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Tim Blake Nelson

Tim Blake Nelson

Acting1964Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

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.

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Acting History

Future
Thelma
as Arthur Ducoing
2025
Atropia
as Mr. Speaker (voice)
Bang Bang
as Bernard 'Bang Bang' Rozyski
The Testament of Ann Lee
as Pastor Reuben Wight
The Lowdown
TVas Dale Washberg5 eps
Eddington
Thanks
2023
Ghosted
as Borislov
The Bricklayer
as O'Malley
Poker Face
TVas Kyle Owens1 eps
2022
Ninety-Five Senses
as Coy (voice)
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
as Black Rabbits (voice)
2021
Nightmare Alley
as Carny Boss
National Champions
as Rodger Cummings
Monster
as Leroy Sawicki
Slugfest
TVas Steve Englehart
2019
Just Mercy
as Ralph Myers
The Report
as Raymond Nathan
Angel Has Fallen
as VP Kirby
Watchmen
TVas Wade Tillman / Looking Glass9 eps
2018
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
as Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
Dallas & Robo
TVas The Woodsman
2017
The Institute
as Dr. Lemelle
Colossal
as Garth
Wormwood
TVas Sidney Gottlieb
2016
Anesthesia
as Adam Zarrow
Anesthesia
Director
Anesthesia
Producer
2015
2014
Kill the Messenger
as Alan Fenster
Child of God
as Sheriff Fate
The Homesman
as The Freighter
Klondike
TVas Joe Meeker3 eps
2013
Snake & Mongoose
as Mike McAllister
Bukowski
as Henry Bukowski
2012
Lincoln
as Richard Schell
Big Miracle
as Pat Lafaytette
Adventures in the Sin Bin
as Officer Totsch
2011
The Big Year
as Fuchs
Flypaper
as Peanut Butter
Detachment
as Mr. Wiatt
Modern Family
TVas Hank1 eps
CHAOS
TVas Casey Malick
2009
2008
American Violet
as David Cohen
The Incredible Hulk
as Samuel Sterns
2007
2006
Hoot
as Curly
Fido
as Mr. Theopolis
Come Early Morning
as Uncle Tim
The Amateurs
as Barney
2005
Syriana
as Danny Dalton
Warm Springs
as Tom Loyless
Crazy for Love
as Doctor, Chief Nakahoma, Minister, Roger Bob
2004
Bereft
as Dennis
A Foreign Affair
as Jake Adams
The Last Shot
as Marshal Paris
Meet the Fockers
as Officer LeFlore
2003
Wonderland
as Billy Deverell
Holes
as Dr. Pendanski
2002
Cherish
as Daly
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
TVas Self - Guest1 eps
2000
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
as Delmar O'Donnell
Hamlet
as Flight Captain
1998
The Thin Red Line
as Pvt. Brian Tills
1997
Donnie Brasco
as FBI Technician
Eye of God
Director
Eye of God
Screenplay
1996
Joe's Apartment
as Cockroach (voice)
The Daily Show
TVas Self - Guest
1995
Heavyweights
as Camp Hope Salesman
1994
Amateur
as Young Detective
1992

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
5/11/1964(61 years old)
Place of Birth
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA