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Tim Blake Nelson

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Tim Blake Nelson

Born May 11, 1964 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA85 films

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.

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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.

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Essential films

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Filmography

85 films as actor
  1. TBAThe Long HomeHovington
  2. 2027The Rescue
  3. 2026The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd
  4. 2026The LeaderMarshall Applewhite
  5. 2025The Testament of Ann LeePastor Reuben Wight
  6. 2025AtropiaMr. Speaker (voice)
  7. 2025On the EndTom Ferreira
  8. 2025Bang BangBernard 'Bang Bang' Rozyski
  9. 2025Captain America: Brave New WorldSamuel Sterns
  10. 2024Greedy PeopleWallace
  11. 2024The InvisiblesCharlie
  12. 2024Asleep in My PalmTom
  13. 2023The BricklayerO'Malley
  14. 2023GhostedBorislov
  15. 2022Guillermo del Toro's PinocchioBlack Rabbits (voice)
  16. 2022Ninety-Five SensesCoy (voice)
  17. 2022Ghosts of the OzarksTorb
  18. 2021National ChampionsRodger Cummings
  19. 2021Nightmare AlleyCarny Boss
  20. 2021Old HenryHenry
  21. 2021Naked SingularityAngus
  22. 2021MonsterLeroy Sawicki
  23. 2019SequestradaThomas
  24. 2019Just MercyRalph Myers
  25. 2019The Jesus RollsDoctor
  26. 2019The True Don QuixoteDon Quixote
  27. 2019The ReportRaymond Nathan
  28. 2019Angel Has FallenVP Kirby
  29. 2018The Ballad of Buster ScruggsBuster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
  30. 2018The Vanishing of Sidney HallJohan
  31. 2017ColossalGarth
  32. 2017The InstituteDr. Lemelle
  33. 2017Deidra & Laney Rob a TrainTruman
  34. 2016Billy Lynn's Long Halftime WalkWayne Foster
  35. 2016The ConfirmationVaughn
  36. 2016AnesthesiaAdam Zarrow
  37. 2015The Sound and the FuryFather
  38. 2015Fantastic FourDr. Allen
  39. 2015Black Dog, Red DogBob
  40. 2014Kill the MessengerAlan Fenster
  41. 2014The HomesmanThe Freighter
  42. 2014Child of GodSheriff Fate
  43. 2013As I Lay DyingAnse
  44. 2013Blue CapriceRay
  45. 2013Snake & MongooseMike McAllister
  46. 2012LincolnRichard Schell
  47. 2012Adventures in the Sin BinTotsch
  48. 2012Big MiraclePat Lafaytette
  49. 2011The Big YearFuchs
  50. 2011FlypaperPeanut Butter
  51. 2011DetachmentMr. Wiatt
  52. 2011Yelling To The SkyColeman
  53. 2010Saint John of Las VegasMilitant Ned
  54. 2009Leaves of GrassBolger
  55. 2008American VioletDavid Cohen
  56. 2008The Incredible HulkSamuel Sterns
  57. 2007The Darwin AwardsPerp
  58. 2007The Astronaut FarmerKevin Munchak
  59. 2006HootCurly
  60. 2006FidoMr. Theopolis
  61. 2006The AmateursBarney Macklehatton
  62. 2006Come Early MorningUncle Tim
  63. 2005SyrianaDanny Dalton
  64. 2005The Big WhiteGary
  65. 2005Warm SpringsTom Loyless
  66. 2005Crazy for LoveDoctor, Chief Nakahoma, Minister, Roger Bob
  67. 2004Meet the FockersOfficer LeFlore
  68. 2004The Last ShotMarshal Paris
  69. 2004BereftDennis
  70. 2004Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters UnleashedJacobo
  71. 2003WonderlandBilly Deverell
  72. 2003A Foreign AffairJake Adams
  73. 2003HolesDr. Pendanski
  74. 2002The Good GirlBubba
  75. 2002Minority ReportGideon
  76. 2002CherishDaly
  77. 2000O Brother, Where Art Thou?Delmar O'Donnell
  78. 2000HamletFlight Captain
  79. 1998The Thin Red LinePvt. Brian Tills
  80. 1997Prix FixeBusboy
  81. 1997Donnie BrascoFBI Technician
  82. 1996Joe's ApartmentCockroach (voice)
  83. 1995HeavyweightsCamp Hope Salesman
  84. 1994AmateurYoung Detective
  85. 1992This Is My LifeDennis