Portrait of Sean Nelson

Acting

Sean Nelson

Career

Active from 1994 to 2025, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
9
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Corner
The Corner
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sean Nelson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.5, average 2.6
  • Wonder
    1.8, average 3.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.5, average 2.0
  • Physical Comedy
    0.9, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Bleak Realism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

35
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

5 titles · average score 72
Ricky
Ricky (2025)
GoodWatch score 69

as Terrence

Sin
Sin (2025)

as Kareem

The Realtor
The Realtor (2024)

as Maurice

Angie's Cure
Angie's Cure (2022)

as JD

Power Book II: Ghost
Power Book II: Ghost (2020)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Kai

2010s

8 titles · average score 65
New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam (2018)
GoodWatch score 56

TV show · as Manny Daye

Deception
Deception (2018)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Carlo

Deliver Us from Evil
Deliver Us from Evil (2014)
GoodWatch score 45

as Cop

The Breaking Point
The Breaking Point (2014)

as Jay

Elementary
Elementary (2012)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Shawn Menck

Stake Land: Willie
Stake Land: Willie (2011)

as Willie

Blue Bloods
Blue Bloods (2010)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Marcus

Stake Land
Stake Land (2010)
GoodWatch score 67

as Willie

2000s

10 titles · average score 62
The Good Wife
The Good Wife (2009)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Busboy Tim

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
GoodWatch score 56

as ESU One

Mercy
Mercy (2009)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show

Premium
Premium (2006)
GoodWatch score 73

as Austin Price

Miracle's Boys
Miracle's Boys (2005)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show · as Charlie

Date
Date (2004)

as James

The Jury
The Jury (2004)

TV show

The Year That Trembled
The Year That Trembled (2002)
GoodWatch score 31

as Phil Robbins

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Taye Powers

The Corner
The Corner (2000)
GoodWatch score 89

TV show · as DeAndre McCullough

1990s

12 titles · average score 65
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Tito Frank

A Stranger in the Kingdom
A Stranger in the Kingdom (1999)
GoodWatch score 46

as Nathan Andrews

The Wood
The Wood (1999)
GoodWatch score 62

as Young Mike

American Buffalo
American Buffalo (1996)
GoodWatch score 62

as Bob 'Bobby'

Promised Land
Promised Land (1996)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Calvin Cantrell

The Client
The Client (1995)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show · as Justin Mayfield

Fresh
Fresh (1994)
GoodWatch score 80

as Michael (aka Fresh)

Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel (1994)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show · as Calvin Cantrell

New York Undercover
New York Undercover (1994)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Al

Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
GoodWatch score 89

TV show · as Ronnie Sayers

Here and Now
Here and Now (1992)

TV show · as Ronnie

Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Ric Van Buren / Damon Fox