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| Birthplace | Upstate New York |
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| Age | Unknown |
| Actor | Michael Shannon |
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Biography
Background
In his position as a Senior Agent with the Bureau of Prohibition in the Department of Internal Revenue Nelson Van Alden tackles his job with the fervor of a man possessed. He is deeply religious and is married to Rose Van Alden. Van Alden is under the command of Supervisor Elliot and partnered with Agent Eric Sebso .
Season 1
- Main article: Nelson Van Alden Season 1
Season 2
- Main article: Nelson Van Alden Season 2
Season 3
- Main article: Nelson Van Alden Season 3
Relationships
Family
- Rose Van Alden - First wife
- Abigail Van Alden - Daughter
- Lucy Danziger - Lover, mother of Abigail
- Sigrid - Second wife, under assumed identities as Mr. and Mrs. Mueller
- Baby Boy Van Alden - Son
Law enforcement career
- Supervisor Elliot - Commanding officer
- Agent Sebso - Subordinate (Former)
- Agent Clarkson - Subordinate
- Agent Sawicki - Subordinate
- Nucky Thompson - Investigatory target
- Arnold Rothstein - Investigatory target
- Jimmy Darmody - Investigatory target, informant (former)
- Mickey Doyle - Informant
- Margaret Schroeder - Informant (former)
- Esther Randolph - Assistant US Attorney prosecuting Nucky
- Clifford Lathrop - Department of Justice investigator assigned to Randolph
- Dick Halsey - Randolph's clerk
Sales career
- Scotty Gulliver - Boss
- Phil - Colleague
- Hank - Colleague
- Ralph - Colleague
- Dean O'Banion - Client
Memorable Quotes
- Mrs. Mauer: "And just now -"
- Nelson: "Yes?"
- Mrs. Mauer: "A blue limousine pulls up and carts them off - her and her children"
- Nelson: "A Rolls?"
- Mrs. Mauer: "How's that?"
- Nelson: "The limousine - a Rolls Royce?" ("Family Limitation")
- "THOU HAST FULLFILLED, THE JUDGEMENT OF THE WICKED!!"
- "The roast tastes good."
- "I brought lemons."
- Mickey Doyle: "I put this whole operation together. And what do I receive? A poke up my ass."
- Nelson: "Painful." ("Under God's Power She Flourishes")
Appearances
| Season one appearances | |||
| Boardwalk Empire | The Ivory Tower | Broadway Limited | Anastasia |
| Nights in Ballygran | Family Limitation | Home | Hold Me in Paradise |
| Belle Femme | The Emerald City | Paris Green | A Return to Normalcy |
| Season two appearances | |||
| 21 | Ourselves Alone | A Dangerous Maid | What Does the Bee Do? |
| Gimcrack & Bunkum | The Age of Reason | Peg of Old | Two Boats and a Lifeguard |
| Battle of the Century | Georgia Peaches | Under God's Power She Flourishes | To the Lost |
| Season three appearances | |||
| "Resolution" | "Spaghetti and Coffee" | "Bone for Tuna" | "Blue Bell Boy" |
| "You'd Be Surprised" | "Ging Gang Goolie" | "Sunday Best" | "Season 3, Episode 8" |
| "Season 3, Episode 9" | "Season 3, Episode 10" | "Season 3, Episode 11" | "Season 3, Episode 12" |