Tim Blake Nelson

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1964-05-11 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Tim Blake Nelson

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 r...

Acting

2000

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

as Delmar O'Donnell

2005

Syriana

as Danny Dalton

2004

Meet the Fockers

as Officer LeFlore

2008

The Incredible Hulk

as Samuel Sterns

2006

Fido

as Mr. Theopolis

2000

Hamlet

as Flight Captain

2021

Nightmare Alley

as Carny Boss

2003

Wonderland

as Billy Deverell

2008

American Violet

as David Cohen

2007

The Astronaut Farmer

as Kevin Munchak

-

The Leader

as Marshall Applewhite

2006

Come Early Morning

as Uncle Tim

2003

Holes

as Dr. Pendanski

1998

The Thin Red Line

as Pvt. Brian Tills

2004

The Last Shot

as Marshal Paris

2009

2002

2005

2011

Flypaper

as Peanut Butter

2004

Bereft

as Dennis

2006

The Amateurs

as Barney

2005

Warm Springs

as Tom Loyless

2006

Hoot

as Curly

2002

Cherish

as Daly

1997

Prix Fixe

as Busboy

2003

A Foreign Affair

as Jake Adams

2012

Lincoln

as Richard Schell

2011

Detachment

as Mr. Wiatt

2011

The Big Year

as Fuchs

2012

Big Miracle

as Pat Lafaytette

2011

2014

Child of God

as Sheriff Fate

2013

2012

Adventures in the Sin Bin

as Officer Totsch

2013

2005

My Suicidal Sweetheart

as Doctor, Chief Nakahoma, Minister, Roger Bob

2024

Greedy People

as Wallace

-

Thelma

as Arthur Ducoing

2013

Snake & Mongoose

as Mike McAllister

2024

The Invisibles

as Charlie

2014

The Homesman

as The Freighter

2013

Bukowski

as Henry Bukowski

2014

Kill the Messenger

as Alan Fenster

2015

Fantastic Four

as Dr. Allen

2022

Ninety-Five Senses

as Coy (voice)

2023

The Bricklayer

as O'Malley

2023

Ghosted

as Borislov

2024

Bang Bang

as Bernard 'Bang Bang' Rozyski

2016

Anesthesia

as Adam Zarrow

2002

2016

2017

Colossal

as Garth

1992

2017

The Institute

as Dr. Lemelle

1994

Amateur

as Young Detective

1995

Heavyweights

as Camp Hope Salesman

2017

Wormwood

as Sidney Gottlieb

2021

Monster

as Leroy Sawicki

2019

Angel Has Fallen

as VP Kirby

2018

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

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

1997

Donnie Brasco

as FBI Technician

2019

The Report

as Raymond Nathan

2019

Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People

as Teddy Roosevelt (voice)

2019

Sequestrada

as Thomas

2019

Just Mercy

as Ralph Myers

2021

2019

The True Don Quixote

as Don Quixote

1996

Joe's Apartment

as Cockroach (voice)

2019

2022

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

as Black Rabbits (voice)

2021

Old Henry

as Henry

2021

National Champions

as Rodger Cummings

2025

Atropia

as Mr. Speaker (voice)

Production

2001

O

as Director

2009

Leaves of Grass

as Director

2001

The Grey Zone

as Director

2001

The Grey Zone

as Writer

1997

Eye of God

as Director

2016

Anesthesia

as Director

2016

Anesthesia

as Writer

2009

2016

Anesthesia

as Producer

2009

Leaves of Grass

as Producer

2001

The Grey Zone

as Editor

2001

The Grey Zone

as Producer

2024

-

Michael Zero

as Director

1997

Eye of God

as Screenplay

2006

Haskett's Chance

as Director

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