Actor

Craig T. Nelson

Birthday: April 4, 1944

Born in: Spokane, Washington, USA

Craig Theodore Nelson is an American actor known for his Emmy-winning role as Hayden Fox on the ABC sitcom Coach. He's also known for his roles in Poltergeist, Stir Crazy, and The Incredibles. Before becoming an actor in 1971, Nelson was a gag writer and comic based in Los Angeles. He studied at Central Washington University and the University of Arizona.

Movie Credits

She Was Here (2026) as Self
Age: 81
Green and Gold (2025) as Buck
Age: 80
Book Club: The Next Chapter (2023) as Bruce
Age: 79
Auntie Edna (2018) as Bob Parr (voice)
Age: 74
Incredibles 2 (2018) as Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible (voice)
Age: 74
Book Club (2018) as Bruce
Age: 74
Gold (2016) as Kenny Wells
Age: 71
Get Hard (2015) as Martin
Age: 70
Soul Surfer (2011) as Dr. David Rovinsky
Age: 67
The Company Men (2010) as Salinger
Age: 66
The Proposal (2009) as Joe Paxton
Age: 65
The Pixar Story (2007) as Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible (voice) (archive footage)
Age: 63
All Over Again (2007) as Cole
Age: 63
Blades of Glory (2007) as Coach
Age: 62
The Family Stone (2005) as Kelly Stone
Age: 61
Mr. Incredible and Pals (2005) as Mr. Incredible (commentary voice)
Age: 60
The Incredibles (2004) as Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible (voice)
Age: 60
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend' (2004) as Self
Age: 59
The Curse of Poltergeist (2002)
Age: 58
Dirty Pictures (2000) as Sheriff Simon Leis
Age: 56
The Skulls (2000) as Litten Mandrake
Age: 55
The Huntress (2000) as Ralph Thorson
Age: 55
To Serve and Protect (1999) as Tom Carr
Age: 54
Wag the Dog (1997) as Senator John Neal (uncredited)
Age: 53
The Devil's Advocate (1997) as Alexander Cullen
Age: 53
I'm Not Rappaport (1996) as The Cowboy
Age: 52
Ghosts of Mississippi (1996) as Ed Peters
Age: 52
If These Walls Could Talk (1996) as Jim Harris
Age: 52
The Lies Boys Tell (1994) as Larry
Age: 50
Probable Cause (1994) as Lieutenant Louis Whitmire
Age: 50
Ride with the Wind (1994) as Frank Shelby
Age: 50
The Switch (1993) as Russ Fine
Age: 48
The Josephine Baker Story (1991) as Walter Winchell
Age: 46
Extreme Close-Up (1990) as Philip Toll
Age: 46
Born on the Fourth of July (1989) as Marine Officer
Age: 45
Turner & Hooch (1989) as Howard Hyde
Age: 45
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story (1989) as Major Bill Harcourt
Age: 45
Troop Beverly Hills (1989) as Freddy Nefler
Age: 44
Rachel River (1989) as Marlyn Huutula
Age: 44
Me and Him (1988) as Peter Aramis
Age: 44
Action Jackson (1988) as Peter Dellaplane
Age: 43
Red Riding Hood (1987) as Godfrey
Age: 43
The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story (1986) as Senator Edward Kennedy
Age: 42
Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) as Steve Freeling
Age: 42
Alex: The Life of a Child (1986) as Frank Deford
Age: 42
The Killing Fields (1984) as Military Attaché
Age: 40
Call to Glory (1984) as Colonel Raynor Sarnac
Age: 40
Silkwood (1983) as Winston
Age: 39
All the Right Moves (1983) as Nickerson
Age: 39
The Osterman Weekend (1983) as Bernard Osterman
Age: 39
Man, Woman and Child (1983) as Bernie Ackerman
Age: 38
The Making of Poltergeist (1982) as Self
Age: 38
Poltergeist (1982) as Steve Freeling
Age: 38
Paper Dolls (1982) as Michael Caswell
Age: 38
Chicago Story (1981) as Kenneth A. Dutton
Age: 36
Inmates: A Love Story (1981) as Daniels
Age: 36
The Formula (1980) as Geologist #2
Age: 36
Stir Crazy (1980) as Deputy Ward Wilson
Age: 36
The Promise of Love (1980) as Major Landau
Age: 36
Private Benjamin (1980) as Capt. William Wooldridge
Age: 36
Rage! (1980) as Ray
Age: 36
Where the Buffalo Roam (1980) as Cop on Stand
Age: 36
...And Justice for All (1979) as Frank Bowers
Age: 35
Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker (1979) as Claims Adjuster
Age: 35
Flesh Gordon (1974) as The Monster (voice) (uncredited)
Age: 30
Scream Blacula Scream (1973) as Sarge
Age: 29
The Return of Count Yorga (1971) as Sgt. O'Connor
Age: 27