Actor

John Nelles

Alberta, Canada

John Nelles is a Canadian stage, film and television actor who also works as a fight director on stage and as a dialect and dialogue coach on screen productions, such as the television series "Orphan Black" and the feature films "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" 1 and 2. He holds a BA in Speech and Dramatic Art and an MFA in Acting from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA.

Notable work

7
X-Men (2000)
as Rogue's Father
7.2
Molly's Game (2017)
as Ski Coach
7.5
The Strain (2014)
as Oscar Brandt
7.8
Orphan Black (2013)
as Male Nurse
6.5
Outlander (2008)
as Donal
6.2
The Prince & Me (2004)
as Race Announcer
5.8
Maximum Risk (1996)
as Nervous Passenger
7
Fly Away Home (1996)
as Tower Supervisor

Often works with

Alberta Watson
3 titles together
The Prince & Me, Gotti, A Lobster Tale
Anna Paquin
2 titles together
X-Men, Fly Away Home
Graham Greene
2 titles together
Molly's Game, A Lobster Tale
Rosemary Dunsmore
2 titles together
Orphan Black, ReGenesis
Cliff Saunders
2 titles together
Outlander, A Lobster Tale
Aidan Devine
2 titles together
Outlander, The Arrow

Full filmography · 26

Life with Luca
as Officer Lassiter
2023
Molly's Game
as Ski Coach
20177.2
Outlander
as Donal
20086.5
A Lobster Tale
as Preacher
2006
The Prince & Me
as Race Announcer
20046.2
X-Men
as Rogue's Father
20007
Forever Mine
as Bill Raich
19995.3
Thanks of a Grateful Nation
as Dr. Fritz Roddam
1998
A Cool, Dry Place
as Vet
19985.9
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
as Officer Wentworth
19985.4
Too Close to Home
as Brian Moffett
1997
The Arrow
as John Pallet
1997