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