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