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 | |
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Born | Eric Michael Nelsen June 26, 1991 |
Occupation(s) | Actor; producer |
Years active | 2006–present |
Spouse | Sainty Reid (m. 2013) |
Children | 2 |
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
editNelsen 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
editYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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
editYear | Show[16] | Role | Notes |
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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
editYear | Award | Nominated Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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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
edit- ^"IMDB".IMDb.RetrievedJune 24,2018.
- ^"13, Jason Robert Brown's Pop Musical About Coming of Age, Opens on Broadway".RetrievedOctober 5,2008.
- ^"After a Date, Accusations Everywhere".The New York Times.RetrievedNovember 15,2012.
- ^"IMDB".IMDb.RetrievedFebruary 19,2015.
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- ^"IMDB".IMDb.RetrievedOctober 14,2016.
- ^"Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards: 'Bold And The Beautiful', 'Sesame Street' Top Winners".RetrievedApril 27,2018.
- ^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. "
- ^"All My Children alum Eric Nelsen lands his dream role: new dad".Soap Central.26 March 2019.RetrievedMarch 28,2019.
- ^"EXCLUSIVE! Eric Nelsen Cast as AJ Chandler onAll My Children".25 February 2013.RetrievedFebruary 25,2013.
- ^Eric Nelsenat theInternet Broadway Database
- ^Mulcahy, Jr., Kevin (April 25, 2015)."Variety".
- ^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.
- ^"Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards: 'Bold And The Beautiful', 'Sesame Street' Top Winners".RetrievedApril 27,2018.
- ^"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.
- ^Libbey, Peter (October 15, 2020)."Full List of the 2020 Tony Award Nominees".The New York Times.
- ^News Desk, BWW (April 21, 2020)."Broadway World".
- ^Drama League Awards, 86th Annual (2020)."Drama League".
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:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^CLEMENT, OLIVIA (May 11, 2020)."Moulin Rouge! Leads 2020 Outer Critics Circle Award Honorees".
- ^"The Nominees for the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards".January 8, 2020.