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Tim Blake Nelson

Tim Blake Nelson

Known For Acting
Birthday May 11, 1964 (61)
Birthplace Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 15, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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-Do ... o 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.

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Captain America: Brave New World

Captain America: Brave New World

2025

as Samuel Sterns

Bang Bang

Bang Bang

2024

as Bernard 'Bang Bang' Rozyski

Asleep in My Palm

Asleep in My Palm

2024

as Tom

Greedy People

Greedy People

2024

as Wallace

The Bricklayer

The Bricklayer

2023

as O'Malley

Ghosted

Ghosted

2023

as Borislov

Ninety-Five Senses

Ninety-Five Senses

2022

as Coy (voice)

Ghosts of the Ozarks

Ghosts of the Ozarks

2022

as Torb

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

2022

as Black Rabbits (voice)

Old Henry

Old Henry

2021

as Henry

Monster

Monster

2021

as Leroy Sawicki

National Champions

National Champions

2021

as Rodger Cummings

Naked Singularity

Naked Singularity

2021

as Angus

Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley

2021

as Carny Boss

Sequestrada

Sequestrada

2019

as Thomas

The True Don Quixote

The True Don Quixote

2019

as Don Quixote

Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People

Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People

2019

as Teddy Roosevelt (voice)

Angel Has Fallen

Angel Has Fallen

2019

as VP Kirby

Just Mercy

Just Mercy

2019

as Ralph Myers

The Report

The Report

2019

as Raymond Nathan

The Jesus Rolls

The Jesus Rolls

2019

as Doctor

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

2018

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

Colossal

Colossal

2017

as Garth

Wormwood

Wormwood

2017

as Sidney Gottlieb

The Institute

The Institute

2017

as Dr. Lemelle

Anesthesia

Anesthesia

2016

as Adam Zarrow

The Confirmation

The Confirmation

2016

as Vaughn

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

2016

as Wayne Foster

The Sound and the Fury

The Sound and the Fury

2015

as Father

Fantastic Four

Fantastic Four

2015

as Dr. Allen

Black Dog, Red Dog

Black Dog, Red Dog

2015

as Bob

Child of God

Child of God

2014

as Sheriff Fate

The Homesman

The Homesman

2014

as The Freighter

Kill the Messenger

Kill the Messenger

2014

as Alan Fenster

Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power

Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power

2014

as Admiral Rickover

Blue Caprice

Blue Caprice

2013

as Ray

Bukowski

Bukowski

2013

as Henry Bukowski

Snake & Mongoose

Snake & Mongoose

2013

as Mike McAllister

As I Lay Dying

As I Lay Dying

2013

as Anse

Adventures in the Sin Bin

Adventures in the Sin Bin

2012

as Officer Totsch

Big Miracle

Big Miracle

2012

as Pat Lafaytette

Lincoln

Lincoln

2012

as Richard Schell

Flypaper

Flypaper

2011

as Peanut Butter

Yelling To The Sky

Yelling To The Sky

2011

as Coleman

Detachment

Detachment

2011

as Mr. Wiatt

The Big Year

The Big Year

2011

as Fuchs

Leaves of Grass

Leaves of Grass

2009

as Bolger

American Violet

American Violet

2008

as David Cohen

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk

2008

as Samuel Sterns

The Astronaut Farmer

The Astronaut Farmer

2007

as Kevin Munchak

Hoot

Hoot

2006

as Curly

The Amateurs

The Amateurs

2006

as Barney

Fido

Fido

2006

as Mr. Theopolis

Come Early Morning

Come Early Morning

2006

as Uncle Tim

The Darwin Awards

The Darwin Awards

2006

as Perp

The Big White

The Big White

2005

as Gary

Warm Springs

Warm Springs

2005

as Tom Loyless

My Suicidal Sweetheart

My Suicidal Sweetheart

2005

as Doctor, Chief Nakahoma, Minister, Roger Bob

Syriana

Syriana

2005

as Danny Dalton

Bereft

Bereft

2004

as Dennis

The Last Shot

The Last Shot

2004

as Marshal Paris

Meet the Fockers

Meet the Fockers

2004

as Officer LeFlore

A Foreign Affair

A Foreign Affair

2003

as Jake Adams

Wonderland

Wonderland

2003

as Billy Deverell

Holes

Holes

2003

as Dr. Pendanski

Cherish

Cherish

2002

as Daly

The Good Girl

The Good Girl

2002

as Bubba

Minority Report

Minority Report

2002

as Gideon

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

2000

as Delmar O'Donnell

Hamlet

Hamlet

2000

as Flight Captain

The Thin Red Line

The Thin Red Line

1998

as Pvt. Brian Tills

Prix Fixe

Prix Fixe

1997

as Busboy

Donnie Brasco

Donnie Brasco

1997

as FBI Technician

Joe's Apartment

Joe's Apartment

1996

as Cockroach (voice)

Heavyweights

Heavyweights

1995

as Camp Hope Salesman

Amateur

Amateur

1994

as Young Detective

This Is My Life

This Is My Life

1992

as Dennis

Eddington

Eddington

2025

Thanks

Anesthesia

Anesthesia

2016

Writer

Leaves of Grass

Leaves of Grass

2009

Writer

The Grey Zone

The Grey Zone

2001

Writer, Editor

Eye of God

Eye of God

1997

Screenplay

Anesthesia

Anesthesia

2016

Director

Leaves of Grass

Leaves of Grass

2009

Director

Haskett's Chance

Haskett's Chance

2006

Director

The Grey Zone

The Grey Zone

2001

Director

O

O

2001

Director

Eye of God

Eye of God

1997

Director

Asleep in My Palm

Asleep in My Palm

2024

Producer

Anesthesia

Anesthesia

2016

Producer

Leaves of Grass

Leaves of Grass

2009

Producer

The Grey Zone

The Grey Zone

2001

Producer

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Television Credits

CHAOS

as Casey Malick

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Apr 01, 2011

Slugfest

as Steve Englehart

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Dec 24, 2021

Watchmen

as Wade Tillman / Looking Glass

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Oct 20, 2019

Dallas & Robo

as The Woodsman

Episodes: 8

First Aired: May 30, 2018

Wormwood

as Sidney Gottlieb

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Dec 15, 2017

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

as Randy

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Mar 06, 2015

Lost Ollie

as Zozo (voice)

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Aug 24, 2022

Klondike

as Joe Meeker

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 20, 2014

Modern Family

as Hank

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2009

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Paulie Krill

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 2000

George & Tammy

as Roy Acuff

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 04, 2022

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

as Nick Appleton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 25, 2022

Poker Face

as Kyle Owens

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 2023

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 30, 1999

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2015

The Sensitive Kind

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Unknown

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