JON ERIK NIELSEN

SAG-AFTRA

EMC Candidate

 

FILM EXPERIENCE

• Tattoo Guy" THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND directed by Judd Apatow

• "Sailor" WONDER WHEEL, directed by Woody Allen

• "Redcoat" TURN, Season 4, Epside 401

• “Student” Extra, Law and Order SVU, Episode 1701

•  “Wrestler” Extra, Orange is the New Black, Season 3

• “Student” Extra, 3 Generations, directed by Gaby Dallal

• “Student” Extra,  Louder Than Bombs, directed by Joachim Trier

 

STAGE ROLES

• “Andrey” in A View of the Mountains, directed by Evan Bergman, April/June 2014,NJ Rep Theater

• “Protean” in Imaginary Invalid, directed by Tom Frascatore, March/April 2014,

•  “The Boy” in Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed by Gary Schafer, Holmdel Theater, July 2013

•  “Eddie” in Playback: 2.5 Minute Ride, directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh, Two River Theater, June 2013

• “Sailor” in Disney’s Little Mermaid, Jr., directed by Joe Russo, October 2012

• “Timmy” in Inherit the Wind, Holmdel Theater, directed by Tom Frascatore, July-August 2012

• “Charlie” in Middle School Mysteries, Two River Theater, directed by Kate Cordero, June 2011

• “Matthew” in Life in the Middle, Two River Theater, directed by KJ Sanchez, June 2010

 

PRODUCTIONS

Anything Goes, Set Building Crew, Red Bank Regional High School, March 2015

42nd Street, Set Building Crew, Red Bank Regional High School, February 2014

Little Women, the Musical, Set Building Crew, Red Bank Regional High School

*Basie Award 2013

Little Women, ASM, and Rounding Third, ASM (properties) Holmdel Community Theater

 

TRAINING

Red Bank Regional Performing Arts Academy                     2012-2015

     Joe Russo, Drama Director

 

“Playback: 2.5 Minute Ride” creative writing program          March 2013-June 2013

     Two River Theater, Pirronne Yousefzadeh and Andrew Kramer, Directors

 

Stella Adler Teen Workshop                                                   January 2013-present

 

Two River Theater, Project “732”                                          June 2010, 2011, 2012

 

Actors' Playground with Ralph Columbino                            January 2009-2011

 

INSTRUMENTS

Lakehouse Music in Asbury Park: Guitar, Electric, Voice, Double Bass; Jazz, Alternative Rock, Songwriting, 2009-present

Rockit! Instrumental Program at Count Basie Theater in Red Bank, NJ,  2012-2014

University of North Carolina, Wilmington, NC Summer Jazz Workshop 2014

Monmouth County Arts Middle School Jazz Program, 2009-2010

 

Piano Lessons with Amy Fredericks, 2006-2013

                                               

SPECIAL SKILLS: Character Voices, Pantomime, Dialects (British and Southern), Singing

                                               

SPORTS: Cross Country, Soccer, Baseball, Tennis, Skiing and Ice Skating