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Drew Nelson (born August 11, 1979) is a Canadian voice, stage, film and television actor from Etobicoke, Ontario. He is best known for voicing Duncan on the Canadian cartoon series Total Drama and playing Matt Sayles in The Strain .
Nelson was born in Etobicoke, a suburb of Toronto, Ontario, on August 11, 1979. [1] [2] He attended Richview Collegiate Institute and Humber College. [3]
He has been in numerous television shows. He first appeared in the television series Friends as an extra.
His performances include appearing as a guest-star or extra in various movies or TV shows, such as Fringe , Supernatural , and Rookie Blue . Most of Nelson's best-known roles are in cartoons, such as Duncan in Total Drama , Kai in 6Teen , and Jason in Girlstuff/Boystuff . He also had a recurring role on the FX series, The Strain . [4]
Nelson is also currently working on a project called Lost Ones as a writer-producer. [5] The project is an urban fantasy centered around a 13-year-old orphan named Malik. It is set against the backdrop of hip hop and street art, and the film follows Malik and his crew as they plot to foil a greedy mayor's plans to gentrify their hood.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | The Story of Saiunkoku | Spy | Episode: "Poking a Bush Draws Out a Snake" |
2007 | Death Note | Matt | 2 episodes |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Die Hard with a Vengeance | Kindergarten Student | Uncredited |
2001 | 681-0638 | Sterling | |
2004 | My Brother's Keeper | Lance | |
2006 | Catch and Release | Scott Prosper | Short Film |
2006 | Perennial | Jaret | Short Film |
2007 | Live Free or Die Hard | Cyber Hacker | Uncredited |
2007 | The Rocket Man | Lenny | Short Film |
2008 | Dawgs Playing Poker | Alex | |
2013 | A Plain Morning | Greg | Short Film |
2014 | The Whale | Kyle McWhirter | Short Film |
2015 | Man Vs. | Terry Woods | |
2015 | To Carry On | The Machinist | Short Film |
2015 | Fifth Street | Stuart | Short Film |
2018 | Knuckleball | Deputy Sherriff Drew | |
2018 | Fahrenheit 451 | Bartender | |
2019 | Demons Inside Me | Harrison Carter | |
2020 | Kitty Mammas | Darryl |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | In a Heartbeat | Daredevil | Episode: "Race of a Lifetime" |
2002 | Earth: Final Conflict | Damon | Episode: "Atavus High" |
2002 | The Red Sneakers | Jacob | TV movie |
2002 | The Matthew Shepard Story | Lance | TV movie |
2002 | Two Against Time | Eddie Bramante | TV movie |
2002 | Recipe for Murder | Fan #1 | TV movie |
2002 | Conviction | Billy | TV movie |
2002–2005 | Girlstuff/Boystuff | Jason (voice) | 34 episodes |
2004 | Queer as Folk | Pink Posse / Robbie | 2 episodes |
2004 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Keg Guy | Episode: "Ghost in the Machine: Part 2" |
2004 | Spynet | Rod | Episode: "The Talented Mr. Minnifield" |
2005 | 6Teen | Kai (voice) | Episode: "The New Guy" |
2005 | Braceface | Alex (voice) | Episode: "Leap of Faith"; uncredited |
2005 | Mind Over Murder | Dr. Michaels | TV movie |
2007–2013 | Total Drama | Duncan (voice) | 74 episodes |
2008 | Smallville | CSI Agent #2 | Episode: "Plastique" |
2008 | Supernatural | Crossroads Demon | Episode: "I Know What You Did Last Summer" |
2009 | Fringe | Carl Langdon | Episode: "Dream Logic" |
2011 | InSecurity | Special Agent Tom Daley | 2 episodes |
2011 | XIII: The Series | Jacob Locke | 2 episodes |
2011 | Rookie Blue | Vincent Walker | Episode: "Best Laid Plans" |
2011 | Flashpoint | Bernard Moore | Episode: "Grounded" |
2011 | Against the Wall | Rick Rose | Episode: "Memories We Fear" |
2011 | Lost Girl | Clive | Episode: "Can't See the Fae-Rest" |
2013 | Suits | Graham Stenton | Episode: "Shadow of a Doubt" |
2014 | The Listener | Steven Wolff | Episode: "Zero Recall" |
2014 | The Strain | Matt Sayles | 6 episodes |
2014 | Saving Hope | Colin Merrifield | Episode: "Breaking Away" |
2014 | Charlie and Yoni | TV movie | |
2015 | CSI: Cyber | Robert Gaines | Episode: "Brown Eyes, Blue Eyes" |
2016–2017 | People of Earth | Kurt the Reptilian / The Deer | 12 episodes |
2016–2017 | The Girlfriend Experience | Matt Cusick / Jim Kinsler | 8 episodes |
2018 | Blink Twice | Ryan | Episode: "Fragment" |
2018 | Entertaining Christmas | Steve Ryan | TV movie |
2018–2023 | Total DramaRama | Duncan (voice) | 56 episodes |
2019 | My Mother's Killer Boyfriend | Ben Weston | TV movie |
2020 | Diggstown | Victor Deer | Episode: "Cheryl Battiste" |
2021 | A Romance Wedding | Will Mason | TV movie |
2021 | Dream Date | Maurice | TV movie |
2021 | A Whirlwind Wedding | Kyle Billings | TV movie |
2021 | Blood and Water | Ben McMurphy | 7 episodes |
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