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  • BIRTH 11/05/1964
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 14
  • MOVIES 71
  • DIRECTOR 4
  • SCRIPT 3
  • PRODUCTION 4

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.

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Tim Blake Nelson

Shows (14)

The Lowdown (2025)
The Lowdown (2025)
Dale Washberg
Modern Family
Modern Family
Hank
Poker Face
Poker Face
Kyle Owens
Guillermo Del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
Guillermo Del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
Nick Appleton
Watchmen
Watchmen
Wade Tillman / Looking Glass
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Randy
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Paulie Krill
George and Tammy
George and Tammy
Roy Acuff
Klondike (2014)
Klondike (2014)
Joe Meeker
CHAOS
CHAOS
Casey Malick
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
Lost Ollie
Lost Ollie
Zozo (voice)
Slugfest
Slugfest
Steve Englehart
Dallas & Robo
Dallas & Robo
The Woodsman

Movies (71)

Captain America: Brave New World
Captain America: Brave New World
Samuel Sterns
The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk
Samuel Sterns
Minority Report
Minority Report
Gideon
Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four
Dr. Allen
Ghosted
Ghosted
Borislov
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Black Rabbits (voice)
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
Jacobo
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Delmar O'Donnell
Angel Has Fallen
Angel Has Fallen
VP Kirby
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
Carny Boss
Meet the Fockers
Meet the Fockers
Officer LeFlore
Donnie Brasco
Donnie Brasco
FBI Technician
The Thin Red Line
The Thin Red Line
Pvt. Brian Tills
Just Mercy
Just Mercy
Ralph Myers
Lincoln
Lincoln
Richard Schell
Detachment
Detachment
Mr. Wiatt
The Report
The Report
Raymond Nathan
Colossal
Colossal
Garth
The Testament of Ann Lee
The Testament of Ann Lee
Pastor Reuben Wight
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
Greedy People
Greedy People
Wallace
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Wayne Foster
Holes
Holes
Dr. Pendanski
Old Henry
Old Henry
Henry
Kill the Messenger
Kill the Messenger
Alan Fenster
The Big Year
The Big Year
Fuchs
The Darwin Awards
The Darwin Awards
Perp
Monster
Monster
Leroy Sawicki
The Bricklayer
The Bricklayer
O'Malley
Big Miracle
Big Miracle
Pat Lafaytette
The Homesman
The Homesman
The Freighter
Atropia
Atropia
Mr. Speaker (voice)
Fido
Fido
Mr. Theopolis
The Good Girl
The Good Girl
Bubba
The Astronaut Farmer
The Astronaut Farmer
Kevin Munchak
Flypaper
Flypaper
Peanut Butter
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Johan
As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying
Anse
The Amateurs
The Amateurs
Barney
Deidra & Laney Rob a Train
Deidra & Laney Rob a Train
Truman
The Confirmation
The Confirmation
Vaughn
Adventures in the Sin Bin
Adventures in the Sin Bin
Officer Totsch
The Last Shot
The Last Shot
Marshal Paris
Child of God
Child of God
Sheriff Fate
Hold-up
Hold-up
Peanut Butter
Yelling To The Sky
Yelling To The Sky
Coleman
The Institute
The Institute
Dr. Lemelle
Asleep in My Palm
Asleep in My Palm
Tom
Naked Singularity
Naked Singularity
Angus
My Suicidal Sweetheart
My Suicidal Sweetheart
Doctor, Chief Nakahoma, Minister, Roger Bob
American Violet
American Violet
David Cohen
The Big White
The Big White
Gary
The Long Home
The Long Home
The Jesus Rolls
The Jesus Rolls
Doctor
Leaves of Grass
Leaves of Grass
Bolger
Cherish
Cherish
Daly
Warm Springs
Warm Springs
Tom Loyless
Anesthesia
Anesthesia
Adam Zarrow
Joe's Apartment
Joe's Apartment
Cockroach (voice)
Blue Caprice
Blue Caprice
Ray
This Is My Life
This Is My Life
Dennis
Saint John of Las Vegas
Saint John of Las Vegas
Ned
Wonderland
Wonderland
Billy Deverell
National Champions
National Champions
Rodger Cummings
The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury
Father
Snake & Mongoose
Snake & Mongoose
Mike McAllister
Hamlet
Hamlet
Flight Captain
Ghosts of the Ozarks
Ghosts of the Ozarks
Torb
Heavyweights
Heavyweights
Camp Hope Salesman
For Justice
For Justice
Ochs Rainey
Hoot
Hoot
Curly

Director (4)

O
O
The Grey Zone
The Grey Zone
Leaves of Grass
Leaves of Grass
Anesthesia
Anesthesia

Script (3)

The Grey Zone
The Grey Zone
Leaves of Grass
Leaves of Grass
Anesthesia
Anesthesia

Production (4)

The Grey Zone
The Grey Zone
Leaves of Grass
Leaves of Grass
Anesthesia
Anesthesia
Asleep in My Palm
Asleep in My Palm