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), Dr. Pendanski in Holes (2003), Danny Dalton Jr. in Syriana (2005), Samuel Sterns in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Richard Schell in Lincoln (2012), the title character in 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tim Blake Nelson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Birth Location Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Born 1964-05-11

Movies

Captain America: Brave New World as Dr. Samuel Sterns / The Leader
2025
2024
The Bricklayer as O'Malley
2023
Ghosted as Borislov
2023
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio as The Black Rabbits (voice)
2022
Ninety-Five Senses as Coy (voice)
2022
2022
National Champions as Rodger Cummings
2021
Nightmare Alley as Carny Boss
2021
Old Henry as Henry
2021
2021
Monster as Leroy Sawicki
2021
Sequestrada as Thomas
2019
Just Mercy as Ralph Myers
2019
The Jesus Rolls as Doctor
2019
The True Don Quixote as Don Quixote
2019
The Report as Raymond Nathan
2019
Angel Has Fallen as VP Kirby
2019
Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People as Teddy Roosevelt (voice)
2019
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs as Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
2018
Wormwood as Sidney Gottlieb
2017
Colossal as Garth
2017
The Institute as Dr. Lemelle
2017
2016
The Confirmation as Vaughn
2016
Anesthesia as Adam Zarrow
2016
2015
Fantastic Four as Harvey Elder
2015
2015
2014
Kill the Messenger as Alan Fenster
2014
The Homesman as The Freighter
2014
Child of God as Sheriff Fate
2014
As I Lay Dying as Anse
2013
Blue Caprice as Ray
2013
Snake & Mongoose as Mike McAllister
2013
Bukowski as Henry Bukowski
2013
Lincoln as Richard Schell
2012
Adventures in the Sin Bin as Officer Totsch
2012
Big Miracle as Pat Lafaytette
2012
The Big Year as Fuchs
2011
Flypaper as Peanut Butter
2011
Detachment as Mr. Wiatt
2011
Yelling To The Sky as Coleman
2011
Leaves of Grass as Bolger
2009
American Violet as David Cohen
2008
The Incredible Hulk as Samuel Sterns
2008
The Astronaut Farmer as Kevin Munchak
2007
Hoot as Curly
2006
Fido as Mr. Theopolis
2006
2006
The Amateurs as Barney
2006
Come Early Morning as Uncle Tim
2006
Syriana as Danny Dalton
2005
The Big White as Gary
2005
Warm Springs as Tom Loyless
2005
My Suicidal Sweetheart as Doctor, Chief Nakahoma, Minister, Roger Bob
2005
Meet the Fockers as Officer LeFlore
2004
The Last Shot as Marshal Paris
2004
Bereft as Dennis
2004
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed as Johnathan Jacobo
2004
Wonderland as Billy Deverell
2003
Holes as Dr. Pendanski
2003
A Foreign Affair as Jake Adams
2003
Minority Report as Gideon [Department of Containment]
2002
Cherish as Daly
2002
The Good Girl as Bubba
2002
2001
O Brother, Where Art Thou? as Delmar O'Donnell
2000
Hamlet as Flight Captain
2000
The Thin Red Line as Pvt. Brian Tills
1998
Prix Fixe as Busboy
1997
Donnie Brasco as FBI Technician
1997
Joe's Apartment as Cockroach (voice)
1996
Heavyweights as Camp Hope Salesman
1995
Amateur as Young Detective
1994
This Is My Life as Dennis
1992
The Invisibles as Charlie
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The Leader as Marshall Applewhite
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Bang Bang as Bernard 'Bang Bang' Rozyski
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Thelma as Arthur Ducoing
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Movies

2024
Anesthesia Producer
2016
Anesthesia Writer
2016
Anesthesia Director
2016
Leaves of Grass Producer
2009
2009
Leaves of Grass Director
2009
Haskett's Chance Director
2006
The Grey Zone Editor
2001
The Grey Zone Producer
2001
The Grey Zone Writer
2001
The Grey Zone Director
2001
O Director
2001
Eye of God Screenplay
1997
Eye of God Director
1997
Michael Zero Director
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