Tim Blake Nelson

Tim Blake Nelson

Born 1964-05-11 (age 62) Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
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Biography

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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Known For

Captain America: Brave New World
The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk

2008

as Samuel Sterns

Minority Report
Minority Report

2002

as Gideon

Ghosted
Ghosted

2023

as Borislov

Angel Has Fallen
Angel Has Fallen

2019

as VP Kirby

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

2022

as Black Rabbits (voice)

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

2018

as Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley

2021

as Carny Boss

Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four

2015

as Dr. Allen

Meet the Fockers
Meet the Fockers

2004

as Officer LeFlore

The Thin Red Line
The Thin Red Line

1998

as Pvt. Brian Tills

Lincoln
Lincoln

2012

as Richard Schell

Holes
Holes

2003

as Dr. Pendanski

Donnie Brasco
Donnie Brasco

1997

as FBI Technician

Detachment
Detachment

2011

as Mr. Wiatt

The Testament of Ann Lee
The Testament of Ann Lee

2025

as Pastor Reuben Wight

O Brother, Where Art Thou?
O Brother, Where Art Thou?

2000

as Delmar O'Donnell

Just Mercy
Just Mercy

2019

as Ralph Myers

Colossal
Colossal

2017

as Garth

Atropia
Atropia

2025

as Mr. Speaker (voice)