Craig T. Nelson
- Birthday
- Apr 4, 1944
- Birthplace
- Spokane, Washington, USA
Bio: Solidly built American actor Craig T. Nelson started out as a comedy writer and performer, doing radio and nightspot gigs in the Los Angeles area. Success was not immediately forthcoming, and Nelson took a four-year sabbatical from show business, moving with his family to a remote cabin in Northern California. In 1979, he made his first film, ...And Justice For… More Bio: Solidly built American actor Craig T. Nelson started out as a comedy writer and performer, doing radio and nightspot gigs in the Los Angeles area. Success was not immediately forthcoming, and Nelson took a four-year sabbatical from show business, moving with his family to a remote cabin in Northern California. In 1979, he made his first film, ...And Justice For All, written by his onetime partner Barry Levinson. While subsequent roles in Poltergeist and Silkwood followed, Nelson would find true stardom on television. For eight seasons beginning in 1989, he starred as college athletics instuctor Hayden Fox on the top-ranked ABC sitcom Coach. Appearing alongside supporting players Jerry Van Dyke and Shelly Fabares, Nelson received an Emmy for his work on the show in 1992.After Coach, Nelson showed up in a few small roles in feature films and television mini-series before returning to series work in 2000, leading the cast of CBS's D.C.-based cop-drama The District. While enjoying the success of that show, Nelson found time for his first high-profile feature film role in over a decade, providing the voice of the head of a family of superheroes in the 2004 Disney/Pixar animated film The Incredibles. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Craig T. Nelson Pictures
Craig T. Nelson Videos
The Proposal
Soul Surfer
The Company Men
The Family Stone
Blades Of Glory
Filmography
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Soul Surfer (2011)
- Dr. Rovinsky
- 45%
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The Company Men (2010)
- James Salinger
- 67%
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The Proposal (2009)
- Joe Paxton
- 43%
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Against Time (All Over Again) (2007)
- Cole
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Blades of Glory (2007)
- Coach
- 70%
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