Tim Blake Nelson
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Person

Tim Blake Nelson

Known for
Acting
Born
May 11, 1964
Place of birth
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Also known as
تیم بلیک نلسون

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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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In Catlg

3 Works in the catalog credit them.

Acting (3)

Filmography

  • The RescueFilm · 2027 · Acting
  • The LeaderFilm · 2026 · as Marshall Applewhite
  • The Life and Deaths of Wilson SheddFilm · 2026 · Acting
  • The Life and Deaths of Wilson SheddFilm · 2026 · Director
  • The Life and Deaths of Wilson SheddFilm · 2026 · Producer
  • The Life and Deaths of Wilson SheddFilm · 2026 · Writer
  • AtropiaFilm · 2025 · as Mr. Speaker (voice)
  • Bang BangFilm · 2025 · as Bernard 'Bang Bang' Rozyski
  • Captain America: Brave New WorldFilm · 2025 · as Samuel Sterns
  • On the EndFilm · 2025 · as Tom Ferreira
  • TaskTV · 2025 · as Denny Coughlin
  • The Coen Brothers StoryFilm · 2025 · as Self
  • The LowdownTV · 2025 · as Dale Washberg · 5 episodes
  • The Testament of Ann LeeFilm · 2025 · as Pastor Reuben Wight
  • Asleep in My PalmFilm · 2024 · as Tom
  • Asleep in My PalmFilm · 2024 · Producer
  • Greedy PeopleFilm · 2024 · as Wallace
  • The InvisiblesFilm · 2024 · as Charlie
  • GhostedFilm · 2023 · as Borislov
  • Poker FaceTV · 2023 · as Kyle Owens · 1 episode
  • The BricklayerFilm · 2023 · as O'Malley
  • George & TammyTV · 2022 · as Roy Acuff · 1 episode
  • Ghosts of the OzarksFilm · 2022 · as Torb
  • Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of CuriositiesTV · 2022 · as Nick Appleton · 1 episode
  • Guillermo del Toro's PinocchioFilm · 2022 · as Black Rabbits (voice)
  • Lost OllieTV · 2022 · as Zozo (voice) · 4 episodes
  • Ninety-Five SensesFilm · 2022 · as Coy (voice)
  • MonsterFilm · 2021 · as Leroy Sawicki
  • Naked SingularityFilm · 2021 · as Angus
  • National ChampionsFilm · 2021 · as Rodger Cummings
  • Nightmare AlleyFilm · 2021 · as Carny Boss
  • Old HenryFilm · 2021 · as Henry
  • SlugfestTV · 2021 · as Steve Englehart · 10 episodes
  • Angel Has FallenFilm · 2019 · as VP Kirby
  • Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the PeopleFilm · 2019 · as Teddy Roosevelt (voice)
  • Just MercyFilm · 2019 · as Ralph Myers
  • SequestradaFilm · 2019 · as Thomas
  • The Jesus RollsFilm · 2019 · as Doctor
  • The ReportFilm · 2019 · as Raymond Nathan
  • The True Don QuixoteFilm · 2019 · as Don Quixote
  • WatchmenTV · 2019 · as Wade Tillman / Looking Glass · 9 episodes
  • Dallas & RoboTV · 2018 · as The Woodsman · 8 episodes
  • The Ballad of Buster ScruggsFilm · 2018 · as Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
  • The Vanishing of Sidney HallFilm · 2018 · as Johan
  • ColossalFilm · 2017 · as Garth
  • Deidra & Laney Rob a TrainFilm · 2017 · as Truman
  • The InstituteFilm · 2017 · as Dr. Lemelle
  • WormwoodFilm · 2017 · as Sidney Gottlieb
  • WormwoodTV · 2017 · as Sidney Gottlieb · 6 episodes
  • AnesthesiaFilm · 2016 · as Adam Zarrow
  • AnesthesiaFilm · 2016 · Director
  • AnesthesiaFilm · 2016 · Producer
  • AnesthesiaFilm · 2016 · Writer
  • Billy Lynn's Long Halftime WalkFilm · 2016 · as Wayne Foster
  • The ConfirmationFilm · 2016 · as Vaughn
  • Black Dog, Red DogFilm · 2015 · as Bob
  • Fantastic FourFilm · 2015 · as Dr. Allen
  • The Late Show with Stephen ColbertTV · 2015 · as Self - Guest · 1 episode
  • The Sound and the FuryFilm · 2015 · as Father
  • Unbreakable Kimmy SchmidtTV · 2015 · as Randy · 4 episodes
  • Child of GodFilm · 2014 · as Sheriff Fate
  • Kill the MessengerFilm · 2014 · as Alan Fenster
  • KlondikeTV · 2014 · as Joe Meeker · 3 episodes
  • Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear PowerFilm · 2014 · as Admiral Rickover
  • The HomesmanFilm · 2014 · as The Freighter
  • As I Lay DyingFilm · 2013 · as Anse
  • Blue CapriceFilm · 2013 · as Ray
  • Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting GalleryFilm · 2013 · as Self
  • Snake & MongooseFilm · 2013 · as Mike McAllister
  • Adventures in the Sin BinFilm · 2012 · as Totsch
  • Big MiracleFilm · 2012 · as Pat Lafaytette
  • LincolnFilm · 2012 · as Richard Schell
  • CHAOSTV · 2011 · as Casey Malick · 13 episodes
  • DetachmentFilm · 2011 · as Mr. Wiatt
  • FlypaperFilm · 2011 · as Peanut Butter
  • The Big YearFilm · 2011 · as Fuchs
  • Yelling To The SkyFilm · 2011 · as Coleman
  • Saint John of Las VegasFilm · 2010 · as Militant Ned
  • Leaves of GrassFilm · 2009 · as Bolger
  • Leaves of GrassFilm · 2009 · Director
  • Leaves of GrassFilm · 2009 · Producer
  • Leaves of GrassFilm · 2009 · Writer
  • Modern FamilyTV · 2009 · as Hank · 1 episode
  • American VioletFilm · 2008 · as David Cohen
  • The Incredible HulkFilm · 2008 · as Samuel Sterns
  • The Astronaut FarmerFilm · 2007 · as Kevin Munchak
  • The Darwin AwardsFilm · 2007 · as Perp
  • Come Early MorningFilm · 2006 · as Uncle Tim
  • FidoFilm · 2006 · as Mr. Theopolis
  • Haskett's ChanceFilm · 2006 · Director
  • HootFilm · 2006 · as Curly
  • The AmateursFilm · 2006 · as Barney Macklehatton
  • Crazy for LoveFilm · 2005 · as Doctor, Chief Nakahoma, Minister, Roger Bob
  • SyrianaFilm · 2005 · as Danny Dalton
  • The Big WhiteFilm · 2005 · as Gary
  • Warm SpringsFilm · 2005 · as Tom Loyless
  • BereftFilm · 2004 · as Dennis
  • Meet the FockersFilm · 2004 · as Officer LeFlore
  • Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters UnleashedFilm · 2004 · as Jacobo
  • The Last ShotFilm · 2004 · as Marshal Paris
  • A Foreign AffairFilm · 2003 · as Jake Adams
  • HolesFilm · 2003 · as Dr. Pendanski
  • WonderlandFilm · 2003 · as Billy Deverell
  • CherishFilm · 2002 · as Daly
  • Minority ReportFilm · 2002 · as Gideon
  • The Good GirlFilm · 2002 · as Bubba
  • Down from the MountainFilm · 2001 · as Self
  • OFilm · 2001 · Director
  • The Grey ZoneFilm · 2001 · Director
  • The Grey ZoneFilm · 2001 · Editor
  • The Grey ZoneFilm · 2001 · Producer
  • The Grey ZoneFilm · 2001 · Writer
  • CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationTV · 2000 · as Paulie Krill · 1 episode
  • HamletFilm · 2000 · as Flight Captain
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou?Film · 2000 · as Delmar O'Donnell
  • The Coen BrothersFilm · 2000 · as Self
  • The Late Late Show with Craig KilbornTV · 1999 · as Self - Guest · 1 episode
  • The Thin Red LineFilm · 1998 · as Pvt. Brian Tills
  • Donnie BrascoFilm · 1997 · as FBI Technician
  • Eye of GodFilm · 1997 · Director
  • Eye of GodFilm · 1997 · Screenplay
  • Prix FixeFilm · 1997 · as Busboy
  • Joe's ApartmentFilm · 1996 · as Cockroach (voice)
  • The Daily ShowTV · 1996 · as Self - Guest · 1 episode
  • HeavyweightsFilm · 1995 · as Camp Hope Salesman
  • AmateurFilm · 1994 · as Young Detective
  • Hardcore TVTV · 1992 · Writer · 11 episodes
  • This Is My LifeFilm · 1992 · as Dennis
  • Michael ZeroFilm · Director
  • The Long HomeFilm · as Hovington

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