Tim Blake Nelson

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1964-05-11 (60 years old)

Place of Birth Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

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), Dr. Pendanski in Holes (2003), Danny Dalton Jr. in Syriana (2005), Samuel Sterns in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Richard Schell in Lincoln (2012), the title character in 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tim Blake Nelson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Actor

The Leader

as Marshall Applewhite

Thelma

as Arthur Ducoing

2025
Captain America: Brave New World

as Dr. Samuel Sterns / The Leader

2024
Greedy People

as Wallace

2024
Bang Bang

as Bernard 'Bang Bang' Rozyski

2024
The Invisibles

as Charlie

2023
The Bricklayer

as O'Malley

2023
Ghosted

as Borislov

2023
Poker Face

as Kyle Owens

2022
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

as Black Rabbits (voice)

2022
Ninety-Five Senses

as Coy (voice)

2022
George & Tammy

as Roy Acuff

2022
Lost Ollie

as Zozo (voice)

2021
National Champions

as Rodger Cummings

2021
Nightmare Alley

as Carny Boss

2021
Old Henry

as Henry

2021
2021
Monster

as Leroy Sawicki

2021
Slugfest

as Steve Englehart

2019
Sequestrada

as Thomas

2019
Just Mercy

as Ralph Myers

2019
The Jesus Rolls

as Doctor

2019
The True Don Quixote

as Don Quixote

2019
The Report

as Raymond Nathan

2019
Angel Has Fallen

as VP Kirby

2019
Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People

as Teddy Roosevelt (voice)

2019
Watchmen

as Wade Tillman / Looking Glass

2018
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

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

2018
Dallas & Robo

as The Woodsman

2017
Wormwood

as Sidney Gottlieb

2017
Colossal

as Garth

2017
The Institute

as Dr. Lemelle

2017
Wormwood

as Sidney Gottlieb

2016
2016
Anesthesia

as Adam Zarrow

2015
Fantastic Four

as Harvey Elder

2014
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
2013
2013
Snake & Mongoose

as Mike McAllister

2013
Bukowski

as Henry Bukowski

2012
Lincoln

as Richard Schell

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
Detachment

as Mr. Wiatt

2011
2011
CHAOS

as Casey Malick

2009
Leaves of Grass

as Bolger

2009
2008
American Violet

as David Cohen

2008
The Incredible Hulk

as Samuel Sterns

2007
The Astronaut Farmer

as Kevin Munchak

2006
Hoot

as Curly

2006
Fido

as Mr. Theopolis

2006
2006
The Amateurs

as Barney

2006
Come Early Morning

as Uncle Tim

2005
Syriana

as Danny Dalton

2005
2005
Warm Springs

as Tom Loyless

2005
My Suicidal Sweetheart

as Doctor, Chief Nakahoma, Minister, Roger Bob

2004
Meet the Fockers

as Officer LeFlore

2004
The Last Shot

as Marshal Paris

2004
Bereft

as Dennis

2003
Wonderland

as Billy Deverell

2003
Holes

as Dr. Pendanski

2003
A Foreign Affair

as Jake Adams

2002
Minority Report

as Gideon [Department of Containment]

2002
Cherish

as Daly

2002
The Good Girl

as Bubba

2000
O Brother, Where Art Thou?

as Delmar O'Donnell

2000
Hamlet

as Flight Captain

2000
1998
The Thin Red Line

as Pvt. Brian Tills

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

Director

Michael Zero

as Director

2016
Anesthesia

as Director

2009
Leaves of Grass

as Director

2006
Haskett's Chance

as Director

2001
O

as Director

2001
The Grey Zone

as Director

1997
Eye of God

as Director

Writer

2016
Anesthesia

as Writer

2009
Leaves of Grass

as Writer

2001
The Grey Zone

as Writer

1997
Eye of God

as Screenplay

1992
Hardcore TV

as Writer

Producer

2024
Asleep in My Palm

as Producer

2016
Anesthesia

as Producer

2009
Leaves of Grass

as Producer

2001
The Grey Zone

as Producer

Editor

2001
The Grey Zone

as Editor

Creator

1992
Hardcore TV

as Creator