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Tim Blake Nelson

Tim Blake Nelson

Acting

Born: May 11, 1964Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

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
Filmography

The Rescue

2027
The Testament of Ann Lee

The Testament of Ann Lee

Pastor Reuben Wight

2025
The Coen Brothers - An American Story

The Coen Brothers - An American Story

Self

2025
Atropia

Atropia

Mr. Speaker (voice)

2025
On the End

On the End

Tom Ferreira

2025
Bang Bang

Bang Bang

Bernard 'Bang Bang' Rozyski

2025
Captain America: Brave New World

Captain America: Brave New World

Samuel Sterns

2025
Greedy People

Greedy People

Wallace

2024
The Invisibles

The Invisibles

Charlie

2024
Asleep in My Palm

Asleep in My Palm

Tom

2024
The Bricklayer

The Bricklayer

O'Malley

2023
Ghosted

Ghosted

Borislov

2023
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

Black Rabbits (voice)

2022
Ninety-Five Senses

Ninety-Five Senses

Coy (voice)

2022
Ghosts of the Ozarks

Ghosts of the Ozarks

Torb

2022
National Champions

National Champions

Rodger Cummings

2021
Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley

Carny Boss

2021
Old Henry

Old Henry

Henry

2021
Naked Singularity

Naked Singularity

Angus

2021
Monster

Monster

Leroy Sawicki

2021
Sequestrada

Sequestrada

Thomas

2019
Just Mercy

Just Mercy

Ralph Myers

2019
The Jesus Rolls

The Jesus Rolls

Doctor

2019
The True Don Quixote

The True Don Quixote

Don Quixote

2019
The Report

The Report

Raymond Nathan

2019
Angel Has Fallen

Angel Has Fallen

VP Kirby

2019
Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People

Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People

Teddy Roosevelt (voice)

2019
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

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

2018
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

Johan

2018
Wormwood

Wormwood

Sidney Gottlieb

2017
Colossal

Colossal

Garth

2017
The Institute

The Institute

Dr. Lemelle

2017
Deidra & Laney Rob a Train

Deidra & Laney Rob a Train

Truman

2017
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

Wayne Foster

2016
The Confirmation

The Confirmation

Vaughn

2016
Anesthesia

Anesthesia

Adam Zarrow

2016
The Sound and the Fury

The Sound and the Fury

Father

2015
Fantastic Four

Fantastic Four

Dr. Allen

2015
Black Dog, Red Dog

Black Dog, Red Dog

Bob

2015
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power

Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power

Admiral Rickover

2014
Kill the Messenger

Kill the Messenger

Alan Fenster

2014
The Homesman

The Homesman

The Freighter

2014
Child of God

Child of God

Sheriff Fate

2014

Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery

Self

2013
As I Lay Dying

As I Lay Dying

Anse

2013
Blue Caprice

Blue Caprice

Ray

2013
Snake & Mongoose

Snake & Mongoose

Mike McAllister

2013

Bukowski

Henry Bukowski

2013
Lincoln

Lincoln

Richard Schell

2012
Adventures in the Sin Bin

Adventures in the Sin Bin

Officer Totsch

2012
Big Miracle

Big Miracle

Pat Lafaytette

2012
The Big Year

The Big Year

Fuchs

2011
Flypaper

Flypaper

Peanut Butter

2011
Detachment

Detachment

Mr. Wiatt

2011
Yelling To The Sky

Yelling To The Sky

Coleman

2011
Saint John of Las Vegas

Saint John of Las Vegas

Ned

2010
Leaves of Grass

Leaves of Grass

Bolger

2009
American Violet

American Violet

David Cohen

2008
The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk

Samuel Sterns

2008
The Darwin Awards

The Darwin Awards

Perp

2007
The Astronaut Farmer

The Astronaut Farmer

Kevin Munchak

2007
Hoot

Hoot

Curly

2006
Fido

Fido

Mr. Theopolis

2006
The Amateurs

The Amateurs

Barney

2006
Come Early Morning

Come Early Morning

Uncle Tim

2006
Syriana

Syriana

Danny Dalton

2005
The Big White

The Big White

Gary

2005
Warm Springs

Warm Springs

Tom Loyless

2005
Crazy for Love

Crazy for Love

Doctor, Chief Nakahoma, Minister, Roger Bob

2005
Meet the Fockers

Meet the Fockers

Officer LeFlore

2004
The Last Shot

The Last Shot

Marshal Paris

2004
Bereft

Bereft

Dennis

2004
A Foreign Affair

A Foreign Affair

Jake Adams

2004
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed

Jacobo

2004
Wonderland

Wonderland

Billy Deverell

2003
Holes

Holes

Dr. Pendanski

2003
The Good Girl

The Good Girl

Bubba

2002
Minority Report

Minority Report

Gideon

2002
Cherish

Cherish

Daly

2002
Down from the Mountain

Down from the Mountain

Self

2001
The Coen Brothers

The Coen Brothers

Self

2000
O Brother, Where Art Thou?

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Delmar O'Donnell

2000
Hamlet

Hamlet

Flight Captain

2000
The Thin Red Line

The Thin Red Line

Pvt. Brian Tills

1998

Prix Fixe

Busboy

1997
Donnie Brasco

Donnie Brasco

FBI Technician

1997
Joe's Apartment

Joe's Apartment

Cockroach (voice)

1996
Heavyweights

Heavyweights

Camp Hope Salesman

1995
Amateur

Amateur

Young Detective

1994
This Is My Life

This Is My Life

Dennis

1992