Christopher M Nelson - Actor/Singer/Writer
Christopher M Nelson is a local actor, writer, director and singer. He is a member of the Dramatist Guild of America, Playwrights of San Francisco and Theatre Bay Area. His last role was Floyd in 42nd Street Moon's Fiorello, Aaron in Hillbarn's Curtains, Nahum the beggar/Bottledancer in Lamb's Players Theatre's Fiddler on the Roof. Mr. Nelson is pleased to be a member of the San Francisco Theatre community where he recently played the role of Polpoch in the Thrillpeddler's production of Marat/Sade, before that, he understudied the role of the Father in Bill Cain’s How to Write a New Book for the Bible at Berkeley Rep. He has performed on many stages in San Francisco and San Diego including New Conservatory, 42nd Street Moon, Theatre Rhino, the Tony Award Winning La Jolla Playhouse, the La Jolla Stage Company, the Balboa Theatre and Diversionary Theatre. In addition to his performing, he has also had several scripts produced on San Diego stages and he is currently looking for a theatre to produce his newest script “Fireworks”. Mr. Nelson is also a member of the contemporary Christian singing group Four In Faith, which has released three CDs. He attend the University of California, San Diego, majoring in creative writing and minoring in theatre performance.
Theatre
Fiorello Floyd 42nd Street Moon Karen Altree Piemme
Curtains Aaron Fox Hillbarn Theatre Nancy Fitzgerald
Sing a Song of Sondheim Man 1 Firehouse Theatre Tim Heitman
Two Boys and a Piano Society Cabaret
Fiddler on the Roof Nachum the beggar Lamb's Players Theatre Robert Smyth
Fabuloso Teddy Thumbprint Theatre Loretta Janca
Marat/Sade Polpoch Thrillpeddler's Russell Blackwood
Godspell Jeffrey Pinewood G. Scott Lacy
How to Write a New Book Pete/Understudy Berkeley Rep Kent Nicolson
for the Bible
Waiting for Giovanni William NCTC Harry Waters Jr.
Into the Clear Blue Sky Dad/Scientist Sleepwalker’s Theatre Ben Randle
White Christmas Sheldrake Diablo Theatre Co. Marilyn Langbehn
Best of Gilbert & Sullivan Man 2 Napa Valley Opera House Daren A. C. Carollo
Boys Will Be Boys Luke NCTC Andrew Nance
Dames at Sea Lucky NCTC F. Allen Sawyer
A Necessary Evil (WP) Jack Theatre Rhinoceros John Fisher
Falsettos Mendel Theatre Rhinoceros Hector Correa
Ben Franklin in Paris Vergennes 42nd Street Moon Todd Nielsen
Friends Are Forever (WP) George NCTC BenRandle
The Student Gypsy Pvt. Offenbach 42nd Street Moon Greg MacKellan
The Thief (SD Workshop) Ensemble Canum Entertainment John Malashock
Secret Garden Male Swing Lamb’s Players Theatre Robert Smyth
American Christmas 05-06 Henri LeClaire Lamb’s Players Theatre Robert Smyth
Into the Woods Steward Lamb’s Players Theatre Robert Smyth
Oklahoma! Curly Southbay Music Theatre G. Scott Lacy
Berlin’s Best/Porter’s Picks Man 1 La Jolla Stage Co. Christopher Nelson
Hello Dolly Cornelius Hackl Southbay Music Theatre G. Scott Lacy
Polyester Jagger La Jolla Stage Co. Tim Heitman
Holiday Hilarities Jason, the dad La Jolla Stage Co. Tim Heitman
Dracula, the Musical Understudy:Male Roles La Jolla Playhouse Des McAnuff
Pippin Lewis La Jolla Stage Co. Tim Heitman
Godspell John the Baptist La Jolla Stage Co. Tim Heitman
Closer Than Ever Man 2 Balboa Theatre Tim Heitman
Oklahoma! Will Parker Poway CPA Jack Montgomery
Man of La Mancha Padre Apolliad Theatre Paula Pierson
Fantasticks Matt Apolliad Theatre Paula Pierson
The Lights are Warm and Coloured Tom Fuller PPAC Annette Huffman
Killer (reading) Jake Marsh Theatre Jerry Metzker
Below the Skin (reading) Dave Drama Mamas Jodi Schiller
Falsettos (reading) Marvin Green Room Theatre Tim Heitman
Loving Comrades (reading) Horace Traubel Diversionary Theatre Ed Stevens
Willows (reading) Rat Green Room Theatre Tim Heitman
Film/Television
Look Down (Short Film) Mr. Farrell SFDFS Suvrath Penmetcha
Open House (Short Film) Jonathan SFDFS Cameron Heller
I Almost Got Away With It Ep. 602 Extra Indigo Films
Life Internal (Short Film) Francis Lincoln Street Studios Peter Lindsey
Commercials
Project Globe James White Pedersen Media Brigg Bloomquist
SJ Convention and Visitors Bureau Bob Rough House Randy Field
AmericanWillKit.com Man 30s Phillip Hudson
Web/Industrial
Airline App (web commercial) Father LaunchSquad Brian
Widgetbox (web commercial) Allan LaunchSquad Nick Markham
TimeBridge (web commercial) Tim LaunchSquad Brett Marty
Directing
Berlin’s Best/Porter’s Picks La Jolla Stage Co.
Love Letters La Jolla Stage Co.
Recordings
It’s All About a Baby Four in Faith CSLN Entertainment
The Thief (SD demo) San Diego Cast Canum Entertainment
Lord, We Praise You Four in Faith CSLN Entertainment
Training
Voice G. Scott Lacy
Theatre Performance/Creative Writing (1986-91) U. C. San Diego
Skills
Cabaret Show Vocalist, Studio Vocalist, Writing, Cooking, Photography, Bike Riding, Running, Snorkelling.
Membership
Equity Eligible, Dramatist Guild of America, Theatre Bay Area, Playwrights San Francisco
Mr. Nelson
Christopher is a local
San Francisco
actor/singer/writer
that believes that
words have the power
to create, mold, and change
the world we live in and
how we perceive it.