After graduating from high school, Nelson moved to New York City where he attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. During his time in Manhattan he worked in various theatre productions, performed improv and stand up.
23 jobs and 11 sublets later, he moved to Los Angeles and auditioned for The Groundlings Theatre after a friend gave him a class certificate. It became his home for several years, writing sketch, improv and eventually becoming part of the Company where he honed his skill of no-holds-barred comedy and developed the material he would later perform in his live shows and on MADTV, as a series regular for Seasons 5 & 6.
Since, you may have seen him on such television shows as The Larry Sanders Show, Birds of Prey, Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and most recently in films such as Simon Pegg's "Paul", "Mucho Dinero," "The Hunger Games" and, "Catching Fire", as well as an upcoming appearances on "Orange Is The New Black".
Most recently he is performing and continuing to develop his One-Man show "Identical", which he performed at The Dixon Place in Manahattan.
Biography
Film
Hunger Games: Catching Fire Flavius Dir: Francis Lawrence/Lionsgate
Mucho Dinero Mateo Dir: Blake Freeman
The Hunger Games Flavius Dir: Gary Ross/Lionsgate
Paul Jorge Dir: Greg Mottola/Universal
The Island Phone Operator Dir: Michael Bay/Dream Works
Boys On The Side Bartender Dir: Herbert Ross/Alcor Films
Orange Is The New Black Repairman Netflix
Curb Your Enthusiasm Room Service Waiter HBO
Imperfect Union Worker #1 TBS
Birds Of Prey Craig Finn WB
MadTV Series Regular FOX
Party Girl George FOX
Seinfeld Foto Mat Clerk NBC
The Larry Sanders Show Xavier HBO
Gabriel's Fire Kid Lorimar
Theatre/Los Angeles/New York City
Television
Alien The Family Professor Bizamzibot Sci-Festivl
The Sunday Show Ensemble/Sketch The Groundlings Theatre
No Concept Ensemble/Sketch The Improv
Unsafe Sketch Ensemble/Sketch Improv Theatre
Straight Up With A Twist Ensemble/Sketch The Upfront
Slap In The Face Ensemble/Sketch The Upfront
No Shame Ensemble/Sketch The Upfront
Cross Your Legs Ensemble/Sketch Luna Park
Simpson Street Alex Nosotros Theatre
Training: New York/Los Angeles
Atlantic Theatre Co. NYC, Directors Lab with Niel Pepe
American Academy of Dramatic Arts, NYC, Scene Study
HB Studios, NYC, Acting, Playwrighting
Victor Villar Hauser, Scene Study, Los Angeles
David Dean Bottrell Los Angeles, Scene Study
Groundlings Theatre Los Angeles, (Sunday Co. Member)
Skills
Improvisation, Character Dialects
Writing Sketch
Yoga
Proficient in Spanish/Dialects
Home Chef