Eric Nelsen(born June 26, 1991) is an American actor and producer. He is known for his work as an actor in theParamount+western series1883.[1]On stage, Nelsen portrayed Brett Sampson in the original Broadway production of13,[2]and he starred inThe Good Mother[3](produced byThe New Group). He has appeared in over numerous television series, including as a series regular in theHulurevival ofAll My Children,a recurring role inThe AffaironShowtime,The Blacklist,[4]Girls,[5]The Following,[6]NCIS,[7]Blue Bloods,[8]andiCarly.[9]Nelson appeared in theUniversal PicturesfilmA Walk Among the Tombstones[10]oppositeAcademy AwardnomineeLiam Neeson,and inComing Through the Rye[11]opposite Academy Award winnerChris Cooper.

Eric Nelsen
Born
Eric Michael Nelsen

(1991-06-26)June 26, 1991(age 33)
Occupation(s)Actor; producer
Years active2006–present
SpouseSainty Reid (m. 2013)
Children2

In 2018, Nelsen most recently won aDaytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series[12]for his work on theAmazonweb seriesThe Bay.As a producer, Nelsen has won three Daytime Emmys forThe Bayand aTony Awardfor the Broadway playThe Inheritance.He produced the indie featureWakefieldstarringBryan CranstonandJennifer Garner.

At age 23, Nelsen became the youngest producer in history to win an Emmy Award.

Personal life

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Nelsen is a native ofWest Palm Beach, Florida.[13]He moved toNew York Citywith his family at the age of 13. Eric married actress Sainty Reid (now Nelsen) inFort Worth, Texason November 29, 2013, and his wife gave birth to their daughter Molly Morgan Nelsen on October 1, 2019, inLos Angeles, California.[14]

Filmography

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
2024 Cottonmouth Billy Dunn
2019 The Last Whistle Greg Reid
2018 Nightmare Cinema Fred / The Welder Starring alongsideMickey Rourke
2016 Happy Baby Theo
2015 Coming Through the Rye Ted Tyler Starring alongsideChris Cooper
2014 A Walk Among the Tombstones Howie Starring alongsideLiam Neeson
2013 Epic Additional voices Starring alongsideChristoph Waltz
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Sensing Murder Donald Neufeld Jr. Episode: "Random Killer"
Guiding Light Kevin Ross Marler Episode 14,890
2007 iCarly Zeke Episode: "iDream of Dance"
2008 Law & Order Brandon Doherty Episode: "Betrayal"
2009 The Battery's Down Bat Mitzvah Guest Episode: "Bad Bad News"
2010 Zeke and Luther Bob Episode: "Ball of Trash"
The Good Wife Mark Episode: "Taking Control"
Big Time Rush Windmill Episode: "Big Time Mansion"
2010–2017 The Bay Daniel Garrett
2011 Blue Bloods Alex Kasper Episode: "Innocence"
2012 NYC 22 Hazzard 3 episodes
2013 All My Children[15] AJ Chandler 32 episodes
2015 Girls Lewis Episode: "Female Author"
The Following Justin Windsor Episode: "Reunion"
The Blacklist David Kenyon Episode: "The Kenyon Family (No. 71)"
NCIS Sean Quinn Episode: "Blood Brothers"
2018 The Affair Bram 2 episodes
2021–2022 1883 Ennis 5 episodes

Broadway

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Year Show[16] Role Notes
2008 13 Brett Sampson Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre
2008 – January 4, 2009
2019 The Inheritance Co-producer Ethel Barrymore Theatre
2019 – 2020

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Nominated Work Category Result Ref.
2015 Daytime Emmy Award The Bay Outstanding New Approaches Drama Series Won [17]
2017 Daytime Emmy Award The Bay Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series Won [18]
2018 Daytime Emmy Award The Bay Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series Won [19]
Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series Won [20]
2020 Tony Award The Inheritance Best Play Won [21]
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Play Won [22]
Drama League Award Outstanding Production of a Play Won [23]
Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding New Broadway Play Won [24]
GLAAD Media Award Outstanding Broadway Production Won [25]

References

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  1. ^"IMDB".IMDb.RetrievedJune 24,2018.
  2. ^"13, Jason Robert Brown's Pop Musical About Coming of Age, Opens on Broadway".RetrievedOctober 5,2008.
  3. ^"After a Date, Accusations Everywhere".The New York Times.RetrievedNovember 15,2012.
  4. ^"IMDB".IMDb.RetrievedFebruary 19,2015.
  5. ^"IMDB".IMDb.RetrievedJanuary 25,2015.
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  8. ^"IMDB".IMDb.RetrievedOctober 14,2011.
  9. ^"IMDB".IMDb.RetrievedSeptember 16,2007.
  10. ^"IMDB".IMDb.RetrievedSeptember 19,2014.
  11. ^"IMDB".IMDb.RetrievedOctober 14,2016.
  12. ^"Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards: 'Bold And The Beautiful', 'Sesame Street' Top Winners".RetrievedApril 27,2018.
  13. ^Frias, Carlos."'AMC at home on OWN Local actor gets his big break",The Palm Beach Post,July 14, 2013. Accessed July 14, 2013. "You can say Eric Nelsen came to star in the soap operaAll My Childrentwo years too late or exactly at the right time. The soap had aired on ABC for 41 years until it was cancelled in late 2011. But it found new life as a web series on Hulu.com this year — just as Nelsen, 22, who grew up in West Palm Beach as a Bak Middle School of the Arts student, became a series regular. "
  14. ^"All My Children alum Eric Nelsen lands his dream role: new dad".Soap Central.26 March 2019.RetrievedMarch 28,2019.
  15. ^"EXCLUSIVE! Eric Nelsen Cast as AJ Chandler onAll My Children".25 February 2013.RetrievedFebruary 25,2013.
  16. ^Eric Nelsenat theInternet Broadway Database
  17. ^Mulcahy, Jr., Kevin (April 25, 2015)."Variety".
  18. ^Mulcahy, Jr., Kevin (January 10, 2011)."National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on October 4, 2021.RetrievedApril 28,2017.
  19. ^"Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards: 'Bold And The Beautiful', 'Sesame Street' Top Winners".RetrievedApril 27,2018.
  20. ^"Daytime Emmy Awards Complete Winners List: Days Of Our Lives, The Talk, GMA Among Honorees"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on June 12, 2018.RetrievedApril 30,2018.
  21. ^Libbey, Peter (October 15, 2020)."Full List of the 2020 Tony Award Nominees".The New York Times.
  22. ^News Desk, BWW (April 21, 2020)."Broadway World".
  23. ^Drama League Awards, 86th Annual (2020)."Drama League".{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  24. ^CLEMENT, OLIVIA (May 11, 2020)."Moulin Rouge! Leads 2020 Outer Critics Circle Award Honorees".
  25. ^"The Nominees for the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards".January 8, 2020.
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