Drew Nelson (actor)

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Drew Nelson
Born (1979-08-11) August 11, 1979 (age 42)
Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Occupation
  • Actor
  • writer
  • producer
Years active2001–present

Drew Nelson (born August 11, 1979) is a Canadian voice, stage, film and television actor from Etobicoke, Ontario. He is best known for voicing Duncan on the Canadian cartoon series Total Drama and playing Matt Sayles in The Strain.


Personal life[]

Nelson was born in Etobicoke, a suburb of Toronto, Ontario, on August 11, 1979.[1][2] He attended Richview Collegiate Institute and Humber College.[3] Nelson lives in Toronto with his bulldog, Katie.[4]

Career[]

He has been in numerous television shows. He first appeared in the television series Friends as an extra.

His performances include appearing as a guest-star or extra in various movies or TV shows, such as Fringe, Supernatural, and Rookie Blue. Most of Nelson's best-known roles are in cartoons, such as Duncan in Total Drama, Kai in 6Teen, and Jason in Girlstuff/Boystuff. He also had a recurring role on the FX series, The Strain.[5]

Nelson is also currently working on a project called Lost Ones as a writer-producer.[6] The project is an urban fantasy centered around a 13-year-old orphan named Malik. It is set against the backdrop of hip hop and street art, and the film follows Malik and his crew as they plot to foil a greedy mayor's plans to gentrify their hood.

Filmography[]

Anime[]

Year Title Role Notes
2006 The Story of Saiunkoku Spy Episode: "Poking a Bush Draws Out a Snake"
2007 Death Note Matt 2 episodes

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Die Hard with a Vengeance Kindergarten Student Uncredited
2001 681-0638 Sterling
2004 My Brother's Keeper Lance
2006 Catch and Release Scott Prosper Short Film
2006 Perennial Jaret Short Film
2007 Live Free or Die Hard Cyber Hacker Uncredited
2007 The Rocket Man Lenny Short Film
2008 Dawgs Playing Poker Alex
2013 A Plain Morning Greg Short Film
2014 The Whale Kyle McWhirter Short Film
2015 Man Vs. Terry Woods
2015 To Carry On The Machinist Short Film
2015 Fifth Street Stuart Short Film
2018 Knuckleball Deputy Sherriff Drew
2018 Fahrenheit 451 Bartender
2019 Demons Inside Me Harrison Carter
2020 Kitty Mammas Darryl

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2001 In a Heartbeat Daredevil Episode: "Race of a Lifetime"
2002 Earth: Final Conflict Damon Episode: "Atavus High"
2002 The Red Sneakers Jacob TV Movie
2002 The Matthew Shepard Story Lance TV Movie
2002 Two Against Time Eddie Bramante TV Movie
2002 Recipe for Murder Fan #1 TV Movie
2002 Conviction Billy TV Movie
2002–2005 Girlstuff/Boystuff Jason (voice) 34 episodes
2004 Queer as Folk Pink Posse / Robbie 2 episodes
2004 Degrassi: The Next Generation Keg Guy Episode: "Ghost in the Machine: Part 2"
2004 Spynet Rod Episode: "The Talented Mr. Minnifield"
2005 6Teen Kai (voice) Episode: "The New Guy"
2005 Braceface Alex (voice) Episode: "Leap of Faith"; uncredited
2005 Mind Over Murder Dr. Michaels TV Movie
2007–2014 Total Drama Duncan (voice) 74 episodes
2008 Smallville CSI Agent #2 Episode: "Plastique"
2008 Supernatural Crossroads Demon Episode: "I Know What You Did Last Summer"
2009 Fringe Carl Langdon Episode: "Dream Logic"
2011 InSecurity Special Agent Tom Daley 2 episodes
2011 XIII: The Series Jacob Locke 2 episodes
2011 Rookie Blue Vincent Walker Episode: "Best Laid Plans"
2011 Flashpoint Bernard Moore Episode: "Grounded"
2011 Against the Wall Rick Rose Episode: "Memories We Fear"
2011 Lost Girl Clive Episode: "Can't See the Fae-Rest"
2013 Graham Stenton Episode: "Shadow of a Doubt"
2014 The Listener Steven Wolff Episode: "Zero Recall"
2014 Matt Sayles 6 episodes
2014 Saving Hope Colin Merrifield Episode: "Breaking Away"
2014 TV Movie
2015 CSI: Cyber Robert Gaines Episode: "Brown Eyes, Blue Eyes"
2016–2017 People of Earth Kurt the Reptilian / The Deer 12 episodes
2016–2017 The Girlfriend Experience Matt Cusick / Jim Kinsler 8 episodes
2018 Ryan Episode: "Fragment"
2018 Steve Ryan TV Movie
2018–present Total DramaRama Duncan (voice) 55 episodes
2019 Ben Weston TV Movie
2020 Victor Deer Episode: "Cheryl Battiste"
2021 Will Mason TV Movie
2021 Dream Date Maurice TV Movie
2021 Kyle Billings TV Movie
2021 Blood and Water Ben McMurphy 7 episodes

References[]

  1. ^ "Drew Nelson – Total Drama Island Actor Fights The Strain". Success Circuit. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
  2. ^ "Drew Nelson". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
  3. ^ Reason, Cynthia (2014-06-17). "Richview Collegiate grad Drew Nelson says dream come to true to work on The Strain with director Guillermo del Toro". Inside Toronto. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
  4. ^ "Katie - Drew Nelson - Update - Facebook". facebook.com.
  5. ^ "Drew Nelson on The Strain - Twitter Update - Twitter". twitter.com.
  6. ^ "TIFF 2011 "Rookie Blue" Drew Nelson with Canadians Abroad Interview - Drew Nelson Interview - YouTube". youtube.com.

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