[2] Nelson attended Forsyth Country Day School in Lewisville, North Carolina.
[4] Nelson first became interested in the performing arts by auditioning for a school musical to impress a girl.
[2] In addition to acting and singing, he is a dancer, and featured in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on three occasions.
[3] Nelson described the experience as a "great role", stating he really enjoyed the collaboration with director Rob Cohen.
[8] He starred in the 2020 drama film Paper Spiders opposite Stefania LaVie Owen and Lili Taylor.