Eric Nelsen

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Eric Nelsen
Born
Eric Michael Nelsen

(1991-06-26) June 26, 1991 (age 32)
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 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] 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.

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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
YearTitleRoleNotes
2024 Cottonmouth Billy Dunn
2019 The Last Whistle Greg Reid
2018 Nightmare Cinema Fred / The WelderStarring alongside Mickey Rourke
2016 Happy Baby Theo
2015 Coming Through the Rye Ted TylerStarring alongside Chris Cooper
2014 A Walk Among the Tombstones HowieStarring alongside Liam Neeson
2013 Epic Additional voicesStarring alongside Christoph Waltz
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Sensing Murder Donald Neufeld Jr.Episode: "Random Killer"
Guiding Light Kevin Ross MarlerEpisode 14,890
2007 iCarly ZekeEpisode: "iDream of Dance"
2008 Law & Order Brandon DohertyEpisode: "Betrayal"
2009The Battery's DownBat Mitzvah GuestEpisode: "Bad Bad News"
2010 Zeke and Luther BobEpisode: "Ball of Trash"
The Good Wife MarkEpisode: "Taking Control"
Big Time Rush WindmillEpisode: "Big Time Mansion"
2010–2017 The Bay Daniel Garrett
2011 Blue Bloods Alex KasperEpisode: "Innocence"
2012 NYC 22 Hazzard3 episodes
2013 All My Children [15] AJ Chandler 32 episodes
2015 Girls LewisEpisode: "Female Author"
The Following Justin WindsorEpisode: "Reunion"
The Blacklist David KenyonEpisode: "The Kenyon Family (No. 71)"
NCIS Sean QuinnEpisode: "Blood Brothers"
2018 The Affair Bram2 episodes
2021–2022 1883 Ennis5 episodes

Broadway

YearShow [16] RoleNotes
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

YearAwardNominated WorkCategoryResultRef.
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 PlayWon [23]
Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding New Broadway PlayWon [24]
GLAAD Media Award Outstanding Broadway ProductionWon [25]

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