Tim Blake Nelson

Tim Blake Nelson

Known for Acting · 109 credits

Born
1964-05-11 (age 62)
Place of birth
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Also known as
تیم بلیک نلسون

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

TV Shows (17)

Movies (92)

Captain America: Brave New World
Movie

Captain America: Brave New World

2025

as Samuel Sterns

The Incredible Hulk
Movie

The Incredible Hulk

2008

as Samuel Sterns

Minority Report
Movie

Minority Report

2002

as Gideon

Ghosted
Movie

Ghosted

2023

as Borislov

Angel Has Fallen
Movie

Angel Has Fallen

2019

as VP Kirby

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Movie

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

2022

as Black Rabbits (voice)

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Movie

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

2018

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

Meet the Fockers
Movie

Meet the Fockers

2004

as Officer LeFlore

Fantastic Four
Movie

Fantastic Four

2015

as Dr. Allen

The Thin Red Line
Movie

The Thin Red Line

1998

as Pvt. Brian Tills

Donnie Brasco
Movie

Donnie Brasco

1997

as FBI Technician

Nightmare Alley
Movie

Nightmare Alley

2021

as Carny Boss

Holes
Movie

Holes

2003

as Dr. Pendanski

Lincoln
Movie

Lincoln

2012

as Richard Schell

O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Movie

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

2000

as Delmar O'Donnell

Detachment
Movie

Detachment

2011

as Mr. Wiatt

The Testament of Ann Lee
Movie

The Testament of Ann Lee

2025

as Pastor Reuben Wight

Just Mercy
Movie

Just Mercy

2019

as Ralph Myers

The Bricklayer
Movie

The Bricklayer

2023

as O'Malley

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
Movie

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed

2004

as Jacobo

Colossal
Movie

Colossal

2017

as Garth

Atropia
Movie

Atropia

2025

as Mr. Speaker (voice)

Syriana
Movie

Syriana

2005

as Danny Dalton

The Homesman
Movie

The Homesman

2014

as The Freighter

Old Henry
Movie

Old Henry

2021

as Henry

Greedy People
Movie

Greedy People

2024

as Wallace

Joe's Apartment
Movie

Joe's Apartment

1996

as Cockroach (voice)

Heavyweights
Movie

Heavyweights

1995

as Camp Hope Salesman

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Movie

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

2016

as Wayne Foster

Big Miracle
Movie

Big Miracle

2012

as Pat Lafaytette

Kill the Messenger
Movie

Kill the Messenger

2014

as Alan Fenster

The Report
Movie

The Report

2019

as Raymond Nathan

Flypaper
Movie

Flypaper

2011

as Peanut Butter

Wonderland
Movie

Wonderland

2003

as Billy Deverell

Amateur
Movie

Amateur

1994

as Young Detective

Bang Bang
Movie

Bang Bang

2025

as Bernard 'Bang Bang' Rozyski

Naked Singularity
Movie

Naked Singularity

2021

as Angus

The Institute
Movie

The Institute

2017

as Dr. Lemelle

Monster
Movie

Monster

2021

as Leroy Sawicki

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Movie

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

2018

as Johan

Fido
Movie

Fido

2006

as Mr. Theopolis

The Big Year
Movie

The Big Year

2011

as Fuchs

The Good Girl
Movie

The Good Girl

2002

as Bubba

Anesthesia
Movie

Anesthesia

2016

as Adam Zarrow

Leaves of Grass
Movie

Leaves of Grass

2009

as Bolger

The Astronaut Farmer
Movie

The Astronaut Farmer

2007

as Kevin Munchak

The Confirmation
Movie

The Confirmation

2016

as Vaughn

The Invisibles
Movie

The Invisibles

2024

as Charlie

The Long Home
Movie

The Long Home

Warm Springs
Movie

Warm Springs

2005

as Tom Loyless

Hoot
Movie

Hoot

2006

as Curly

Hamlet
Movie

Hamlet

2000

as Flight Captain

The Sound and the Fury
Movie

The Sound and the Fury

2015

as Father

The Leader
Movie

The Leader

2026

as Marshall Applewhite

The Big White
Movie

The Big White

2005

as Gary

National Champions
Movie

National Champions

2021

as Rodger Cummings

The Jesus Rolls
Movie

The Jesus Rolls

2019

as Doctor

The Amateurs
Movie

The Amateurs

2006

as Barney

The Last Shot
Movie

The Last Shot

2004

as Marshal Paris

The Darwin Awards
Movie

The Darwin Awards

2007

as Perp

Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery
Movie

Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery

2013

as Self

The Rescue
Movie

The Rescue

2027

Blue Caprice
Movie

Blue Caprice

2013

as Ray

Yelling To The Sky
Movie

Yelling To The Sky

2011

as Coleman

Saint John of Las Vegas
Movie

Saint John of Las Vegas

2010

as Ned

Snake & Mongoose
Movie

Snake & Mongoose

2013

as Mike McAllister

Come Early Morning
Movie

Come Early Morning

2006

as Uncle Tim

Ghosts of the Ozarks
Movie

Ghosts of the Ozarks

2022

as Torb

Cherish
Movie

Cherish

2002

as Daly

As I Lay Dying
Movie

As I Lay Dying

2013

as Anse

This Is My Life
Movie

This Is My Life

1992

as Dennis

Child of God
Movie

Child of God

2014

as Sheriff Fate

American Violet
Movie

American Violet

2008

as David Cohen

The Coen Brothers - An American Story
Movie

The Coen Brothers - An American Story

2025

as Self

Black Dog, Red Dog
Movie

Black Dog, Red Dog

2015

as Bob

Wormwood
Movie

Wormwood

2017

as Sidney Gottlieb

The True Don Quixote
Movie

The True Don Quixote

2019

as Don Quixote

Adventures in the Sin Bin
Movie

Adventures in the Sin Bin

2012

as Officer Totsch

Deidra & Laney Rob a Train
Movie

Deidra & Laney Rob a Train

2017

as Truman

Crazy for Love
Movie

Crazy for Love

2005

as Doctor, Chief Nakahoma, Minister, Roger Bob

Ninety-Five Senses
Movie

Ninety-Five Senses

2022

as Coy (voice)

Asleep in My Palm
Movie

Asleep in My Palm

2024

as Tom

Sequestrada
Movie

Sequestrada

2019

as Thomas

The Coen Brothers
Movie

The Coen Brothers

2000

as Self

Bereft
Movie

Bereft

2004

as Dennis

Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power
Movie

Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power

2014

as Admiral Rickover

Down from the Mountain
Movie

Down from the Mountain

2001

as Self

Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People
Movie

Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People

2019

as Teddy Roosevelt (voice)

The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd
Movie

The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd

A Foreign Affair
Movie

A Foreign Affair

2004

as Jake Adams

On the End
Movie

On the End

2025

as Tom Ferreira

Prix Fixe
Movie

Prix Fixe

1997

as Busboy

About 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), 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)… With 109 credits spanning from 1992 to 2027, Tim Blake Nelson has appeared in 92 films and 17 TV shows.

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