Mark Nelson

Mark Nelson (born September 26, 1955) is an American actor, director and teacher.

Biography Nelson grew up in Westwood, New Jersey, in a Jewish family. Nelson graduated from the Horace Mann School before attending Princeton University, graduating in 1977. He later studied acting with Uta Hagen.

Nelson made his feature film debut in the slasher film Friday the 13th (1980). He appeared on Broadway in Angels in America, The Invention of Love, 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 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 for which he received a Lortel nomination.

Other roles include Shylock in The Merchant of Venice at The Shakespeare Theater, 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 by Doug Wright (Carbonell Award) and Underneath the Lintel by Glen Berger (Connecticut Critics Award).

His TV work includes roles on Unforgettable, Law & Order and Spin City. He teaches acting at Princeton University , Circle in the Square Theatre School, and at New York City's HB Studio. He has directed at Manhattan Theatre Club, Drama Dept., McCarter Theatre, George Street Playhouse, and Chautauqua Theatre Company, and is a frequent guest director at the Juilliard School.

In 2013 he received a Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship.

Filmography + Film and television roles Year Title Role Notes 1980 Friday the 13th Ned Rubenstein Feature film 1981 The Chosen Fighting Student Feature film 1985 Remington Steele Lino Episode: "Gourmet Steele" 1989 Bloodhounds of Broadway Sam the Skate Feature film 1991 Thirtysomething Leonard Katz Episode: "Melissa and Men" 1993 The Seventh Coin Librarian Feature film 1996 Law & Order Stein Episode: "Custody" 1996 The First Wives Club Eric Loest Feature film 1997 Liberty! The American Revolution Loyalist Episode: "Are We to Be a Nation? (1783-1788)" 1998 Suddenly Susan Paul Episode: "Not in This Life" 1998–2000 Spin City Therapist Recurring role (4 episodes) 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Robert Stevens Episode: "Payback" 1999 Now and Again Doctor Episode: "A Girl's Life" 2000 Law & Order Julius Reinhard Episode: "High & Low" 2002 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Mancuso Episode: "Badge" 2002 Ed Sid Pennington Episode: "Neighbors" 2004 Law & Order Dr. Stuart Barton Episode: "Cut" 2007 American Experience Nathaniel Pendleton Episode: "Alexander Hamilton" 2010 Law & Order Symposium Organizer Episode: "Brazil" 2013 Unforgettable Dr. Eugene Lustig Episode: "Memory Kings" 2014 The Rewrite Josh Feature film 2014 The Good Wife Principal Adam Englehardt Episode: "The Trial"