# Eric Nelsen

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 (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, 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. 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 |
| 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" |
| 2006 | 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" |
| 2010 | The Good Wife | Mark | Episode: "Taking Control" |
| 2010 | 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" |
| 2015 | The Following | Justin Windsor | Episode: "Reunion" |
| 2015 | The Blacklist | David Kenyon | Episode: "The Kenyon Family (No. 71)" |
| 2015 | NCIS | Sean Quinn | Episode: "Blood Brothers" |
| 2018 | The Affair | Bram | 2 episodes |
| 2021–2022 | 1883 | 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 | Won |
| 2017 | Daytime Emmy Award | The Bay | Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series | Won |
| 2018 | Daytime Emmy Award | The Bay | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series | Won |
| 2018 | Daytime Emmy Award | The Bay | Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series | Won |
| 2020 | Tony Award | The Inheritance | Best Play | Won |
| 2020 | Drama Desk Award | The Inheritance | Outstanding Play | Won |
| 2020 | Drama League Award | The Inheritance | Outstanding Production of a Play | Won |
| 2020 | Outer Critics Circle Award | The Inheritance | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Won |
| 2020 | GLAAD Media Award | The Inheritance | Outstanding Broadway Production | Won |