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
- The Testament of Ann Lee as Pastor Reuben Wight
- Eddington ... (Thanks)
- The Lowdown as Dale Washberg
- Atropia as Mr. Speaker (voice)
- The Coen Brothers - An American Story as Self
- 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
- Ghosts of the Ozarks as Torb
- Ninety-Five Senses as Coy (voice)
2021
- Nightmare Alley as Carny Boss
- Slugfest as Steve Englehart
- Old Henry as Henry
- Monster as Leroy Sawicki
- Naked Singularity as Angus
- 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
- Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People as Teddy Roosevelt (voice)
- The True Don Quixote as Don Quixote
- 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
- Colossal as Garth
- Wormwood as Sidney Gottlieb
- The Institute as Dr. Lemelle
- Wormwood as Sidney Gottlieb
- Deidra & Laney Rob a Train as Truman
2016
- Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk as Wayne Foster
- The Confirmation as Vaughn
- Anesthesia as Adam Zarrow
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
- Bukowski as Henry Bukowski
- Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery as Self
- Blue Caprice as Ray
- Snake & Mongoose as Mike McAllister
2012
- Lincoln as Richard Schell
- Big Miracle as Pat Lafaytette
- Adventures in the Sin Bin as Officer Totsch
2011
- Detachment as Mr. Wiatt
- CHAOS as Casey Malick
- The Big Year as Fuchs
- Flypaper as Peanut Butter
- 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 Astronaut Farmer as Kevin Munchak
- The Darwin Awards as Perp
2006
- Hoot as Curly
- Fido as Mr. Theopolis
- The Amateurs as Barney
- 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
- Hamlet as Flight Captain
- The Coen Brothers as Self
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