Ellar Coltrane, who played Mason Evans Jr. in “Boyhood,” has largely stepped away from the entertainment industry. Getty Actor Ellar Coltrane speaks onstage during the 2015 Film Independent Spirit Awards“I live in the middle of nowhere, and I’m pretty far away from film,” Coltrane told Variety. I do manual labor, and I’m a volunteer firefighter, and I’m working on my EMT license right now.” ‘Boyhood’ Captured 12 Years of His Real ChildhoodPlayColtrane was only 6 when filmmaker Richard Linklater chose him to lead “Boyhood.” Independent Films Could Bring Coltrane Back to SetFollowing “Boyhood,” Coltrane appeared opposite Tom Hanks in the 2017 thriller “The Circle.”