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