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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

127

Gender

Male

Birthday

1964-05-11 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Also Known As

تیم بلیک نلسون

Tim Blake Nelson

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.

Known For

Acting

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

2000

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

as

Delmar O'Donnell

Syriana

2005

Syriana

as

Danny Dalton

Meet the Fockers

2004

Meet the Fockers

as

Officer LeFlore

The Incredible Hulk

2008

The Incredible Hulk

as

Samuel Sterns

Fido

2006

Fido

as

Mr. Theopolis

Hamlet

2000

Hamlet

as

Flight Captain

Nightmare Alley

2021

Nightmare Alley

as

Carny Boss

Wonderland

2003

Wonderland

as

Billy Deverell

American Violet

2008

American Violet

as

David Cohen

The Astronaut Farmer

2007

The Astronaut Farmer

as

Kevin Munchak

The Leader

The Leader

as

Marshall Applewhite

Come Early Morning

2006

Come Early Morning

as

Uncle Tim

Holes

2003

Holes

as

Dr. Pendanski

The Thin Red Line

1998

The Thin Red Line

as

Pvt. Brian Tills

The Last Shot

2004

The Last Shot

as

Marshal Paris

Leaves of Grass

2009

Leaves of Grass

as

Bolger

The Good Girl

2002

The Good Girl

as

Bubba

The Big White

2005

The Big White

as

Gary

Flypaper

2011

Flypaper

as

Peanut Butter

Bereft

2004

Bereft

as

Dennis

The Amateurs

2006

The Amateurs

as

Barney

Warm Springs

2005

Warm Springs

as

Tom Loyless

Hoot

2006

Hoot

as

Curly

Cherish

2002

Cherish

as

Daly

Prix Fixe

1997

Prix Fixe

as

Busboy

A Foreign Affair

2003

A Foreign Affair

as

Jake Adams

Lincoln

2012

Lincoln

as

Richard Schell

Detachment

2011

Detachment

as

Mr. Wiatt

The Big Year

2011

The Big Year

as

Fuchs

Big Miracle

2012

Big Miracle

as

Pat Lafaytette

Yelling To The Sky

2011

Yelling To The Sky

as

Coleman

Child of God

2014

Child of God

as

Sheriff Fate

As I Lay Dying

2013

As I Lay Dying

as

Anse

Adventures in the Sin Bin

2012

Adventures in the Sin Bin

as

Officer Totsch

Blue Caprice

2013

Blue Caprice

as

Ray

My Suicidal Sweetheart

2005

My Suicidal Sweetheart

as

Doctor, Chief Nakahoma, Minister, Roger Bob

Greedy People

2024

Greedy People

as

Wallace

Thelma

Thelma

as

Arthur Ducoing

Snake & Mongoose

2013

Snake & Mongoose

as

Mike McAllister

The Invisibles

2024

The Invisibles

as

Charlie

The Homesman

2014

The Homesman

as

The Freighter

Bukowski

2013

Bukowski

as

Henry Bukowski

Kill the Messenger

2014

Kill the Messenger

as

Alan Fenster

Fantastic Four

2015

Fantastic Four

as

Dr. Allen

Ninety-Five Senses

2022

Ninety-Five Senses

as

Coy (voice)

The Bricklayer

2023

The Bricklayer

as

O'Malley

Ghosted

2023

Ghosted

as

Borislov

Bang Bang

2024

Bang Bang

as

Bernard 'Bang Bang' Rozyski

Anesthesia

2016

Anesthesia

as

Adam Zarrow

Minority Report

2002

Minority Report

as

Gideon

The Confirmation

2016

The Confirmation

as

Vaughn

Colossal

2017

Colossal

as

Garth

This Is My Life

1992

This Is My Life

as

Dennis

The Institute

2017

The Institute

as

Dr. Lemelle

Amateur

1994

Amateur

as

Young Detective

Heavyweights

1995

Heavyweights

as

Camp Hope Salesman

Wormwood

2017

Wormwood

as

Sidney Gottlieb

Monster

2021

Monster

as

Leroy Sawicki

Angel Has Fallen

2019

Angel Has Fallen

as

VP Kirby

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

2018

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

as

Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Donnie Brasco

1997

Donnie Brasco

as

FBI Technician

The Report

2019

The Report

as

Raymond Nathan

Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People

2019

Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People

as

Teddy Roosevelt (voice)

Sequestrada

2019

Sequestrada

as

Thomas

Just Mercy

2019

Just Mercy

as

Ralph Myers

The True Don Quixote

2019

The True Don Quixote

as

Don Quixote

Joe's Apartment

1996

Joe's Apartment

as

Cockroach (voice)

The Jesus Rolls

2019

The Jesus Rolls

as

Doctor

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

2022

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

as

Black Rabbits (voice)

Old Henry

2021

Old Henry

as

Henry

National Champions

2021

National Champions

as

Rodger Cummings

Atropia

2025

Atropia

as

Mr. Speaker (voice)

CHAOS

CHAOS

as

Casey Malick

Klondike

Klondike

as

Joe Meeker

George & Tammy

George & Tammy

as

Roy Acuff

Slugfest

Slugfest

as

Steve Englehart

Lost Ollie

Lost Ollie

as

Zozo (voice)

Wormwood

Wormwood

as

Sidney Gottlieb

Dallas & Robo

Dallas & Robo

as

The Woodsman

Poker Face

Poker Face

as

Kyle Owens

Watchmen

Watchmen

as

Wade Tillman / Looking Glass

Production

Crew

Directing