Ian Nelson (actor, born 1995)

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Ian Nelson
Born
Ian Michael Nelson

1994or1995(age 28–29) [1]
North Carolina, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present

Ian Michael Nelson (born 1994/95) is an American actor. He played the teen version of werewolf Derek Hale in the television series Teen Wolf , Eric Palmer in the drama film The Judge , and Andy in the Hulu series There's...Johnny! .

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Personal life

Nelson is the son of Mark and Janie Nelson, and the youngest of four children. [2] Nelson attended Forsyth Country Day School in Lewisville, North Carolina. [1] He studied screenwriting at the University of Southern California. [3] Nelson is Jewish. [4]

Career

Nelson first became interested in the performing arts by auditioning for a school musical to impress a girl. [2] He performed in several local shows, including Piedmont Opera's Amahl and the Night Visitors . [2] In addition to acting and singing, he is a dancer, and featured in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on three occasions. [2] [5] To further hone his craft, Nelson studied at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and the Stagedoor Manor performing arts school. [2] He also trained under Burgess Jenkins at Jenkins' Actors Group school. [6] [1]

His first film role was a non-speaking part as the unnamed tribute from District 3 in The Hunger Games in 2012. [2] [3] That was followed by Alone yet Not Alone the following year. The movie, filmed in Virginia and Tennessee, was filmed prior to The Hunger Games. [2] Throughout 2013 and 2014, Nelson appeared in Medeas , The Judge , and The Best of Me . [3] In 2015, he starred in The Boy Next Door as Kevin, the son of Jennifer Lopez and John Corbett. [3] Nelson described the experience as a "great role", stating he really enjoyed the collaboration with director Rob Cohen. [3]

Nelson's first foray into television was in the role of a teen were-wolf Derek Hale in Teen Wolf . He appeared as the teenaged version of Tyler Hoechlin's character in three episodes throughout the third and fourth seasons. He went on to appear in Criminal Minds and Comedy Bang! Bang! , before earning a recurring role as Parker in The Deleted , which aired in 2016. [3] [7] Nelson stars as Andy on There's...Johnny! , a show depicting the backstage workings of The Tonight Show during Johnny Carson's tenure in the 1970s. The series was released on Hulu in November 2017. [8] He starred in the 2020 drama film Paper Spiders opposite Stefania LaVie Owen and Lili Taylor. [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2012 The Hunger Games District 3 Male Tribute [10]
2013 Alone yet Not Alone Young Owen Gibson [2]
Medeas Micah [11]
2014 The Judge Eric Palmer [6]
The Best of Me Jared Reynolds [3]
2015 The Boy Next Door Kevin Peterson [6]
2017 Freak Show Mark "Flip" Kelly [6]
Like Me Burt Walden [1]
2019 Summer Night Seth [1]
2020 Paper Spiders Daniel [9]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2013–2014 Teen Wolf Teen Derek Hale3 episodes [10]
2014 Criminal Minds William PrattEpisode: "Hashtag" [6]
2015 Comedy Bang! Bang! Craig WilsonEpisode: "Simon Helberg Wears a Sky Blue Button Down and Jeans" [3]
Legends Teen Curtis BallardEpisode: "The Legend of Curtis Ballard"
2016 The Deleted Parker7 episodes [7]
2017 Law and Order: Special Victims Unit Eric HendricksEpisode: "Decline and Fall" [6]
There's...Johnny! Andy KlavinSeries lead (7 episodes) [12]

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2022 Need for Speed Unbound Player characterVoice role

Theater

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