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