), the latter of which earned him a nomination for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2016. In 2015, he starred as Max in the film Russell Madness, reprising the role in the 2020 series spinoff Russell Maniac. In 2017, he voiced the title character in the Emmy-winning animated Nickelodeon film Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie.^[1]

Mason Vale Cotton
Born	(2002-06-25) June 25, 2002 (age 21) San Diego, California, U.S.
Education	Claremont McKenna College
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2006–present
Known for	Desperate Housewives Mad Men

Early life

He was born on June 25, 2002, in San Diego, California, and began acting with an uncredited role in the 2006 television special A Dennis the Menace Christmas.

Career

From 2008 to 2012, he played MJ Delfino, the child of Susan Mayer and Mike Delfino in the ABC soap opera Desperate Housewives,. Cotton then continued his career as a child actor in the AMC drama series Mad Men (2012–2015) as Bobby Draper, a role that garnered him a nomination at the 2016 Screen Actors Guild Awards, in the category of Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series as part of the series' ensemble cast.

Additionally, he provided additional voices for the 2011 animated film Happy Feet Two and played Max in the film Russell Madness (2015) and its 2020 series spinoff Russell Maniac. In 2017, he voiced the title character in the television film Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie.

Awards and nominations

Cotton has received various awards and recognitions throughout his career.^[a] He has starred in various award-winning productions, including multi-Emmy winning series like Desperate Housewives and Mad Men, in addition to the 2017 Emmy Award-winning animation Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie.

• 2016 – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, nomination, for Mad Men
• 2017 – Behind the Voice Award for Best Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short, win, for Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	A Dennis the Menace Christmas	Futuristic Boy	Uncredited
2010	Radio Free Albemuth	Ezra Brady
2011	Happy Feet Two	Additional voices
2013	Snake & Mongoose	Tommy (at 7)
2015	Russell Madness	Max
2017	Mad Families	Chuckle
2017	Scales: Mermaids Are Rea	Martin

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Medium	Ben Goldman	Episode: "And Then"
2008	ER	Brian	Episode: "Life After Death"
2008–2012	Desperate Housewives	M.J. Delfino	54 episodes
2009	Prep & Landing	Timmy Terwelp	Television special
2012–2015	Mad Men	Bobby Draper	33 episodes
2016	The Grinder	Son	Episode: "Genesis"
2017	Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie	Arnold Shortman	Television film
2020	Russell Maniac	Max Ferraro	7 episodes
TBA	Party Down	Todd Meuse	Episode #1.6

See also

• MJ Delfino (Desperate Housewives)
• Bobby Draper (Mad Men)
• List of Desperate Housewives cast members (and characters)
• List of Mad Men characters
• List of American current child actors (and former)

References

1. The main reference for this part of the article is his IMDb profile.^[2]

1. "Mason Vale Cotton - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
2. "Mason Vale Cotton - Awards - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved September 7, 2022.

External links

• Mason Vale Cotton at IMDb