Tim Blake Nelson
Tim Blake Nelson
Biography
Timothy Blake Nelson (born May 11, 1964) is an American actor and playwright. Described as a "modern character actor, his roles include Delmar O'Donnell in O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), Gideon in Minority Report (2002), Doctor Steve Pendanski in Holes (2003), Doctor Jonathan Jacobo in Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004), Danny Dalton Jr. in Syriana (2005), Samuel Sterns in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Richard Schell in Lincoln (2012), the titular character of The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018), and Henry McCarty in Old Henry (2021). He portrayed Wade Tillman / Looking Glass in the HBO limited series Watchmen (2019), for which he received a Critics' Choice Television Awards nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2020. Nelson's directorial credits include Eye of God (1997), which was nominated for the Sundance Grand Jury Prize and an Independent Spirit Award; O (2001), a modern-day adaptation of Othello; and the Holocaust drama The Grey Zone (2001). Eye of God and The Grey Zone were both adapted from Nelson's own plays. Nelson has also co-directed music videos for Billy Woods and Kenny Segal, including "Babylon by Bus" and "Soft Landing." He also co-directed the music video for Armand Hammer feat. Pink Siifu's "Trauma Mic." Nelson recently published his debut novel, City of Blows (2023), an epic group portrait of four men grappling for control of a script in a radically changing Hollywood. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tim Blake Nelson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
127
Gender
Male
Birthday
1964-05-11 (61 years old)
Place of Birth
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Acting

2025

Captain America: Brave New World as Samuel Sterns

2025

The Lowdown as Not available

2025

Atropia as Mr. Speaker (voice)

2024

Greedy People as Wallace

2024

The Invisibles as Charlie

2024

Bang Bang as Bernard 'Bang Bang' Rozyski

2024

Asleep in My Palm as Tom

2023

Poker Face as Kyle Owens

2023

Ghosted as Borislov

2023

The Bricklayer as O'Malley

2022

Lost Ollie as Zozo (voice)

2022

George & Tammy as Roy Acuff

2022

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio as Black Rabbits (voice)

2022

Ninety-Five Senses as Coy (voice)

2021

Nightmare Alley as Carny Boss

2021

Old Henry as Henry

2021

Slugfest as Steve Englehart

2021

Naked Singularity as Angus

2021

Monster as Leroy Sawicki

2021

National Champions as Rodger Cummings

2019

Watchmen as Wade Tillman / Looking Glass

2019

Angel Has Fallen as VP Kirby

2019

Just Mercy as Ralph Myers

2019

The Report as Raymond Nathan

2019

The Jesus Rolls as Doctor

2019

Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People as Teddy Roosevelt (voice)

2019

The True Don Quixote as Don Quixote

2019

Sequestrada as Thomas

2018

Dallas & Robo as The Woodsman

2018

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs as Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

2017

Wormwood as Sidney Gottlieb

2017

Colossal as Garth

2017

The Institute as Dr. Lemelle

2017

Wormwood as Sidney Gottlieb

2016

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk as Wayne Foster

2016

Anesthesia as Adam Zarrow

2016

The Confirmation as Vaughn

2015

Fantastic Four as Dr. Allen

2015

The Sound and the Fury as Father

2015

Black Dog, Red Dog as Bob

2014

Klondike as Joe Meeker

2014

The Homesman as The Freighter

2014

Kill the Messenger as Alan Fenster

2014

Child of God as Sheriff Fate

2014

Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power as Admiral Rickover

2013

As I Lay Dying as Anse

2013

Snake & Mongoose as Mike McAllister

2013

Blue Caprice as Ray

2013

Bukowski as Henry Bukowski

2012

Lincoln as Richard Schell

2012

Big Miracle as Pat Lafaytette

2012

Adventures in the Sin Bin as Officer Totsch

2011

CHAOS as Casey Malick

2011

Detachment as Mr. Wiatt

2011

Flypaper as Peanut Butter

2011

The Big Year as Fuchs

2011

Yelling To The Sky as Coleman

2009

Modern Family as Hank

2009

Leaves of Grass as Bolger

2008

The Incredible Hulk as Samuel Sterns

2008

American Violet as David Cohen

2007

The Astronaut Farmer as Kevin Munchak

2006

Hoot as Curly

2006

The Darwin Awards as Perp

2006

Fido as Mr. Theopolis

2006

The Amateurs as Barney

2006

Come Early Morning as Uncle Tim

2005

Syriana as Danny Dalton

2005

The Big White as Gary

2005

Warm Springs as Tom Loyless

2005

My Suicidal Sweetheart as Doctor, Chief Nakahoma, Minister, Roger Bob

2004

Meet the Fockers as Officer LeFlore

2004

The Last Shot as Marshal Paris

2004

Bereft as Dennis

2003

Holes as Dr. Pendanski

2003

Wonderland as Billy Deverell

2003

A Foreign Affair as Jake Adams

2002

Minority Report as Gideon

2002

The Good Girl as Bubba

2002

Cherish as Daly

2000

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Paulie Krill

2000

O Brother, Where Art Thou? as Delmar O'Donnell

2000

Hamlet as Flight Captain

1998

The Thin Red Line as Pvt. Brian Tills

1997

Donnie Brasco as FBI Technician

1996

Joe's Apartment as Cockroach (voice)

1994

Amateur as Young Detective

1997

Prix Fixe as Busboy

1992

This Is My Life as Dennis

NaN

The Long Home as Not available

NaN

Thelma as Arthur Ducoing

NaN

Ann Lee as Not available

1995

Heavyweights as Camp Hope Salesman

NaN

The Leader as Marshall Applewhite
Crew

2024

Asleep in My Palm Producer

2016

Anesthesia Director

2016

Anesthesia Writer

2016

Anesthesia Producer

2009

Leaves of Grass Director

2009

Leaves of Grass Writer

2009

Leaves of Grass Producer

2006

Haskett's Chance Director

2001

O Director

2001

The Grey Zone Director

2001

The Grey Zone Writer

2001

The Grey Zone Editor

2001

The Grey Zone Producer

1997

Eye of God Director

NaN

Michael Zero Director

1997

Eye of God Screenplay

1992

Hardcore TV Writer

1992

Hardcore TV Creator