Kelly Nelson(III)

A longtime Hollywood resident Kelly arrived in LA in September 1982, signed with Wilhelmina West and ended up getting his SAG card doing a Gillette commercial directed by Joe Pytka. Kelly met Mr. Sanford Meisner in spring 1992 and became a Founding Member of the Sanford Meisner Center for the Arts in Spring, 1995. He starred in a dozen or more plays there and wrote/directed several others (1995-2005). He was cast by Oscar nominated writer/director Lynn Mamet as the lead "Bobby Fry" in her world premiere of "The Job". He was also cast by writer/director Larry Cohen to play Charles Lindbergh in his world premiere of "Fallen Eagle" (from a screenplay he co-developed with Oliver Stone). The Sanford Meisner Center for the Arts was Kelly's second home up until its closing in 2005. Kelly is honored to serve on the Board of Directors for the Ruskin Group Theatre at Santa Monica Airport. In February Mr. Nelson wrapped "Ruthless" directed by Dale Stelly playing a detective from the Deep South. A proud husband and father of three, Kelly enjoys his Sunday night "dad nights" singing karaoke. Kelly operates @meisneractor on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok. -"A pure talent, just cast him, he can do anything." - Lynn Mamet -"A leading man who can really act." - Larry Cohen -"You mad me cry. Bravo! Excellent" - Jay Bernstein -"A sensitive actor, you can't teach that." - Sanford Meisner -"A treat to watch, powerful and multi-layered with strong thoughtful choices. Bravo!" - Billy DaMota