Eric Nelsen

For similarly-named people, see Eric Nelson (disambiguation).
Eric Nelsen
Born
Eric Michael Nelsen

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

Eric Nelsen (born June 26, 1991) is an American actor and producer. He is known for his work as an actor in the Paramount+ western series 1883.[1] On stage, Nelsen portrayed Brett Sampson in the original Broadway production of 13,[2] and he starred in The Good Mother[3] (produced by The New Group). He has appeared in over numerous television series, including as a series regular in the Hulu revival of All My Children, a recurring role in The Affair on Showtime, The Blacklist,[4] Girls,[5] The Following,[6] NCIS,[7] Blue Bloods,[8] and iCarly.[9] Nelson appeared in the Universal Pictures film A Walk Among the Tombstones[10] opposite Academy Award nominee Liam Neeson, and in Coming Through the Rye[11] opposite Academy Award winner Chris Cooper.

In 2018, Nelsen most recently won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series[12] for his work on the Amazon web series The Bay. As a producer, Nelsen has won three Daytime Emmys for The Bay and a Tony Award for the Broadway play The Inheritance. He produced the indie feature Wakefield starring Bryan Cranston and Jennifer Garner.

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

Personal life

Nelsen is a native of West Palm Beach, Florida.[13] He moved to New York City with his family at the age of 13. Eric married actress Sainty Reid (now Nelsen) in Fort Worth, Texas on November 29, 2013, and his wife gave birth to their daughter Molly Morgan Nelsen on October 1, 2019, in Los Angeles, California.[14]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2024 Cottonmouth Billy Dunn
2019 The Last Whistle Greg Reid
2018 Nightmare Cinema Fred / The Welder Starring alongside Mickey Rourke
2016 Happy Baby Theo
2015 Coming Through the Rye Ted Tyler Starring alongside Chris Cooper
2014 A Walk Among the Tombstones Howie Starring alongside Liam Neeson
2013 Epic Additional voices Starring alongside Christoph 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

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

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

  1. ^ "IMDB". IMDb. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "13, Jason Robert Brown's Pop Musical About Coming of Age, Opens on Broadway". Retrieved October 5, 2008.
  3. ^ "After a Date, Accusations Everywhere". The New York Times. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  4. ^ "IMDB". IMDb. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  5. ^ "IMDB". IMDb. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  6. ^ "IMDB". IMDb. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  7. ^ "IMDB". IMDb. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  8. ^ "IMDB". IMDb. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  9. ^ "IMDB". IMDb. Retrieved September 16, 2007.
  10. ^ "IMDB". IMDb. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  11. ^ "IMDB". IMDb. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  12. ^ "Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards: 'Bold And The Beautiful', 'Sesame Street' Top Winners". Retrieved April 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 opera All My Children two 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. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  15. ^ "EXCLUSIVE! Eric Nelsen Cast as AJ Chandler on All My Children". 25 February 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  16. ^ Eric Nelsen at the Internet Broadway Database Edit this at Wikidata
  17. ^ Mulcahy, Jr., Kevin (April 25, 2015). "Variety".
  18. ^ Mulcahy, Jr., Kevin (January 10, 2011). "National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  19. ^ "Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards: 'Bold And The Beautiful', 'Sesame Street' Top Winners". Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  20. ^ "Daytime Emmy Awards Complete Winners List: Days Of Our Lives, The Talk, GMA Among Honorees" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2018. Retrieved April 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.