John Nelson was born on August 28, 1959 in San Antonio, Texas. He went to New York to pursue acting. He trained at the Joann Woodward's Actor's Workshop and got discovered for the soap opera Santa Barbara. He first starred in the film Hunk and this was followed by movies like Saigon Commandos and Deathstalker III. Previously, he was also part of the television series 24. At present, he plays Jeffrey Collins in the series Vanished. Jeffrey Collins is a Republican senator from Georgia who is married to the missing Sara Collins.