Drew Garrett Nelson (born April 21, 1989) is an American actor. He is best known for playing

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from 2009–10 in the soap opera ''

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'', for which he received a

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nomination.

Early life and education

Garrett was born in

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, to Randy Nelson and Karole Cooney, a former

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front-of-house manager. He attended

Dreyfoos School of the Arts Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts (DSOA) is a Public school (government funded), public high school in West Palm Beach, Florida. Formerly named the Palm Beach County School of the Arts (also known as "School of the Arts" or "SOA"), the sc ...

and played varsity soccer. He moved to

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with his mother in 2005, graduating from the

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with the theater class of 2007. His older brother Brett is a professional speed-boarder.

Career

In 2002, while living in Florida, Garrett made his first acting appearance as a student in an etiquette video for children. After moving to Los Angeles three years later, he landed guest appearances on Nickelodeon's ''

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'' and the CBS drama ''

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''. In 2009, Garrett was cast as Michael Corinthos III on ''General Hospital''. He appeared in 170 episodes from 2009–10 and earned a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series in 2010. In 2011, Garrett took a guest-star role on the prime-time CBS series ''

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''. He landed his first feature film role in ''

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'' in 2012. The same year, Garrett starred in the premiere episode of Anthony Zuiker's series ''Black Box TV''. He also played Jesse Simms in the web series ''Never Fade Away''; the pilot episode was released April 2, 2012. In 2016, he co-starred in 78 episodes of the streaming television series ''Youthful Daze''.

Filmography

* 2002: Kravis Center as Andy (educational video) * 2005: ''

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'' (television) as himself (1 episode) * 2008–09: ''Upstairs Girls'' (streaming television) as Colin (Webshow) * 2008: ''

'' (television) as Skateboarder (1 episode) * 2008: ''

'' (television) as Rick Hannity (1 episode) * 2008: ''Cougars'' as Colin (2 episodes) * 2009–10: ''

'' (television) as

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(170 Episodes) * 2011: ''

'' (television) as Jeff Loomis (1 episode) * 2011: ''Glassy'' (short film) as Luc (and producer) * 2012: ''

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'' (television) as Nick (1 episode) * 2012: ''Never Fade Away'' (television) as Jesse Simms * 2011: ''

'' (film) as Joey * 2014: ''

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'' (film) as Specialist Cook * 2016: ''Youthful Daze'' (streaming television) as Jimmy Lowe (78 episodes) * 2016: ''

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'' (film) as Derrick * 2016: ''

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'' (streaming television) as Theo (TV miniseries) (1 episode) * 2019: ''Buying Time'' (film) as Adam Demus * 2019: '' Dauntless: The Battle of Midway'' (film) as McClusky * 2019: ''Man in Hoodie'' (short film) as Zig Zag * 2024: ''Plan B'' (film) as Kyle

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Garrett, Drew 1989 births Male actors from Florida American male child actors American male soap opera actors American male television actors Living people Los Angeles County High School for the Arts alumni