Marc Nelson

Marc Saw Nelson, better known as Marc Nelson, is a Burmese and Australian television host and model mostly credited for being one of Philippine television's most visible and prominent personalities.

Personal life Nelson was born in Sydney, Australia. His mother has Anglo-Burmese blood, born in Scotland and raised in Burma and Thailand, while his father is of Burmese Chinese origin but migrated to Australia. He graduated from Macquarie University, Sydney Australia with a Science Degree in human geography, a course similar to social anthropology.

Career Nelson started modelling in the late 1990s. He was part of commercial on SunSilk Nutrient Shampoo for Slow Growing Hair as a photographer, He took on the ramp, graced billboards and print ads, and appeared on TV commercials. He eventually made a name for himself as a TV host, taking on shows such as the then-ABC5 (now TV5) dance program Eezy Dancing and ABS-CBN's Sports Unlimited. Due to his recognition and skill as a host he is much in demand when it comes to hosting events and pageants. He has hosted the Elite Model Search, Manhunt International, Miss Teen Philippines, Mutya ng Pilipinas as well as the Miss Earth beauty pageant on more than one occasion. Other pageants, awards nights and events are constantly being added to his roster.

The Amazing Race Asia 2

Nelson and his "best buddy", Rovilson Fernandez are most noted for competing in the second season of the AXN reality show, The Amazing Race Asia. They hold the record for the most consecutive leg placing, finishing 1st from leg 2 to leg 8 and again in leg 11.

They finished in 3rd place in Singapore, after Fernandez faltered at the final task, a Roadblock, despite being the first to commence the task. It involves arranging of flags of the countries they had visited.

Post-Amazing Race Asia 2

After competing in The Amazing Race Asia 2, Nelson and Fernandez hosted the magazine talk show, The Duke, on AXN in 2009.

Filmography Television Year Title Role Network 2003–2015 Sports Unlimited Host ABS-CBN 2007–2008 The Amazing Race Asia 2 Contestant AXN 2009 Dare Duo Host QTV 11 2009 The Duke Host AXN 2015 Asia's Got Talent Host AXN 2018 Beached Host Metro Channel