Tim Blake Nelson
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
- 2025 · The Testament of Ann Lee as Pastor Reuben Wight
- 2025 · The Lowdown as Dale Washberg
- 2025 · Captain America: Brave New World as Samuel Sterns
- 2024 · Greedy People as Wallace
- 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 · Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities as Nick Appleton
- 2021 · Slugfest as Steve Englehart
- 2021 · Nightmare Alley as Carny Boss
- 2021 · Old Henry as Henry
- 2019 · Just Mercy as Ralph Myers
- 2019 · Watchmen as Wade Tillman / Looking Glass
- 2019 · The Report as Raymond Nathan
- 2019 · Angel Has Fallen as VP Kirby
- 2018 · The Ballad of Buster Scruggs as Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
- 2018 · The Vanishing of Sidney Hall as Johan
- 2017 · Wormwood as Sidney Gottlieb
- 2017 · Colossal as Garth
- 2017 · The Institute as Dr. Lemelle
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · Fantastic Four as Dr. Allen
- 2015 · Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as Randy
- 2014 · The Homesman as The Freighter
- 2014 · Klondike as Joe Meeker
- 2013 · Bukowski as Henry Bukowski
- 2012 · Lincoln as Richard Schell
- 2012 · Big Miracle as Pat Lafaytette
- 2011 · The Big Year as Fuchs
- 2011 · Detachment as Mr. Wiatt
- 2011 · CHAOS as Casey Malick
- 2009 · Modern Family as Hank
- 2008 · The Incredible Hulk as Samuel Sterns
- 2007 · The Astronaut Farmer as Kevin Munchak
- 2006 · Hoot as Curly
- 2005 · Syriana as Danny Dalton
- 2005 · The Big White as Gary
- 2004 · Meet the Fockers as Officer LeFlore
- 2004 · Bereft as Dennis
- 2004 · Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed as Jacobo
- 2003 · Wonderland as Billy Deverell
- 2003 · Holes as Dr. Pendanski
- 2002 · Minority Report as Gideon
- 2002 · Cherish as Daly
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Paulie Krill
- 2000 · O Brother, Where Art Thou? as Delmar O'Donnell
- 2000 · Hamlet as Flight Captain
- 1999 · The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self - Guest
- 1998 · The Thin Red Line as Pvt. Brian Tills
- 1997 · Donnie Brasco as FBI Technician
- 1996 · Joe's Apartment as Cockroach (voice)
- 1995 · Heavyweights as Camp Hope Salesman
- Future · Thelma as Arthur Ducoing
- 2025 · On the End as Tom Ferreira
- 2025 · Bang Bang as Bernard 'Bang Bang' Rozyski
- 2025 · Atropia as Mr. Speaker (voice)
- 2024 · The Invisibles as Charlie
- 2024 · Asleep in My Palm as Tom
- 2022 · George & Tammy as Roy Acuff
- 2022 · Lost Ollie as Zozo (voice)
- 2022 · Ninety-Five Senses as Coy (voice)
- 2022 · Ghosts of the Ozarks as Torb
- 2021 · National Champions as Rodger Cummings
- 2021 · Naked Singularity as Angus
- 2021 · Monster as Leroy Sawicki
- 2019 · Sequestrada as Thomas
- 2019 · The Jesus Rolls as Doctor
- 2019 · The True Don Quixote as Don Quixote
- 2019 · Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People as Teddy Roosevelt (voice)
- 2018 · Dallas & Robo as The Woodsman
- 2017 · Wormwood as Sidney Gottlieb
- 2017 · Deidra & Laney Rob a Train as Truman
- 2016 · Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk as Wayne Foster
- 2016 · The Confirmation as Vaughn
- 2016 · Anesthesia as Adam Zarrow
- 2015 · The Sound and the Fury as Father
- 2015 · Black Dog, Red Dog as Bob
- 2014 · Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power as Admiral Rickover
- 2014 · Kill the Messenger as Alan Fenster
- 2014 · Child of God as Sheriff Fate
- 2013 · Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery as Self
- 2013 · As I Lay Dying as Anse
- 2013 · Blue Caprice as Ray
- 2013 · Snake & Mongoose as Mike McAllister
- 2011 · Flypaper as Peanut Butter
- 2010 · Saint John of Las Vegas as Ned
- 2006 · Fido as Mr. Theopolis
- 2006 · The Amateurs as Barney
- 2004 · The Last Shot as Marshal Paris
- Future · The Leader as Marshall Applewhite
- Future · The Long Home as
- 2012 · Adventures in the Sin Bin as Officer Totsch
- 2011 · Yelling To The Sky as Coleman
- 2009 · Leaves of Grass as Bolger
- 2008 · American Violet as David Cohen
- 2006 · The Darwin Awards as Perp
- 2006 · Come Early Morning as Uncle Tim
- 2005 · Warm Springs as Tom Loyless
- 2005 · My Suicidal Sweetheart as Doctor, Chief Nakahoma, Minister, Roger Bob
- 2004 · A Foreign Affair as Jake Adams
- 2002 · The Good Girl as Bubba
- 2001 · Down from the Mountain as Self
- 1997 · Prix Fixe as Busboy
- 1994 · Amateur as Young Detective
- 1992 · This Is My Life as Dennis
- Future · The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd as