Eric Nelsen

For similarly-named people, see Eric Nelson (disambiguation).

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.

Eric Nelsen
Born	Eric Michael Nelsen (1991-06-26) June 26, 1991 (age 34) West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Occupation(s)	Actor; producer
Years active	2006–present
Spouse	Sainty Reid (m. 2013)
Children	2

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 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.^[14] They now reside in Fort Worth.^[15]

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"
	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[16]	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

Year	Show[17]	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	Ref.
2015	Daytime Emmy Award	The Bay	Outstanding New Approaches Drama Series	Won	[18]
2017	Daytime Emmy Award	The Bay	Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series	Won	[19]
2018	Daytime Emmy Award	The Bay	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series	Won	[20]
			Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series	Won	[21]
2020	Tony Award	The Inheritance	Best Play	Won	[22]
	Drama Desk Award		Outstanding Play	Won	[23]
	Drama League Award		Outstanding Production of a Play	Won	[24]
	Outer Critics Circle Award		Outstanding New Broadway Play	Won	[25]
	GLAAD Media Award		Outstanding Broadway Production	Won	[26]