Peter Nelson (born September 10, 1959) (sometimes credited as Calvin Persson)is an American actor. 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 as Brian.
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: Die Harder (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.
He also voiced the Young son (James) in the 1994 (current version) of the Carousel of Progress at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World
Famous quotes containing the words peter and/or nelson:
“I perceive that God is no respecter of persons.”
—Bible: New Testament Acts, 10:34.
Said by Peter at Caesarea; similar wording is found in Romans 2:11: “There is no respect of persons with God.”
“The victors and the vanquished then the storm it tossed and tore,
As hard they strove, those worn-out men, upon that surly shore;
Dead Nelson and his half-dead crew, his foes from near and far,
Were rolled together on the deep that night at Trafalgar!”
—Thomas Hardy (1840–1928)