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Nelson Avidon

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Nelson Avidon
Nelson Avidon plays Don Jankowicz in EAST NEW YORK on CBS-TV, Sunday nights.
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Nelson played the recurring character Don Jankowicz in the CBS-TV series EAST NEW YORK, with Jimmy Smits. He plays Jacob Gleason in MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN, directed by Edward Norton, and he is Christopher Lloyd's son in the feature film RERUN, directed by Alyssa Bennett. Other films include LIFE AFTER YOU, directed by Sarah Schwab, the Sci-Fi drama 2030, and the comedy ALL YOU CAN EAT.

On stage Nelson played Franklin Roosevelt in BETHUNE, Freddy in CHURCH OF ST. LUKE in the Fringe Festival, Dr. Fletcher in STRINGTOWN, a project for Anna Deavere Smith, and Henry in MUD, directed by Elena Araoz, for Boundless Theatre NYC. "Nelson Avidon's Henry is an insidious force." - thereviewshub

Nelson was seen Off-Broadway on Theatre Row playing Ronald Reagan in IN BED WITH ROY COHN. "Nelson Avidon is mesmerizing as Ronald Reagan." - Theatre Scene

Nelson is in several hilarious web series: THE BLUE MARBLE, LOLA DOES MANHATTAN, ALTERNATE SIDE, and I DO!

Nelson can be seen as the title character Q in the award-winning short film about a modern-day Don Quixote. He's also in the films KEEPING THE FAITH, with Edward Norton and Ben Stiller, and in OUR ITALIAN HUSBAND, with Brooke Shields.

On the New York stage, Nelson was in THE BLAMELESS at The Lark, directed by GT Upchurch, in HALF-MOON BAY, directed by John Gould Rubin, in LIGHT CREATURES, directed by Elena Araoz, and in EXISTING PRIVILEGE, directed by Wilson Milam. He was in CEASEFIRE, directed by Joe Cacaci, at Berkshire Playwright's Lab. He was "Erie Smith" in HUGHIE, by Eugene O'Neill, at The Actors Studio, where he is a lifetime member, and where he also appeared in SALOME with Al Pacino, and in ETUDES with Faye Dunaway.
BornFebruary 23
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    Known for

    Jimmy Smits, Richard Kind, Kevin Rankin, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, and Amanda Warren in East New York (2022)
    East New York
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Don Jankowicz
    Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin, Willem Dafoe, Edward Norton, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw in Brooklyn Affairs (2019)
    Brooklyn Affairs
    6.8
    • Jacob Gleason
    • 2019
    Life After You (2022)
    Life After You
    5.6
    • Chief Gurney
    • 2022
    ReRun (2018)
    ReRun
    4.7
    • Peter Benson
    • 2018

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    Actor



    • Stop Time
      • Peter
      • Completed
      • 2025
    • Displaced
      • Williams
      • Completed
      • Short



    • Nathalie Schmidt in I Do (2025)
      I Do
      TV Series
      • Rob
      • 2025
    • Confession (2025)
      Confession
      Short
      • Therapist
      • 2025
    • Stop Time (2024)
      Stop Time
      Short
      • Peter
      • 2024
    • Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Mehcad Brooks, and Odelya Halevi in New York - Police judiciaire (1990)
      New York - Police judiciaire
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Judge Marc Lewis
      • 2024
    • Jimmy Smits, Richard Kind, Kevin Rankin, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, and Amanda Warren in East New York (2022)
      East New York
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Don Jankowicz
      • 2023
    • Life After You (2022)
      Life After You
      5.6
      • Chief Gurney
      • 2022
    • Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin, Willem Dafoe, Edward Norton, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw in Brooklyn Affairs (2019)
      Brooklyn Affairs
      6.8
      • Jacob Gleason
      • 2019
    • The Blue Marble (2019)
      The Blue Marble
      Video
      • Clerks, Level12
      • 9
      • 8
      • 2019
    • 79 Parts: Director's Cut (2019)
      79 Parts: Director's Cut
      4.9
      • Law Professor
      • 2019
    • ReRun (2018)
      ReRun
      4.7
      • Peter Benson
      • 2018
    • Kathy Najimy, Randy Quaid, Ashley Johnson, Jason Mewes, Peter Scolari, and Zachery Byrd in Weight (2018)
      Weight
      5.6
      • Marshall's Dad
      • 2018
    • Alternate Side (2018)
      Alternate Side
      TV Mini Series
      • Norman
      • 2018
    • 79 Parts (2016)
      79 Parts
      6.5
      • Professor
      • 2016
    • This Is Reality (2013)
      This Is Reality
      Short
      • Antonis
      • 2013
    • Q (2012)
      Q
      9.0
      Short
      • Q
      • 2012

    Writer



    • Confession (2025)
      Confession
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2025
    • Amy's Horse (2015)
      Amy's Horse
      Podcast Series
      • Writer
      • 2015

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    Nelson Avidon in EAST NEW YORK on CBS
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    Nelson Avidon in EAST NEW YORK on CBS
    Nelson Avidon Reel 2023
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    Nelson Avidon Reel 2023
    Demo Reel 3:02
    Nelson Avidon Reel 2023
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:03
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    Life After You
    Trailer 2:04
    Life After You
    2030
    Trailer 1:50
    2030
    Color of a Doubt: an urban fable
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    Color of a Doubt: an urban fable

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    • Born
      • February 23
      • Brooklyn, New York, USA

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      • Male
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