Who is Milo Ventimiglia playing in Black Ops 7?

David Mason returns in Black Ops 7 and he will be played by none other than Milo Ventimiglia. The first major announcement at Gamescom 2025 featured the Call of Duty series, and Mason's return will likely draw many to the title. Despite some changes since we last played as him, Ventimiglia's portrayal seems to work well.

Black Ops 7 will also feature other prominent stars, with one confirmed to reprise their role. Here's a deeper look at Ventimiglia's career and his prominent roles in the industry so far.

David Mason returns to Black Ops 7 with Milo Ventimiglia taking on the character's mantle

Milo Ventimiglia as David Mason in Black Ops 7 (Image via Activision)

Milo Ventimiglia will play David Mason in Black Ops 7, who seems to be the protagonist of the game. David "Section" Mason was first introduced in Black Ops 2 as the main playable character, who instantly became a fan-favorite and finally returns to the franchise more than a decade later.

Mason has undergone a significant appearance change since Black Ops 2, which came out in 2012. Regardless, Ventimiglia's portrayal seem fit well.

Here are some of the prominent works of Milo Ventimiglia:

Jack Pearson in This Is Us
Robert Balboa in Creed II
Peter Petrelli in Heroes
Voiced Spider-Man Noir in Ultimate Spider-Man (Animated Series)
Ted Grey in Pathology

Black Ops 7 cast: All confirmed characters and their actors

Ventimiglia will be joined by other stellar stars, including one who will reprise their role from Black Ops 2. Here is a list of the cast of Black Ops 7 we know so far:

Milo Ventimiglia plays David Mason
Kiernan Shipka plays Emma Kagan
Michael Rooker plays Mike Harper

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A software developer by day and hardcore gamer at night, Anindit Sinha has always been fascinated by all things digital. As an Esports & Gaming writer for Sportskeeda, he covers Pokemon, competitive first-person shooters, Sea of Thieves, and Palworld. He has also interviewed of one of the developers of Pokemon Vortex, a popular web-based Pokemon game that is going strong till this date.

His passion for gaming was sparked when a teacher gifted him his first game, Project IGI, for doing well in computer class. However, Counter-Strike was the game that brought out his competitive side, after which he also indulged in LAN and online tournaments.

His most memorable stint came during a clutch moment against a very popular team during the AMD ESL India Qualifiers for Rainbow Six Siege in 2019. He ardently follows Shroud and the old NiP esports team. While the latter is his favorite team from CS 1.6 days, he considers the former to be a mechanically gifted player whose calmness and humbleness inspired Anindit’s approach.

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