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. On stage, Nelsen portrayed Brett Sampson in the original Broadway production of 13, and he starred in The Good Mother. 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, Girls, The Following, NCIS, Blue Bloods, and iCarly. Nelson appeared in the Universal Pictures film A Walk Among the Tombstones opposite Academy Award nominee Liam Neeson, and in Coming Through the Rye 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 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.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." He moved to New York City with his family at the age of 13. Eric married actress Sainty Reid (now Nelsen) in her hometown of Fort Worth, Texas on November 29, 2013, and she gave birth to their daughter Molly Morgan Nelsen on October 1, 2019, in Los Angeles, California. They now reside in Fort Worth.
Filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes Gettysburg 1863 Thomas McClean Filming 2026 The Wolf and the Lamb Dr. Roy Hawkins 2024 Cottonmouth Billy Dunn 2019 The Last Whistle Greg Reid 2018 Nightmare Cinema Fred / The Welder Starring alongside Mickey Rourke 2016 Happy BabyTheo 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 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 2021–20221883 Ennis 5 episodes
Broadway Year Show 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 2015 Daytime Emmy Award The Bay Outstanding New Approaches Drama Series 2017 Daytime Emmy Award The Bay Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series 2018 Daytime Emmy Award The Bay Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series 2020 Tony Award The InheritanceBest Play Drama Desk Award Outstanding Play Drama League Award Outstanding Production of a Play Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding New Broadway Play GLAAD Media Award Outstanding Broadway Production
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