Actor

James Patrick Nelson

A dynamic and versatile character actor with a distinctive voice and a powerful emotional facility, James Patrick Nelson has written and starred in numerous award-winning films, which have been widely praised on the festival circuits, and screened theatrically on both coasts.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, he trained at the Boston University School of Theatre, and began his New York theatre career in Off-Broadway productions of Chekhov and Shakespeare, working opposite Maggie Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, Ethan Hawke, Joely Richardson, Bebe Neuwirth, Christina Ricci, Taylor Mac, Austin Pendleton, and many others.

Full filmography · 8

For Years to Come
cast
2023
Love in Kilnerry
as Father Wesley O'Dell
2022
We Are Living Things
as Kidnapped Customer
2021
Waking Up
cast and Director
2021
Without Touch
cast and Director
2020
Being
as Dennis Byrne
2020
The Second Sun
as Brownshirt and Writer
2018
The Sky is Blue with Lies: Tribeca Phaedra
as Jay
2018