Carl 'Rocky' Mason
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Former Royal Marine Commando Carl 'Rocky' Mason was brought up in a small village in the north of England. He joined Her Majesty's Royal Marines aged 16 and, after completing commando training at 17, Rocky spent a decade serving with various commando units before receiving an exemplary discharge.
His first taste of maritime security came as a military advisor to Mearsk shipping during the First Gulf War. At the end of the conflict, and with a thirst for adventure, Rocky started work as an international bounty hunter in Africa, the Middle East and the Far East. He has travelled the world's most dangerous waterways, protecting cargo ships, supertankers and super yachts and, as a result, has had more than his fair share of pirate encounters.
After a mission in Abidjan, Ivory Coast went horribly wrong and, prompted by the recent birth of his son Toby, Rocky decided to stay in the UK for a while and after a stint performing stunts in a host of TV shows and movies, he formed the specialist company ESO Film & TV Security, providing security and bodyguards globally to the film and TV industry.
Rocky has provided dedicated security to a large number of productions over the years: Melody, Golden Years, Thirteen, Find the Girl, Doctor Thorne, The Widow, The White Princess, The Spanish Princess, Casualty, Ray and Liz, A Discovery of Witches, The Festival, The Coroner, Colette, The Outlander King and Waiting for Anya.
Rocky is the author of 'Pirate Hunter' (Thistle Publishing - 3 Dec. 2013) and has also fronted a documentary about his adventures on the Discovery Channel...
His first taste of maritime security came as a military advisor to Mearsk shipping during the First Gulf War. At the end of the conflict, and with a thirst for adventure, Rocky started work as an international bounty hunter in Africa, the Middle East and the Far East. He has travelled the world's most dangerous waterways, protecting cargo ships, supertankers and super yachts and, as a result, has had more than his fair share of pirate encounters.
After a mission in Abidjan, Ivory Coast went horribly wrong and, prompted by the recent birth of his son Toby, Rocky decided to stay in the UK for a while and after a stint performing stunts in a host of TV shows and movies, he formed the specialist company ESO Film & TV Security, providing security and bodyguards globally to the film and TV industry.
Rocky has provided dedicated security to a large number of productions over the years: Melody, Golden Years, Thirteen, Find the Girl, Doctor Thorne, The Widow, The White Princess, The Spanish Princess, Casualty, Ray and Liz, A Discovery of Witches, The Festival, The Coroner, Colette, The Outlander King and Waiting for Anya.
Rocky is the author of 'Pirate Hunter' (Thistle Publishing - 3 Dec. 2013) and has also fronted a documentary about his adventures on the Discovery Channel...