Erik Charles Nielsen

Erik Charles Nielsen born May 8 1981 is an American actor and comedian Nielsen was born in West Sayville New York He is of Danish descent Nielsen graduated from Palm Bay High School in 1999 While attending Boston University he was named the funniest comedian on campus After continuing to hone his act at The Comedy Studio in Cambridge Massachusetts he moved to Los Angeles California to do a PhD program at the University of California Los Angeles but withdrew before completion Turning to comedy fulltime he got his first big break at the 2007 US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen Colorado Nielsen is best known for his recurring role as Garrett Lambert in the television comedy series Community from 2009 to 2015 His other acting credits include Bad Milo 2013 and the pilot episode of IFCs Maron He also starred in Erik the Librarian a web series created by Brent Forrester Nielsen has appeared on Just for Laughs Conan and on HBO Canadas standup series Funny as Hell On December 10 2014 he appeared on Ken Reids TV Guidance Counselor Podcast