Peter Nelson
Born (1959-09-10) September 10, 1959
Los Angeles, California
Occupation(s)Film, television actor

Peter Nelson (born September 10, 1959) (sometimes credited as Calvin Persson) is an American actor, producer, and writer. He is perhaps best known for his role as the evil visitor youth leader Brian in the 1983 NBC miniseries V and the 1984 sequel, V: The Final Battle.[1]

His film credits range include Purple Haze (1983), The Last Starfighter (1984), The Expendables (1989), Crime Zone (1989), Sounds of Silence (1989), Silk 2 (1989), Curfew (1989), Last Stand at Lang Mei (1989), and Die Hard 2 (1990), Final Vendetta (1996) and Double Team (1997). In 2001 he appeared in the film Delivering Milo. His most recent film appearance was in the Syfy movie Sharktopus as Commander Cox (credited under his alternate name Calvin Persson). Nelson has made guest appearances on TV shows such as The Facts of Life, Miami Vice and Kindred: The Embraced.

Filmography

Actor

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1982 Purple Haze Matt Caulfield
1984 The Last Starfighter Jack Blake
1988 The Expendables Sterling
1988 Crime Zone 'Bone'
1989 Sounds of Silence Peter Mitchell
1989 Curfew John
1989 Silk 2 Tony
1989 Last Stand at Lang Mei Captain Wheeler
1990 Die Hard 2 Thompson
1996 Sweet Evil Larry
1997 Double Team CIA Agent
1998 Knock Off Biff
2001 Delivering Milo Reporter
2021 The Apprentice Museum Curator

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1983 V Brian 2 episodes
1983 The Facts of Life William Ogden Smith IV Episode: "Just My Bill"
1984 Newhart Marshall Coleman Episode: "Kirk Pops the Question"
1984 Celebrity Jeffie Crawford 2 episodes
1984 V The Final Battle Brian 3 episodes
1985 Space Millard Mott 3 episodes
1985–1986 The Paper Chase Tom Ford 17 episodes
1986 Dress Gray Barnes 2 episodes
1987 Eight Is Enough: A Family Reunion Mark Television film
1989 Miami Vice Dan Shaw Episode: "Miami Squeeze"
1989 An Eight Is Enough Wedding Mark Television film
1996 Kindred: The Embraced Doctor Episode: "Romeo and Juliet"
2010 Sharktopus Commander Cox Television film
2014–2016 TripTank Karl / Ryan / Barista Ben 8 episodes; also creator, composer, and writer
2017 Man Seeking Woman Mark Episode: "Blood"
2020 The Boys Maeve's Dad Episode: "Over the Hill with the Swords of a Thousand Men"

Producer

Year Title Notes
1992 The Harvest Associate producer
1997 Double Team Associate producer; uncredited
1998 Knock Off Associate producer
1999 Simon Sez
2001 Metropolis Executive producer
2008 The Shepherd: Border Patrol Associate producer
2020 The Postcard Killings Producer
2020 Middleton Christmas Executive producer

References

  1. ↑ Winfrey, Lee (May 5, 1984). "The vicious Visitors will return tomorrow", The Philadelphia Inquirer, p. D1.
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