Eric Nelsen (born June 26, 1991) is an Emmy and Tony Award-winning American actor and producer. He is known for his work as an actor in the television 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 30 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] Nelsen also 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.
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Eric Nelsen | |
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Born | Eric Michael Nelsen (1991-06-26) June 26, 1991 (age 30) West Palm Beach, Florida, United States |
Occupation | Actor • producer |
Years active | 2006–present |
Spouse(s) | Sainty Reid (m. 2013) |
Children | 1 |
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 also 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.
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[14] on October 1, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2019 | The Last Whistle | Greg Reid | |
2018 | Nightmare Cinema | Fred / The Welder | Starring alongside Academy Award nominee Mickey Rourke |
2016 | Happy Baby | Theo | |
2015 | Coming Through the Rye | Ted Tyler | Starring alongside Academy Award winner Chris Cooper |
2014 | A Walk Among the Tombstones | Howie | Starring alongside Academy Award nominee Liam Neeson |
2013 | Epic | Additional voices | Starring alongside 2x Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Sensing Murder | Donald Neufeld Jr. | "Random Killer" (Season 1, Episode 4) |
Guiding Light | Kevin Ross Marler | Episode 14,890 | |
2007 | iCarly | Zeke | "iDream of Dance" (Season 1, Episode 3) |
2008 | Law & Order | Brandon Doherty | "Betrayal" (Season 18, Episode 11) |
2009 | The Battery's Down | Bat Mitzvah Guest | "Bad Bad News" (Season 2, Episode 2) |
2010 | Zeke and Luther | Bob | "Ball of Trash" (Season 2, Episode 22) |
The Good Wife | Mark | "Taking Control" (Season 2, Episode 1) | |
Big Time Rush | Windmill | "Big Time Mansion" (Season 1, Episode 6) | |
2010–2017 | The Bay | Daniel Garrett | |
2011 | Blue Bloods | Alex Kasper | "Innocence" (Season 2, Episode 4) |
2012 | NYC 22 | Hazzard | 3 episodes: "Ransom" (Season 1, Episode 11), "Samaritans" (Season 1, Episode 12), "Turf War" (Season 1, episode 13) |
2013 | All My Children[15] | AJ Chandler | 32 episodes |
2015 | Girls | Lewis | "Female Author" (Season 4, Episode 3) |
The Following | Justin Windsor | "Reunion" (Season 3, Episode 6) | |
The Blacklist | David Kenyon | "The Kenyon Family (No. 71)" (Season 2, Episode 12) | |
NCIS | Sean Quinn | "Blood Brothers" (Season 13, Episode 10) | |
2018 | The Affair | Bram | 2 episodes: "4.2" (Season 4, Episode 2), "4.4" (Season 4, Episode 4) |
2021–2022 | 1883 | Ennis | 5 episodes |
Year | 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 |
Year | 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] | ||