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Tim Blake Nelson

Acting 61 years old Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA ★ 5.1
Born: May 11, 1964

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

Atropia
Atropia Mr. Speaker (voice) 2025
Captain America: Brave New World
Captain America: Brave New World Samuel Sterns 2025
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley Carny Boss 2021
Holes
Holes Dr. Pendanski 2003
Ghosted
Ghosted Borislov 2023

Jimmy's Seen (1)

Captain America: Brave New World
Captain America: Brave New World Samuel Sterns 2025

Filmography

Acting Credits (108)

The Testament of Ann Lee
The Testament of Ann Lee Pastor Reuben Wight 2025
Die Coen-Brüder - Eine amerikanische Geschichte
Die Coen-Brüder - Eine amerikanische Geschichte Self 2025
Atropia
Atropia Mr. Speaker (voice) 2025
On the End
On the End Tom Ferreira 2025
The Lowdown
The Lowdown Dale Washberg 2025
Bang Bang
Bang Bang Bernard 'Bang Bang' Rozyski 2025
Captain America: Brave New World
Captain America: Brave New World Samuel Sterns 2025
Greedy People
Greedy People Wallace 2024
The Invisibles
The Invisibles Charlie 2024
Asleep in My Palm
Asleep in My Palm Tom 2024
The Bricklayer
The Bricklayer O'Malley 2023
Ghosted
Ghosted Borislov 2023
Poker Face
Poker Face Kyle Owens 2023
George & Tammy
George & Tammy Roy Acuff 2022
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio Black Rabbits (voice) 2022
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities Nick Appleton 2022
Lost Ollie
Lost Ollie Zozo (voice) 2022
Ninety-Five Senses
Ninety-Five Senses Coy (voice) 2022
Ghosts of the Ozarks
Ghosts of the Ozarks Torb 2022
Slugfest
Slugfest Steve Englehart 2021
National Champions
National Champions Rodger Cummings 2021
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley Carny Boss 2021
Old Henry
Old Henry Henry 2021
Naked Singularity
Naked Singularity Angus 2021
Monster
Monster Leroy Sawicki 2021
Sequestrada
Sequestrada Thomas 2019
Just Mercy
Just Mercy Ralph Myers 2019
Watchmen
Watchmen Wade Tillman / Looking Glass 2019
The Jesus Rolls
The Jesus Rolls Doctor 2019
The True Don Quixote
The True Don Quixote Don Quixote 2019
The Report
The Report Raymond Nathan 2019
Angel Has Fallen
Angel Has Fallen VP Kirby 2019
Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People
Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People Teddy Roosevelt (voice) 2019
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") 2018
Dallas & Robo
Dallas & Robo The Woodsman 2018
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall Johan 2018
Wormwood
Wormwood Sidney Gottlieb 2017
Wormwood
Wormwood Sidney Gottlieb 2017
Colossal
Colossal Garth 2017
The Institute
The Institute Dr. Lemelle 2017
Deidra & Laney Rob a Train
Deidra & Laney Rob a Train Truman 2017
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk Wayne Foster 2016
The Confirmation
The Confirmation Vaughn 2016
Anesthesia
Anesthesia Adam Zarrow 2016
The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury Father 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self - Guest 2015
Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four Dr. Allen 2015
Black Dog, Red Dog
Black Dog, Red Dog Bob 2015
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Randy 2015
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power Admiral Rickover 2014
Kill the Messenger
Kill the Messenger Alan Fenster 2014
The Homesman
The Homesman The Freighter 2014
Child of God
Child of God Sheriff Fate 2014
Klondike
Klondike Joe Meeker 2014
Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery
Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery Self 2013
As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying Anse 2013
Blue Caprice
Blue Caprice Ray 2013
Snake & Mongoose
Snake & Mongoose Mike McAllister 2013
Bukowski
Bukowski Henry Bukowski 2013
Lincoln
Lincoln Richard Schell 2012
Adventures in the Sin Bin
Adventures in the Sin Bin Officer Totsch 2012
Big Miracle
Big Miracle Pat Lafaytette 2012
The Big Year
The Big Year Fuchs 2011
Flypaper
Flypaper Peanut Butter 2011
Detachment
Detachment Mr. Wiatt 2011
CHAOS
CHAOS Casey Malick 2011
Yelling To The Sky
Yelling To The Sky Coleman 2011
Saint John of Las Vegas
Saint John of Las Vegas Ned 2010
Modern Family
Modern Family Hank 2009
Leaves of Grass
Leaves of Grass Bolger 2009
American Violet
American Violet David Cohen 2008
The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk Samuel Sterns 2008
The Darwin Awards
The Darwin Awards Perp 2007
The Astronaut Farmer
The Astronaut Farmer Kevin Munchak 2007
Hoot
Hoot Curly 2006
Fido
Fido Mr. Theopolis 2006
The Amateurs
The Amateurs Barney 2006
Come Early Morning
Come Early Morning Uncle Tim 2006
Syriana
Syriana Danny Dalton 2005
The Big White
The Big White Gary 2005
Warm Springs
Warm Springs Tom Loyless 2005
Crazy for Love
Crazy for Love Doctor, Chief Nakahoma, Minister, Roger Bob 2005
Meet the Fockers
Meet the Fockers Officer LeFlore 2004
The Last Shot
The Last Shot Marshal Paris 2004
Bereft
Bereft Dennis 2004
A Foreign Affair
A Foreign Affair Jake Adams 2004
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed Jacobo 2004
Wonderland
Wonderland Billy Deverell 2003
Holes
Holes Dr. Pendanski 2003
The Good Girl
The Good Girl Bubba 2002
Minority Report
Minority Report Gideon 2002
Cherish
Cherish Daly 2002
Down from the Mountain
Down from the Mountain Self 2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Paulie Krill 2000
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
O Brother, Where Art Thou? Delmar O'Donnell 2000
Hamlet
Hamlet Flight Captain 2000
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn Self - Guest 1999
The Thin Red Line
The Thin Red Line Pvt. Brian Tills 1998
Prix Fixe
Prix Fixe Busboy 1997
Donnie Brasco
Donnie Brasco FBI Technician 1997
Joe's Apartment
Joe's Apartment Cockroach (voice) 1996
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self - Guest 1996
Heavyweights
Heavyweights Camp Hope Salesman 1995
Amateur
Amateur Young Detective 1994
This Is My Life
This Is My Life Dennis 1992
The Leader
The Leader Marshall Applewhite
The Long Home
The Long Home
The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd
The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd

Directing Credits (8)

Writing Credits (6)

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