Mark Nelson (actor)

Mark Nelson (born September 26, 1955) is an American actor, director and teacher. He appeared on Broadway in Angels in America, The Invention of Love,[1] After the Fall and Three Sisters at Roundabout Theatre Company, and the original casts of A Few Good Men, Rumors, Biloxi Blues and Amadeus. For his performance as Einstein in Steve Martin's Picasso at the Lapin Agile[2] he received the Obie, Drama League, Carbonell and San Francisco Critics Awards. He played Herr Schultz in the 2016 national tour of Cabaret and acted off-Broadway in My Name is Asher Lev[3] for which he received a Lortel nomination. Other roles include Shylock in The Merchant of Venice at The Shakespeare Theater,[4] Uncle Vanya (in Bartlett Sher's production at the Intiman Theatre), Matt in Talley's Folly (Berkshire Theatre Festival), Bluntschli in Arms and the Man (Long Wharf Theatre) and two solo pieces: I Am My Own Wife[5] by Doug Wright (Carbonell Award) and Underneath the Lintel[6] by Glen Berger (Connecticut Critics Award). His TV work includes roles on Unforgettable, Law & Order and Spin City. He teaches acting at Princeton University[7] and at New York City's HB Studio.[8] He has directed at Manhattan Theatre Club, Drama Dept.,[9] McCarter Theatre, George Street Playhouse,[10] and Chautauqua Theatre Company, and is a frequent guest director at the Juilliard School. He graduated from Princeton and then studied acting with Uta Hagen. In 2013 he received a Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship.[11]

  1. ^ Brantley, Ben (30 March 2001). "THEATER REVIEW; Housman's Hell, Stoppard's Style". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 16 May 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Picasso at the Lapin Agile". 23 October 1995. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  3. ^ Brown, Scott. "Theater Reviews: The Great God Pan and My Name is Asher Lev". Vulture. Archived from the original on 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  4. ^ Peter Marks (2011-06-29). "Mark Nelson is lone highlight in contrived 'Merchant of Venice' at Shakespeare". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
  5. ^ "Plain Dealer Review of 2005 'I Am My Own Wife," at the Cleveland Play House". 27 February 2009. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Underneath the Lintel". 22 May 2006. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Faculty & Guest Artists". Archived from the original on 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
  8. ^ "Mark Nelson, HB Studio NYC, Acting Teacher, former student of Uta Hagen". Archived from the original on 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  9. ^ "Theater Reviews". The New York Times. 20 March 2014. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Theater Reviews". The New York Times. 20 March 2014. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  11. ^ "2009-2013 Alumni - Ten Chimneys Foundation". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-26.