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Travis Nelson

Travis Nelson

Actor · Born September 8, 1990 (36) · Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada

Travis Nelson is a Canadian actor. He is known for his role as Riley in the comedy series The Lake. Nelson was born on September 8, 1990, in Fort St. John, British Columbia. Nelson began his acting career in 2009, when he made his television acting debut in the drama series Wild Roses. In 2010, Nelson made his feature film debut in the black comedy horror film Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, in which he played Chuck. On the same year, he made his television film debut in Meteor Storm, in which he played the role of Brad. Nelson appeared as Brandon Hessner in the narrative mobile application Haunting Melissa, and repeated his role in the horror thriller film Dark Hearts. Nelson's break-out role came in 2019, when he appeared in the romantic comedy television film Mistletoe Magic, in which he played Mark. In 2020, Nelson starred with Celeste Desjardins in the thriller television films Obsession: Her Final Vengeance, Obsession: Escaping My Ex and Obsession: Stalked by My Lover, in which he played Blake Collins. In the same year, Nelson starred in the drama series I Am Syd Stone, in which he played the lead role as Syd Stone. Also the same year, Nelson starred in the romantic comedy drama television film Homemade Christmas as Kurt. In 2021, Nelson appeared as Eddie in the crime drama series Clarice. On the same year, Nelson starred in the television film Secretly Santa with Alicia Dea Josipovic. In 2022, Nelson appeared as Thomas in the romantic comedy drama film Tehranto. Nelson was cast in the role of Riley, the love interest of lead character Justin, in the comedy series The Lake.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 8, 1990 (36)
From
Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 9% in 30 days

What are Travis Nelson's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Thriller3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Thriller movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
33%
Survival
22%
Morality
21%
Self
14%
Society
7%
Power
2%
Survival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 3 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 3

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 4
Trickster
1 of 4
Hero
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Dread
5
Warm
4
Joyful
4
Romantic
4
Other
8

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Travis Nelson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Travis Nelson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

28 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

  • Other Mommy(2026)

    as Tony

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Drop(2025)

    as Connor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Conveyance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Fabrice

  • Brilliant Minds(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Brad

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Vindicta(2023)

    as Detective Russo

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Recruit(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as Linus

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Tehranto(2022)

    as Thomas

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Lake(2022)

    Show 16 episodes · as Riley Rosseau

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Secretly Santa(2021)

    as Paul

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Clarice(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · as Eddie

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Homemade Christmas(2020)

    as Kurt

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • I Am Syd Stone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Syd Stone

  • I Am Syd Stone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Syd Stone

  • Obsession: Her Final Vengeance(2020)

    as Blake Collins

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Obsession: Escaping My Ex(2020)

    as Blake Collins

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Obsession: Stalked by My Lover(2020)

    as Blake Collins

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Mistletoe Magic(2019)

    as Mark

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Jett(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Rich Kid #1

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • In the Dark(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Guy

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Embrace of the Vampire(2013)

    as Ted

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Haunting Melissa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Brandon Hessner

  • Motive(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Stoner

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Tucker and Dale vs Evil(2010)

    as Chuck

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Meteor Storm(2010)

    as Brad

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Fringe(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Supernatural(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Swim Student #1

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Goldstar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Rocket Fuel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 80th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 27 titles, 25 of them dated from 2005 to 2026; peak year 2010.

Biggest box office

Drop (2025)

$29M worldwide

Highest rated

Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Other Mommy (2026)

Film career

20052026

Peak 2010 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting27 of 27: 27 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score44th

By decade

2000s2 · acting2010s6 · acting2020s17 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Travis Nelson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 22 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

Tehranto (2022)

93rd percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010)

Midcredits 94th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Travis Nelson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 82 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles18–33 · median 23 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 59 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 66 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Travis Nelson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Travis Nelson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sebastian Battro shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers