Tim Blake Nelson
Born: 1964-05-11 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2027
2026
- The Leader as Marshall Applewhite
2025
- Captain America: Brave New World as Samuel Sterns
- Eddington ... (Thanks)
- The Lowdown as Dale Washberg
- The Testament of Ann Lee as Pastor Reuben Wight
- The Coen Brothers - An American Story as Self
- Atropia as Mr. Speaker (voice)
- Bang Bang as Bernard 'Bang Bang' Rozyski
- On the End as Tom Ferreira
2024
- Greedy People as Wallace
- The Invisibles as Charlie
- Asleep in My Palm as Tom
2023
- Poker Face as Kyle Owens
- Ghosted as Borislov
- The Bricklayer as O'Malley
2022
- Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities as Nick Appleton
- Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio as Black Rabbits (voice)
- Lost Ollie as Zozo (voice)
- George & Tammy as Roy Acuff
- Ninety-Five Senses as Coy (voice)
- Ghosts of the Ozarks as Torb
2021
- Nightmare Alley as Carny Boss
- Slugfest as Steve Englehart
- Naked Singularity as Angus
- Old Henry as Henry
- Monster as Leroy Sawicki
- National Champions as Rodger Cummings
2019
- Watchmen as Wade Tillman / Looking Glass
- Angel Has Fallen as VP Kirby
- Just Mercy as Ralph Myers
- The Report as Raymond Nathan
- The Jesus Rolls as Doctor
- The True Don Quixote as Don Quixote
- Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People as Teddy Roosevelt (voice)
- Sequestrada as Thomas
2018
- The Ballad of Buster Scruggs as Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
- Dallas & Robo as The Woodsman
- The Vanishing of Sidney Hall as Johan
2017
- Wormwood as Sidney Gottlieb
- Colossal as Garth
- The Institute as Dr. Lemelle
- Deidra & Laney Rob a Train as Truman
- Wormwood as Sidney Gottlieb
2016
- Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk as Wayne Foster
- Anesthesia as Adam Zarrow
- The Confirmation as Vaughn
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as Randy
- Fantastic Four as Dr. Allen
- The Sound and the Fury as Father
- Black Dog, Red Dog as Bob
2014
- Klondike as Joe Meeker
- The Homesman as The Freighter
- Kill the Messenger as Alan Fenster
- Child of God as Sheriff Fate
- Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power as Admiral Rickover
2013
- As I Lay Dying as Anse
- Snake & Mongoose as Mike McAllister
- Blue Caprice as Ray
- Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery as Self
2012
- Lincoln as Richard Schell
- Big Miracle as Pat Lafaytette
- Adventures in the Sin Bin as Officer Totsch
2011
- Flypaper as Peanut Butter
- Detachment as Mr. Wiatt
- CHAOS as Casey Malick
- The Big Year as Fuchs
- Yelling To The Sky as Coleman
2010
- Saint John of Las Vegas as Ned
2009
- Modern Family as Hank
- Leaves of Grass as Bolger
2008
- The Incredible Hulk as Samuel Sterns
- American Violet as David Cohen
2007
- The Darwin Awards as Perp
- The Astronaut Farmer as Kevin Munchak
2006
- The Amateurs as Barney
- Fido as Mr. Theopolis
- Hoot as Curly
- Come Early Morning as Uncle Tim
- Haskett's Chance ... (Director)
2005
- Syriana as Danny Dalton
- The Big White as Gary
- Warm Springs as Tom Loyless
- Crazy for Love as Doctor, Chief Nakahoma, Minister, Roger Bob
2004
- Meet the Fockers as Officer LeFlore
- Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed as Jacobo
- The Last Shot as Marshal Paris
- Bereft as Dennis
- A Foreign Affair as Jake Adams
2003
- Holes as Dr. Pendanski
- Wonderland as Billy Deverell
2002
- Minority Report as Gideon
- The Good Girl as Bubba
- Cherish as Daly
2001
- The Grey Zone ... (Director)
- O ... (Director)
- Down from the Mountain as Self
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Paulie Krill
- O Brother, Where Art Thou? as Delmar O'Donnell
- The Coen Brothers as Self
- Hamlet as Flight Captain
1999
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self - Guest
1998
- The Thin Red Line as Pvt. Brian Tills
1997
- Donnie Brasco as FBI Technician
- Eye of God ... (Director)
- Prix Fixe as Busboy
1996
- The Daily Show as Self - Guest
- Joe's Apartment as Cockroach (voice)
1995
- Heavyweights as Camp Hope Salesman
1994
- Amateur as Young Detective
1992
- Hardcore TV ... (Writer)
- This Is My Life as Dennis