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Thomas A. Nelson(I)

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  • Animation Department
  • Director
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Thomas A. Nelson is known for Spawn (1997), The Darkest Minds (2018) and Guardians of the Galaxy (2014).
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win total

    Known for

    Keith David in Spawn (1997)
    Spawn
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Art Department
    Skylan Brooks, Amandla Stenberg, Harris Dickinson, and Miyako in The Darkest Minds (2018)
    The Darkest Minds
    5.7
    • Art Department
    • 2018
    Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, and Dave Bautista in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
    Guardians of the Galaxy
    8.0
    • Art Department
    • 2014
    The Predator (2018)
    The Predator
    5.3
    • Art Department
    • 2018

    Credits

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    Art Department

    • Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot in Snow White (2025)
      Snow White
      2.2
      • storyboard artist
      • 2025
    • Will Ferrell and Jamie Foxx in Strays (2023)
      Strays
      6.3
      • storyboard artist (as Tom Nelson)
      • 2023
    • Helen Mirren, Djimon Hounsou, Lucy Liu, Adam Brody, Meagan Good, Rachel Zegler, Zachary Levi, D.J. Cotrona, Grace Caroline Currey, and Ross Butler in Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)
      Shazam! Fury of the Gods
      5.9
      • storyboard artist
      • 2023
    • Salma Hayek, Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Gemma Chan, Ma Dong-seok, Brian Tyree Henry, Kit Harington, Kumail Nanjiani, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, and Lia McHugh in Eternals (2021)
      Eternals
      6.2
      • storyboard artist
      • 2021
    • Daniel Brühl, Wyatt Russell, Emily VanCamp, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, and Erin Kellyman in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021)
      The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2021
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Tom Holland in Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)
      Spider-Man: Far from Home
      7.3
      • storyboard artist: Los Angeles unit, additional photography (as Tom Nelson)
      • 2019
    • The Predator (2018)
      The Predator
      5.3
      • storyboard artist
      • 2018
    • Skylan Brooks, Amandla Stenberg, Harris Dickinson, and Miyako in The Darkest Minds (2018)
      The Darkest Minds
      5.7
      • storyboard artist
      • 2018
    • Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Laurence Fishburne, Walton Goggins, Michael Peña, Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, and Hannah John-Kamen in Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
      Ant-Man and the Wasp
      7.0
      • storyboard artist
      • 2018
    • Matthew McConaughey, Idris Elba, and Tom Taylor in The Dark Tower (2017)
      The Dark Tower
      5.6
      • storyboard artist
      • 2017
    • Robert Downey Jr., Michael Keaton, and Tom Holland in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
      Spider-Man: Homecoming
      7.4
      • storyboard artist (as Tom Nelson)
      • 2017
    • The Mummy (2017)
      The Mummy
      5.4
      • storyboard artist (uncredited)
      • 2017
    • Kong: Skull Island (2017)
      Kong: Skull Island
      6.7
      • storyboard artist
      • 2017
    • Bill Murray, Christopher Walken, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong'o, and Neel Sethi in The Jungle Book (2016)
      The Jungle Book
      7.3
      • storyboard artist
      • 2016
    • Nicholas Braun, Vanessa Hudgens, Josh Fadem, and Mackenzie Davis in Freaks of Nature (2015)
      Freaks of Nature
      5.9
      • storyboard artist
      • 2015

    Animation Department

    • Van Helsing: The London Assignment (2004)
      Van Helsing: The London Assignment
      6.0
      Video
      • character designer (as Tom Nelson)
      • 2004
    • Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (2000)
      Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
      8.0
      TV Series
      • character designer (as Tom Nelson)
      • 2001
    • Spawn (1997)
      Todd McFarlane's Spawn
      8.4
      Video
      • lead character designer
      • 1997
    • Spicy City (1997)
      Spicy City
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • layout assistant
      • layout checker
      • background designer
      • 1997
    • Freakazoid! (1995)
      Freakazoid!
      7.5
      TV Series
      • character designer (as Tom Nelson)
      • 1996
    • Jess Harnell, Tress MacNeille, and Rob Paulsen in Animaniacs (1993)
      Animaniacs
      7.8
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 1994
    • Goof Troop (1992)
      Goof Troop
      6.8
      TV Series
      • character designer
      • 1992

    Director

    • Spawn (1997)
      Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2
      8.2
      • Director
      • 1998
    • Keith David in Spawn (1997)
      Spawn
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director (as Tom Nelson)
      • 1998
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    • Alternative names
      • Thomas Nelson

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