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