Thomas Daniel Nelson (born December 7, 1997) is an American actor. He is best known for his performances as Neil in the biopic My Friend Dahmer and Russell in The Cat and the Moon.
Career
Nelson's film debut came in 2006 playing Edward Jr. Age 6–7 in Robert De Niro's, The Good Shepherd. In 2012, he played Nickleby, a Khaki Scout, in the coming-of-age film Moonrise Kingdom. Since then, he has transitioned into maturer roles beginning with his portrayal of Neil in My Friend Dahmer. He starred as Russell [1] in the drama film The Cat and the Moon, alongside his Dahmer costar Alex Wolff.
Outside of film, he has made guest appearances on television shows such as Gotham, Better Call Saul, and FBI.
From September 2015 to December 2017, he attended the Film, Television, Voice-overs, & Commercial Acting (FTVC) Pace University School of Performing Arts program.[9] He left in January 2018 to focus on acting.
Despite having naturally brown hair, Nelson admitted in an interview with BUILD Series that he kept his hair blonde and adopted the wardrobe of his character from The Cat and the Moon (joggers, sweatshirt, and a gold chain) for six months after filming ended.[10] This can be seen in his appearance on Better Call Saul.
Nelson began dating Alexanna Brier, [11] his Sour Honey co-star, in 2023. They married on September 11 of that year.
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