Kelly Nelson(III)

Board Member at The Ruskin Group Theatre. Kelly arrived in LA in September 1982, signed with Wilhelmina West and ended up getting his SAG card doing a Gillette commercial directed by Joe Pytka. Kelly met Mr. Sanford Meisner in spring 1992 and became a Founding Member of the Sanford Meisner Center for the Arts in Spring, 1995. He starred in a dozen or more plays there and wrote/directed several others (1995-2005). He was cast by Oscar nominated writer/director Lynn Mamet as the lead "Bobby Fry" in her world premiere of "The Job". He was also cast by writer/director Larry Cohen to play Charles Lindbergh in his world premiere of "Fallen Eagle" (from a screenplay he co-developed with Oliver Stone). In February, 2024 Mr. Nelson wrapped "Ruthless" directed by Dale Stelly playing a detective from the Deep South. A proud husband and father of three, Kelly enjoys his Sunday nights singing karaoke. Kelly operates @meisneractor on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, BlueSky and TikTok. -"A pure talent, just cast him, he can do anything." - Lynn Mamet -"A leading man who can really act." - Larry Cohen -"You mad me cry. Bravo! Excellent" - Jay Bernstein -"A sensitive actor, you can't teach that." - Sanford Meisner -"A treat to watch, powerful and multi-layered with strong thoughtful choices. Bravo!" - Billy DaMota