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Ian Nelson

Acting Born Apr 10, 1995 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA 21 credits

Biography

Ian Michael Nelson is an American actor. He played the teen version of were-wolf Derek Hale in the television series Teen Wolf, Eric Palmer in the drama film The Judge, and Andy in the Hulu series There's...Johnny!.

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Known for

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Eric Hendricks

Criminal Minds

as William Pratt

Teen Wolf

as Derek Hale

Legends

as Young Ballard
Film

The Judge

as Eric Palmer
Film

The Boy Next Door

as Kevin Peterson
Film

The Best of Me

as Jared

Full filmography

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Eric Hendricks
  • Criminal Minds (2005) as William Pratt
  • Teen Wolf (2011) as Derek Hale
  • Comedy Bang! Bang! (2012) as Craig Wilson
  • Legends (2014) as Young Ballard
  • The Judge (2014) as Eric Palmer
  • The Hunger Games (2012) as Tribute Boy District 3
  • The Boy Next Door (2015) as Kevin Peterson
  • The Best of Me (2014) as Jared
  • The Deleted (2016) as Parker
  • There's... Johnny! (2017) as Andy Klavin
  • K-11 (2013) as Rookie Stewart
  • Keith (2008) as Brian
  • Freak Show (2018) as Flip
  • Summer Night (2019) as Seth
  • Medeas (2013) as Micah
  • Camp (2023) as Ez
  • Paper Spiders (2021) as Daniel
  • Alone Yet Not Alone (2013) as Young Owen
  • Like Me (2018) as Burt
  • It Was English (2025) as Clark