Cast & creator
John Nelles
Best known for Mayday, The Strain, Taken
John Nelles is a Canadian stage, film and television actor who also works as a fight director on stage and as a dialect and dialogue coach on screen productions, such as the television series "Orphan Black" and the feature films "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" 1 and 2. He holds a BA in Speech and Dramatic Art and an MFA in Acting from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA.
Also known as: John E. Nelles, John E Nelles
21
film credits
8
television credits
27
1993–2023 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (29)
Showing 29 of 29 credits
Mayday
Hans Reichel
2003
The Strain
Oscar Brandt
2014
Taken
Otto Fänger
2017
Orphan Black
Male Nurse
2013
Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye
Doctor
2002
ReGenesis
Dr. Cowun
2004
The Firm
Daniel Neustadt
2012
Molly's Game
Ski Coach
2017
The Prince & Me
Race Announcer
2004
Maximum Risk
Nervous Passenger
1996
eXistenZ
Dialect Coach
1999
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Dialogue Coach
2002
Fly Away Home
Tower Supervisor
1996
Outlander
Donal
2008
Gotti
Asst. D.A. Bartley
1996
The Arrow
John Pallet
1997
A Cool, Dry Place
Vet
1998
Forever Mine
Bill Raich
1999
Thanks of a Grateful Nation
Dr. Fritz Roddam
1998
Between Love and Honor
Assistant D.A.
1995
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Officer Wentworth
1998
Too Close to Home
Brian Moffett
1997
Getting Gotti
Dolan
1994
A Lobster Tale
Preacher
2006
Dieppe
Lionel
1993
The Arrow
John Pallet
1997
Life with Luca
Officer Lassiter
2023Don't Get Killed In Alaska
News Reporter / Evan
2014
X-Men
Rogue's Father
2000