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{{Short description|American actor and producer (born 1991)}}
{{for|similarly-named people|Eric Nelson (disambiguation)}}
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| birth_place = [[West Palm Beach, Florida]], [[United States]]
| birth_place = [[West Palm Beach, Florida]], [[United States]]
| spouse = Sainty Reid (m. 2013)
| spouse = Sainty Reid (m. 2013)
| occupation = Actor • producer
| children = 2
| occupation = Actor; producer
| years_active = 2006–present
| years_active = 2006–present
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'''Eric Nelsen''' (born June 26, 1991) is an [[Emmy Award|Emmy]] and [[Tony Award]]-winning American actor and producer. He is best known for his work as an actor in [[Hulu]]'s revival of ''[[All My Children]]'' playing [[AJ Chandler]] and most recently, his recurring role in season 4 of [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]'s hit drama ''[[The Affair (TV series)|The Affair]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=IMDB |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2235173/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1|accessdate=June 24, 2018}}</ref> On stage, Nelsen portrayed Brett Sampson in the original Broadway production of ''[[13 (musical)|13]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=13, Jason Robert Brown's Pop Musical About Coming of Age, Opens on Broadway|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/13-jason-robert-browns-pop-musical-about-coming-of-age-opens-on-broadway-com-153925|accessdate=October 5, 2008}}</ref> and starred in ''The Good Mother'',<ref>{{cite web|title=After a Date, Accusations Everywhere|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/16/theater/reviews/the-good-mother-at-the-acorn-theater.html|accessdate=November 15, 2012}}</ref> produced by [[The New Group]]. He has appeared in over 30 television series, including ''[[The Blacklist (TV series)|The Blacklist]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=IMDB |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2235173/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1|accessdate=February 19, 2015}}</ref> ''[[Girls (TV series)|Girls]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=IMDB |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2235173/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1|accessdate=January 25, 2015}}</ref> ''[[The Following]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=IMDB |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2235173/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1|accessdate=March 30, 2015}}</ref> ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=IMDB |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2235173/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1|accessdate=November 24, 2015}}</ref> ''[[Blue Bloods (TV series)|Blue Bloods]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=IMDB |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2235173/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1|accessdate=October 14, 2011}}</ref> and ''[[iCarly (TV series)|iCarly]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=IMDB |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2235173/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1|accessdate=September 16, 2007}}</ref> Nelsen has also appeared in the [[Universal Pictures]] film ''[[A Walk Among the Tombstones (film)|A Walk Among the Tombstones]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=IMDB |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2235173/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1|accessdate=September 19, 2014}}</ref> opposite [[Academy Award]] nominee [[Liam Neeson]] and ''[[Coming Through the Rye (film)|Coming Through the Rye]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=IMDB |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2235173/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1|accessdate=October 14, 2016}}</ref> opposite Academy Award winner [[Chris Cooper]].
'''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 (American TV series)|1883]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=IMDB | website=[[IMDb]] |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2235173/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1|accessdate=June 24, 2018}}</ref> On stage, Nelsen portrayed Brett Sampson in the original Broadway production of ''[[13 (musical)|13]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=13, Jason Robert Brown's Pop Musical About Coming of Age, Opens on Broadway|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/13-jason-robert-browns-pop-musical-about-coming-of-age-opens-on-broadway-com-153925|accessdate=October 5, 2008}}</ref> and he starred in ''The Good Mother''<ref>{{cite web|title=After a Date, Accusations Everywhere|website=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/16/theater/reviews/the-good-mother-at-the-acorn-theater.html|accessdate=November 15, 2012}}</ref> (produced by [[The New Group]]). 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 (TV series)|The Affair]]'' on ''[[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]'', ''[[The Blacklist (TV series)|The Blacklist]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=IMDB | website=[[IMDb]] |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2235173/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1|accessdate=February 19, 2015}}</ref> ''[[Girls (TV series)|Girls]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=IMDB | website=[[IMDb]] |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2235173/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1|accessdate=January 25, 2015}}</ref> ''[[The Following]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=IMDB | website=[[IMDb]] |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2235173/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1|accessdate=March 30, 2015}}</ref> ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=IMDB | website=[[IMDb]] |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2235173/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1|accessdate=November 24, 2015}}</ref> ''[[Blue Bloods (TV series)|Blue Bloods]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=IMDB | website=[[IMDb]] |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2235173/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1|accessdate=October 14, 2011}}</ref> and ''[[iCarly (TV series)|iCarly]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=IMDB | website=[[IMDb]] |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2235173/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1|accessdate=September 16, 2007}}</ref> Nelson appeared in the [[Universal Pictures]] film ''[[A Walk Among the Tombstones (film)|A Walk Among the Tombstones]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=IMDB | website=[[IMDb]] |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2235173/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1|accessdate=September 19, 2014}}</ref> opposite [[Academy Award]] nominee [[Liam Neeson]], and in ''[[Coming Through the Rye (film)|Coming Through the Rye]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=IMDB | website=[[IMDb]] |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2235173/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1|accessdate=October 14, 2016}}</ref> 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]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards: ‘Bold And The Beautiful’, ‘Sesame Street’ Top Winners|url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/daytime-creative-arts-emmy-awards-winners-2018-list-1202378665/amp/|accessdate=April 27, 2018}}</ref> for his work on the [[Amazon Studios|Amazon]] web series ''[[The Bay (web series)|The Bay]]''. As a producer, Nelsen has won three Daytime Emmys for his work producing ''The Bay'' and a [[Tony Award]] for producing the Broadway play, ''[[The Inheritance (play)|The Inheritance]]''. He also produced the indie feature ''[[Wakefield (film)|Wakefield]]'' starring [[Bryan Cranston]] and [[Jennifer Garner]].
In 2018, Nelsen most recently won a [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards: 'Bold And The Beautiful', 'Sesame Street' Top Winners|url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/daytime-creative-arts-emmy-awards-winners-2018-list-1202378665/amp/|accessdate=April 27, 2018}}</ref> for his work on the [[Amazon Studios|Amazon]] web series ''[[The Bay (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 (play)|The Inheritance]]''. He produced the indie feature ''[[Wakefield (film)|Wakefield]]'' starring [[Bryan Cranston]] and [[Jennifer Garner]].


At age 23, Nelsen became the youngest producer in history to win an Emmy Award.
At age 23, Nelsen became the youngest producer in history to win an Emmy Award.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Nelsen is a native of [[West Palm Beach, Florida]].<ref>Frias, Carlos. [http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/entertainment/amcat-homeon-own/nYn3b/ "'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."</ref> 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<ref>{{cite web |title=All My Children alum Eric Nelsen lands his dream role: new dad |url=https://www.soapcentral.com/amc/news/2019/0328-eric_nelsen_baby.php |website=Soap Central |access-date=March 28, 2019}}</ref> on October 1, 2019 in [[Los Angeles, California]].
Nelsen is a native of [[West Palm Beach, Florida]].<ref>Frias, Carlos. [http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/entertainment/amcat-homeon-own/nYn3b/ "'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."</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web |title=All My Children alum Eric Nelsen lands his dream role: new dad |url=https://www.soapcentral.com/amc/news/2019/0328-eric_nelsen_baby.php |website=Soap Central |date=26 March 2019 |access-date=March 28, 2019}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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| 2024
| ''[[Cottonmouth (film)|Cottonmouth]]''
| Billy Dunn
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| 2019
| 2019
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| ''[[Nightmare Cinema (film)|Nightmare Cinema]]''
| ''[[Nightmare Cinema (film)|Nightmare Cinema]]''
| Fred / The Welder
| Fred / The Welder
| Starring alongside ''[[Academy Award]]'' nominee ''[[Mickey Rourke]]''
| Starring alongside [[Mickey Rourke]]
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|-
| 2016
| 2016
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| ''[[Coming Through the Rye (film)|Coming Through the Rye]]''
| ''[[Coming Through the Rye (film)|Coming Through the Rye]]''
| Ted Tyler
| Ted Tyler
| Starring alongside ''[[Academy Award]]'' winner ''[[Chris Cooper]]''
| Starring alongside [[Chris Cooper]]
|-
|-
| 2014
| 2014
| ''[[A Walk Among the Tombstones (film)|A Walk Among the Tombstones]]''
| ''[[A Walk Among the Tombstones (film)|A Walk Among the Tombstones]]''
| Howie
| Howie
| Starring alongside ''[[Academy Award]]'' nominee ''[[Liam Neeson]]''
| Starring alongside [[Liam Neeson]]
|-
|-
| 2013
| 2013
| ''[[Epic (2013 film)|Epic]]''
| ''[[Epic (2013 film)|Epic]]''
| Additional voices
| (voice) Various Characters
| Starring alongside 2x ''[[Academy Award]]'' winner ''[[Christoph Waltz]]''
| Starring alongside [[Christoph Waltz]]
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|}
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| ''[[Sensing Murder]]''
| ''[[Sensing Murder]]''
| Donald Neufeld Jr.
| Donald Neufeld Jr.
| "Random Killer" (Season 1, Episode 4)
| Episode: "Random Killer"
|-
|-
| ''[[Guiding Light]]''
| ''[[Guiding Light]]''
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| ''[[iCarly]]''
| ''[[iCarly]]''
| Zeke
| Zeke
| "iDream of Dance" (Season 1, Episode 3)
| Episode: "iDream of Dance"
|-
|-
| 2008
| 2008
| ''[[Law & Order (TV series)|Law & Order]]''
| ''[[Law & Order (TV series)|Law & Order]]''
| Brandon Doherty
| Brandon Doherty
| "Betrayal" (Season 18, Episode 11)
| Episode: "Betrayal"
|-
|-
| 2009
| 2009
| ''The Battery's Down''
| ''The Battery's Down''
| Bat Mitzvah Guest
| Bat Mitzvah Guest
| "Bad Bad News" (Season 2, Episode 2)
| Episode: "Bad Bad News"
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2010
|rowspan="3"| 2010
| ''[[Zeke and Luther]]''
| ''[[Zeke and Luther]]''
| Bob
| Bob
| "Ball of Trash" (Season 2, Episode 22)
| Episode: "Ball of Trash"
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|-
| ''[[The Good Wife]]''
| ''[[The Good Wife]]''
| Mark
| Mark
| "Taking Control" (Season 2, Episode 1)
| Episode: "Taking Control"
|-
|-
| ''[[Big Time Rush]]''
| ''[[Big Time Rush]]''
| Windmill
| Windmill
| "Big Time Mansion" (Season 1, Episode 6)
| Episode: "Big Time Mansion"
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|-
|2010–2017
|2010–2017
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| ''[[Blue Bloods (TV series)|Blue Bloods]]''
| ''[[Blue Bloods (TV series)|Blue Bloods]]''
| Alex Kasper
| Alex Kasper
| "Innocence" (Season 2, Episode 4)
| Episode: "Innocence"
|-
|-
| 2012
| 2012
| ''[[NYC 22]]''
| ''[[NYC 22]]''
| Hazzard
| Hazzard
| 3 episodes
| 3 episodes: "Ransom" (Season 1, Episode 11), "Samaritans" (Season 1, Episode 12), "Turf War" (Season 1, episode 13)
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|-
| 2013
| 2013
| ''[[All My Children]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=EXCLUSIVE! Eric Nelsen Cast as AJ Chandler on ''All My Children''|url=http://www.soapoperanetwork.com/2013/02/exclusive-eric-nelsen-cast-as-aj-chandler-on-all-my-children|accessdate=February 25, 2013}}</ref>
| ''[[All My Children]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=EXCLUSIVE! Eric Nelsen Cast as AJ Chandler on ''All My Children''|date=25 February 2013 |url=http://www.soapoperanetwork.com/2013/02/exclusive-eric-nelsen-cast-as-aj-chandler-on-all-my-children|accessdate=February 25, 2013}}</ref>
| [[AJ Chandler]]
| [[AJ Chandler]]
| 32 episodes
| 32 episodes
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| ''[[Girls (TV series)|Girls]]''
| ''[[Girls (TV series)|Girls]]''
| Lewis
| Lewis
| "Female Author" (Season 4, Episode 3)
| Episode: "Female Author"
|-
|-
| ''[[The Following]]''
| ''[[The Following]]''
| Justin Windsor
| Justin Windsor
| "Reunion" (Season 3, Episode 6)
| Episode: "Reunion"
|-
|-
| ''[[The Blacklist (TV series)|The Blacklist]]''
| ''[[The Blacklist (TV series)|The Blacklist]]''
| David Kenyon
| David Kenyon
| "The Kenyon Family (No. 71)" (Season 2, Episode 12)
| Episode: "The Kenyon Family (No. 71)"
|-
|-
| ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]''
| ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]''
| Sean Quinn
| Sean Quinn
| "Blood Brothers" (Season 13, Episode 10)
| Episode: "Blood Brothers"
|-
|-
| 2018
| 2018
| ''[[The Affair (TV series)|The Affair]]''
| ''[[The Affair (TV series)|The Affair]]''
| Bram
| Bram
| 2 episodes
| 2 episodes: "4.2" (Season 4, Episode 2), "4.4" (Season 4, Episode 4)
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| 2021–2022
|''[[1883 (TV series)|1883]]''
| Ennis
| 5 episodes
|}
|}


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| ''[[The Inheritance (play)|The Inheritance]]''
| ''[[The Inheritance (play)|The Inheritance]]''
| Co-producer
| Co-producer
| [[Ethel Barrymore Theatre]] <br> 2019 – currently running
| [[Ethel Barrymore Theatre]] <br> 2019 – 2020
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| [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding New Approaches Drama Series|Outstanding New Approaches Drama Series]]
| [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding New Approaches Drama Series|Outstanding New Approaches Drama Series]]
|{{won}}
|{{won}}
| align=center|<ref name="CBS, PBS and ‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ Lead Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Winners">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/daytime-emmy-awards-bold-and-the-beautiful-cbs-alex-trebek-florence-henderson-1201479958/ |title=Variety|first=Kevin |last=Mulcahy, Jr. |date=April 25, 2015}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref name="CBS, PBS and 'The Bold and the Beautiful' Lead Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Winners">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/daytime-emmy-awards-bold-and-the-beautiful-cbs-alex-trebek-florence-henderson-1201479958/ |title=Variety|first=Kevin |last=Mulcahy, Jr. |date=April 25, 2015}}</ref>
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| 2017
| 2017
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| [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series|Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series]]
| [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series|Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series]]
|{{won}}
|{{won}}
| align=center|<ref name="The 44th Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Winners">{{cite web |url=http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_44th_winners_creative.pdf |title=National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences|first=Kevin |last=Mulcahy, Jr. |date=January 10, 2011 |accessdate=April 28, 2017}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref name="The 44th Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Winners">{{cite web |url=http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_44th_winners_creative.pdf |title=National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |first=Kevin |last=Mulcahy, Jr. |date=January 10, 2011 |accessdate=April 28, 2017 |archive-date=October 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004192338/http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_44th_winners_creative.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| rowspan="2" align="left"| 2018
| rowspan="2" align="left"| 2018
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| [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series]]
| [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series]]
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
| align=center |<ref>{{cite web|title=Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards: ‘Bold And The Beautiful’, ‘Sesame Street’ Top Winners|url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/daytime-creative-arts-emmy-awards-winners-2018-list-1202378665/amp/|accessdate=April 27, 2018}}</ref>
| align=center |<ref>{{cite web|title=Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards: 'Bold And The Beautiful', 'Sesame Street' Top Winners|url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/daytime-creative-arts-emmy-awards-winners-2018-list-1202378665/amp/|accessdate=April 27, 2018}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series|Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series]]
| [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series|Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series]]
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
| align=center |<ref>{{cite web|title=Daytime Emmy Awards Complete Winners List: Days Of Our Lives, The Talk, GMA Among Honorees|url=http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_45th_daytime_winners.pdf|accessdate=April 30, 2018}}</ref>
| align=center |<ref>{{cite web|title=Daytime Emmy Awards Complete Winners List: Days Of Our Lives, The Talk, GMA Among Honorees|url=http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_45th_daytime_winners.pdf|accessdate=April 30, 2018|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141217/http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_45th_daytime_winners.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| rowspan="5" align="left" | 2020
| rowspan="5" align="left" | 2020
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| rowspan="1"|[[Tony Award for Best Play|Best Play]]
| rowspan="1"|[[Tony Award for Best Play|Best Play]]
|{{won}}
|{{won}}
| align=center|<ref name="Full List of the 2020 Tony Award Nominees">{{cite web| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/15/theater/tony-nominees.html |title=Full List of the 2020 Tony Award Nominees|date= October 15, 2020}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref name="Full List of the 2020 Tony Award Nominees">{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/15/theater/tony-nominees.html |title=Full List of the 2020 Tony Award Nominees|work=The New York Times |date= October 15, 2020|last1=Libbey |first1=Peter }}</ref>
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| [[Drama Desk Award]]
| [[Drama Desk Award]]
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| {{won}}
| align=center|<ref name="The Nominees for the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards">{{cite web| url=https://www.glaad.org/mediaawards/31/2020%20nominees |title=The Nominees for the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards|date= January 8, 2020}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref name="The Nominees for the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards">{{cite web| url=https://www.glaad.org/mediaawards/31/2020%20nominees |title=The Nominees for the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards|date= January 8, 2020}}</ref>
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For similarly-named people, see Eric Nelson (disambiguation).
Eric Nelsen
Born
Eric Michael Nelsen

(1991-06-26) June 26, 1991 (age 33)
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 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,[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.

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

[edit]

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

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
2024 Cottonmouth Billy Dunn
2019 The Last Whistle Greg Reid
2018 Nightmare Cinema Fred / The Welder Starring alongside Mickey Rourke
2016 Happy Baby Theo
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[15] 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
2021–2022 1883 Ennis 5 episodes

Broadway

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Year Show[16] 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

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Year Award Nominated Work Category Result Ref.
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]

References

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  3. ^ "After a Date, Accusations Everywhere". The New York Times. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
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  12. ^ "Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards: 'Bold And The Beautiful', 'Sesame Street' Top Winners". Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  13. ^ 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."
  14. ^ "All My Children alum Eric Nelsen lands his dream role: new dad". Soap Central. 26 March 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  15. ^ "EXCLUSIVE! Eric Nelsen Cast as AJ Chandler on All My Children". 25 February 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  16. ^ Eric Nelsen at the Internet Broadway Database Edit this at Wikidata
  17. ^ Mulcahy, Jr., Kevin (April 25, 2015). "Variety".
  18. ^ Mulcahy, Jr., Kevin (January 10, 2011). "National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  19. ^ "Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards: 'Bold And The Beautiful', 'Sesame Street' Top Winners". Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  20. ^ "Daytime Emmy Awards Complete Winners List: Days Of Our Lives, The Talk, GMA Among Honorees" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  21. ^ Libbey, Peter (October 15, 2020). "Full List of the 2020 Tony Award Nominees". The New York Times.
  22. ^ News Desk, BWW (April 21, 2020). "Broadway World".
  23. ^ Drama League Awards, 86th Annual (2020). "Drama League".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  24. ^ CLEMENT, OLIVIA (May 11, 2020). "Moulin Rouge! Leads 2020 Outer Critics Circle Award Honorees".
  25. ^ "The Nominees for the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards". January 8, 2020.
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