Nelson's film debut came in 2006 playing Edward Jr. Age 6–7 in Robert De Niro's, The Good Shepherd.

He starred as Russell [1] in the drama film The Cat and the Moon, alongside his Dahmer costar Alex Wolff.

During May to August 2019 he appeared alongside Taylor Hanks in the one-act play Fucknut (happy new year) written by Ryan Sans at Dixon Place[2] and 13th Street Repertory Theatre.

[4] He played guitar in jazz band and was actively involved in theatre including productions of The Drowsy Chaperone[5] and The Laramie Project.

From September 2015 to December 2017, he attended the Film, Television, Voice-overs, & Commercial Acting (FTVC) Pace University School of Performing Arts program.