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