In 1999, he married Brigitta Scholz, a German actress and model. They have two children and live in London.
Professional life
Masterson began acting in Los Angeles in the 1980s, before returning to London to train at LAMDA. His early career included performing and directing several solo shows including Under Milk Wood, Animal Farm, and Shylock. These productions toured internationally, with performances in countries such as India and New Zealand.
He founded Theatre Tours International and has presented or co-presented numerous productions at the Edinburgh Fringe and other festivals worldwide. Notable works include Playing Burton, Skin Tight, Krishnan's Dairy, Adolf, Americana Absurdum, and Number Two, many of which received awards or nominations.
In 2003, Masterson’s production of Twelve Angry Men, featuring a cast of well-known comedians, broke ticket sales records at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.[8] In later years, he directed plays such as The Odd Couple, Scaramouche Jones, Reasonable Doubt, and Picasso: Le Monstre Sacré. He also produced Morecambe, which won a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Entertainment.
He continued directing and producing works through the 2010s and 2020s, including commemorative shows and international collaborations. The Shark Is Broken, co-developed with Ian Shaw, received critical acclaim and had successful runs in London and New York.
He has performed in productiona like "The Solo Show" , a collection of one-man shows where he plays various characters.
Masterson is perhaps best known for his roles in productions like "The Old Man and the Sea", based on the famous Ernest Hemingway novel, where he performed the leading role. He is also well-known for "The Man Who Planted Trees", a touching one-man show in which he plays a tree-planting farmer.
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