Tim Blake Nelson

Acting

Tim Blake Nelson

Born May 11, 1964Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA116 credits

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

Filmography

The Testament of Ann Lee
2025The Testament of Ann Lee
as Pastor Reuben WightMovie
Atropia
2025Atropia
as Mr. Speaker (voice)Movie
On the End
2025On the End
as Tom FerreiraMovie
The Lowdown
2025The Lowdown
as Dale WashbergTV
Bang Bang
2025Bang Bang
as Bernard 'Bang Bang' RozyskiMovie
Greedy People
2024Greedy People
as WallaceMovie
The Invisibles
2024The Invisibles
as CharlieMovie
The Bricklayer
2023The Bricklayer
as O'MalleyMovie
Ghosted
2023Ghosted
as BorislovMovie
Poker Face
2023Poker Face
as Kyle OwensTV
George & Tammy
2022George & Tammy
as Roy AcuffTV
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2022Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
as Black Rabbits (voice)Movie
Lost Ollie
2022Lost Ollie
as Zozo (voice)TV
Ninety-Five Senses
2022Ninety-Five Senses
as Coy (voice)Movie
Slugfest
2021Slugfest
as Steve EnglehartTV
National Champions
2021National Champions
as Rodger CummingsMovie
Nightmare Alley
2021Nightmare Alley
as Carny BossMovie
Old Henry
2021Old Henry
as HenryMovie
Monster
2021Monster
as Leroy SawickiMovie
Sequestrada
2019Sequestrada
as ThomasMovie
Just Mercy
2019Just Mercy
as Ralph MyersMovie
Watchmen
2019Watchmen
as Wade Tillman / Looking GlassTV
The Jesus Rolls
2019The Jesus Rolls
as DoctorMovie
The True Don Quixote
2019The True Don Quixote
as Don QuixoteMovie
The Report
2019The Report
as Raymond NathanMovie
Angel Has Fallen
2019Angel Has Fallen
as VP KirbyMovie
Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People
2019Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People
as Teddy Roosevelt (voice)Movie
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
as Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")Movie
Dallas & Robo
2018Dallas & Robo
as The WoodsmanTV
Wormwood
2017Wormwood
as Sidney GottliebTV
Wormwood
2017Wormwood
as Sidney GottliebMovie
Colossal
2017Colossal
as GarthMovie
The Institute
2017The Institute
as Dr. LemelleMovie
The Confirmation
2016The Confirmation
as VaughnMovie
Anesthesia
2016Anesthesia
as Adam ZarrowMovie
Fantastic Four
2015Fantastic Four
as Dr. AllenMovie
Kill the Messenger
2014Kill the Messenger
as Alan FensterMovie
The Homesman
2014The Homesman
as The FreighterMovie
Child of God
2014Child of God
as Sheriff FateMovie
Klondike
2014Klondike
as Joe MeekerTV
As I Lay Dying
2013As I Lay Dying
as AnseMovie
Blue Caprice
2013Blue Caprice
as RayMovie
Snake & Mongoose
2013Snake & Mongoose
as Mike McAllisterMovie
B
2013Bukowski
as Henry BukowskiMovie
Lincoln
2012Lincoln
as Richard SchellMovie
Adventures in the Sin Bin
2012Adventures in the Sin Bin
as Officer TotschMovie
Big Miracle
2012Big Miracle
as Pat LafaytetteMovie
The Big Year
2011The Big Year
as FuchsMovie
Flypaper
2011Flypaper
as Peanut ButterMovie
Detachment
2011Detachment
as Mr. WiattMovie
CHAOS
2011CHAOS
as Casey MalickTV
Yelling To The Sky
2011Yelling To The Sky
as ColemanMovie
Leaves of Grass
2009Leaves of Grass
as BolgerMovie
American Violet
2008American Violet
as David CohenMovie
The Incredible Hulk
2008The Incredible Hulk
as Samuel SternsMovie
The Astronaut Farmer
2007The Astronaut Farmer
as Kevin MunchakMovie
Hoot
2006Hoot
as CurlyMovie
Fido
2006Fido
as Mr. TheopolisMovie
The Amateurs
2006The Amateurs
as BarneyMovie
Come Early Morning
2006Come Early Morning
as Uncle TimMovie
Syriana
2005Syriana
as Danny DaltonMovie
The Big White
2005The Big White
as GaryMovie
Warm Springs
2005Warm Springs
as Tom LoylessMovie
Crazy for Love
2005Crazy for Love
as Doctor, Chief Nakahoma, Minister, Roger BobMovie
Meet the Fockers
2004Meet the Fockers
as Officer LeFloreMovie
The Last Shot
2004The Last Shot
as Marshal ParisMovie
Bereft
2004Bereft
as DennisMovie
A Foreign Affair
2004A Foreign Affair
as Jake AdamsMovie
Wonderland
2003Wonderland
as Billy DeverellMovie
Holes
2003Holes
as Dr. PendanskiMovie
The Good Girl
2002The Good Girl
as BubbaMovie
Minority Report
2002Minority Report
as GideonMovie
Cherish
2002Cherish
as DalyMovie
The Grey Zone
2001The Grey Zone
DirectorMovie
O
2001O
DirectorMovie
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2000O Brother, Where Art Thou?
as Delmar O'DonnellMovie
Hamlet
2000Hamlet
as Flight CaptainMovie
The Thin Red Line
1998The Thin Red Line
as Pvt. Brian TillsMovie
Eye of God
1997Eye of God
DirectorMovie
P
1997Prix Fixe
as BusboyMovie
Donnie Brasco
1997Donnie Brasco
as FBI TechnicianMovie
Joe's Apartment
1996Joe's Apartment
as Cockroach (voice)Movie
The Daily Show
1996The Daily Show
as Self - GuestTV
Heavyweights
1995Heavyweights
as Camp Hope SalesmanMovie
Amateur
1994Amateur
as Young DetectiveMovie
This Is My Life
1992This Is My Life
as DennisMovie
T
The Leader
as Marshall ApplewhiteMovie
M
Michael Zero
DirectorMovie