Sean Nelson (actor)

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Sean Nelson (born May 9, 1980 in the Bronx , New York City , New York ) is an American actor who gained national fame as a teenager when he starred in the film Fresh in 1994 as the main and title character.

life and career

Nelson was born in the summer of 1980 in the Bronx, New York, where he grew up and was discovered and taken into acting at the age of ten. At the tender age of ten, he made his first appearance in an off-Broadway production called Hey Little Walter , which was performed at the Playwrights Horizons Theater at the 1990 Young Playwrights Festival . Through this role and numerous other engagements in the theater sector, where he was employed in various local theaters, the young Sean Nelson came through auditions in the mid-1990s to his first appearances in film and television.

After starring in an episode of Here and Now in 1992 , he was cast in the role of young Michael , called "Fresh" in 1993 and 1994 , in which he was featured in the 1994 film of the same name. as also the main character could be seen. For this role he received an award at the Sundance Film Festival in the same year and also received an Independent Spirit Award in 1995 in the “Best Debut Performance” category and a nomination for a Young Artist Award in the “Best Performance by a Young Actor Starring” category in a motion picture ”. His later career as an actor was mainly due to this role, which brought him roles in numerous internationally known television series, but also some mini-series and films. In 1994 and 1995 he took on a role in the US television series New York Undercover , in which he also took part in the pilot episode. Sean Nelson, who attended Our Savior Lutheran School until his international breakthrough in 1994 and then moved from junior high to high school, where he was finally accompanied by a tutor in acting, made a guest appearance in 1995 an episode of Homicide , before he took on another major film role in the 1996 film American Buffalo, which further increased his popularity.

Previously, the young actor, who gives Jamaica and Saint Thomas as his parentage , was also featured in an episode of Law & Order in 1994 . Even after that, Nelson was invited to guest star on the series several times, appearing in one episode in 2005 and appearing in a recurring role in two different episodes in 2009. Nelson, who was born in the Co-op City part of the Bronx, also had a recurring role as Jesse Bayliss in the US television series Ein Strauss Töchter , where he was seen in nine different episodes from 1995 to 1996. In the last year he made a guest appearance in an episode of The Client . Sean Nelson came to another recurring engagement in 1997 in two episodes of A Touch of Heaven , where he was seen in the role of Calvin .

In the following years his involvement in television series decreased significantly and he concentrated primarily on the production of films or mini-series. 1998 followed a role in the television film Bronx County , in which, among others, the Canadian actress Sandrine Holt or the US actors Alan Rosenberg , Justin Theroux , Christopher Wiehl or Sonja Sohn participated. In 1999 he appeared in the film The Wood , which was broadcast in German-speaking countries under the name Jein, ich will and in which Nelson played a younger version of the main actor Omar Epps . For his portrayal of the young Mike he was nominated in 2000 for a Black Reel Award in the category "Theatrical - Best Actor". The same year that The Wood premiered, another film was released in which Sean Nelson was instrumental. In A Stranger in the Kingdom he played the supporting role of Nathan Andrews .

In 2000 there was a big engagement in the six-part miniseries The Corner , in which he was seen in all six parts in the role of DeAndre McCullough . For this role he was nominated in 2001 for a Black Reel Award in the category "Network / Cable - Best Actor" and a NAACP Image Award in the category "Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special". After a guest appearance on an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 2001, he was assigned a minor supporting role in the 2002 film The Year That Trembled . This was followed by two rather quieter years, when he appeared in an episode of Criminal Intent in 2003 and in the 2004 short film Date . He was also seen in an episode of the short-lived TV series The Jury that year . In 2005 Sean Nelson was used again in various productions that were also broadcast internationally. He was seen as Hezekiah in Love Never Dies or as Charlie in all six parts of the Miracle's Boys miniseries . In the film The Gospel, also released in 2005, he played a younger version of the main character of the Reverend Charles Frank, portrayed by Idris Elba . In 2006 and 2007 you saw Nelson in the films Premium and The Mannsfield 12 each in a guest or supporting role. Nelson was also part of the film crew when it came to the production of Day Zero , which saw Elijah Wood in a leading role and which also appeared in 2007. Numerous different appearances finally followed in 2009, when he was used in the films Last of the Ninth and The Abduction of the U-Bahn Pelham 123 as well as in an episode of Mercy . In 2010, the native New Yorker premiered the post-apocalyptic low-budget film Vampire Nation , which was shown at numerous international festivals. In 2011, the award-winning and nominated actor was also seen in the short film Juxed , in which he himself appeared as a producer. In the same activity he stayed in the short film Oh What a Tangled Web We Weave .

Filmography

Film appearances (including short appearances) as an actor
Series appearances (including guest and short appearances) as an actor
Other activities

Nominations and Awards

Nominations
  • 1995: Young Artist Award in the category “Best Performance by a Young Actor Starring in a Motion Picture” for his engagement in Fresh
  • 2000: Black Reel Award in the category "Theatrical - Best Actor" for his engagement in The Wood
  • 2001: Black Reel Award in the category "Network / Cable - Best Actor" for his involvement in The Corner
  • 2001: NAACP Image Award in the category “Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special” for his involvement in The Corner
  • 2006: Black Reel Award in the category “Best Supporting Actor - Television” for his involvement in Miracle's Boys
Awards

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Nelson, Sean
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH May 9, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Bronx , New York City , New York, United States