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Tim Blake Nelson
Actor, Producer, Director, Writer, EditorBorn May 11, 1964 (61 years)
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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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.
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| 2027 | |
| 2025 | The Testament of Ann Lee · as Pastor Reuben Wight |
| 2025 | Atropia · as Mr. Speaker (voice) |
| 2025 | On the End · as Tom Ferreira |
| 2025 | The Lowdown (2025) (TV Series) · as Dale Washberg |
| 2025 | Deaf President Now! · as Tim |
| 2025 | Captain America: Brave New World · as Samuel Sterns |
| 2024 | Greedy People · as Wallace |
| 2024 | Bang Bang · as Bernard 'bang Bang' Rozyski |
| 2024 | The Invisibles · as Charlie |
| 2023 | Asleep in My Palm · as Tom |
| 2023 | The Bricklayer · as O'malley |
| 2023 | Ghosted · as Borislov |
| 2023 | Poker Face (2023) (TV Series) · as Kyle Owens |
| 2022 | George & Tammy (TV Series) · as Roy Acuff |
| 2022 | Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio · as Black Rabbits (voice) |
| 2022 | Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities (TV Series) · as Nick Appleton |
| 2022 | Lost Ollie (TV Series) · as Zozo (voice) |
| 2022 | Ninety-Five Senses · as Coy (voice) |
| 2021 | Slugfest (TV Series) · as Steve Englehart |
| 2021 | Nightmare Alley · as Carny Boss |
| 2021 | National Champions · as Rodger Cummings |
| 2021 | Ghosts of the Ozarks · as Torb |
| 2021 | Old Henry · as Henry |
| 2021 | Naked Singularity · as Angus |
| 2019 | Sequestrada · as Thomas |
| 2019 | Just Mercy · as Ralph Myers |
| 2019 | The Report · as Raymond Nathan |
| 2019 | Watchmen (TV Series) · as Wade Tillman / Looking Glass |
| 2019 | The Jesus Rolls · as Doctor |
| 2019 | The True Don Quixote · as Don Quixote |
| 2019 | Angel Has Fallen · as Vp Kirby |
| 2019 | The Hustle · as Portnoy |
| 2018 | Monster · as Leroy Sawicki |
| 2018 | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs · as Buster Scruggs (segment "the Ballad Of Buster Scruggs") |
| 2018 | Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People · as Teddy Roosevelt (voice) |
| 2018 | Big City Greens (TV Series) · as Ernest Green |
| 2018 | Dallas & Robo (TV Series) · as The Woodsman |
| 2017 | Wormwood (2017) (TV Series) · as Sidney Gottlieb |
| 2017 | Wormwood · as Sidney Gottlieb |
| 2017 | The Vanishing of Sidney Hall · as Johan |
| 2017 | Deidra & Laney Rob a Train · as Truman |
| 2017 | The Institute · as Dr. Lemelle |
| 2016 | Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk · as Wayne Foster |
| 2016 | Colossal · as Garth |
| 2016 | The Confirmation · as Vaughn |
| 2015 | Anesthesia · as Adam Zarrow |
| 2015 | Fantastic Four · as Dr. Allen |
| 2015 | Black Dog, Red Dog · as Bob |
| 2015 | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (TV Series) · as Randy |
| 2015 | For Justice · as Ochs Rainey |
| 2014 | The Sound and the Fury · as Father |
| 2014 | Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power · as Admiral Rickover |
| 2014 | Kill the Messenger · as Alan Fenster |
| 2014 | The Homesman · as The Freighter |
| 2014 | Klondike (2014) (TV Series) · as Joe Meeker |
| 2013 | Child of God · as Sheriff Fate |
| 2013 | As I Lay Dying · as Anse |
| 2013 | Blue Caprice · as Ray |
| 2013 | Snake & Mongoose · as Mike Mcallister |
| 2013 | Bukowski · as Henry Bukowski |
| 2012 | Lincoln · as Richard Schell |
| 2012 | Adventures in the Sin Bin · as Officer Totsch |
| 2012 | Big Miracle · as Pat Lafaytette |
| 2011 | The Big Year · as Fuchs |
| 2011 | Flypaper · as Peanut Butter |
| 2011 | Black Dynamite (TV Series) · as Chief Magellan Horn |
| 2011 | Detachment · as Mr. Wiatt |
| 2011 | CHAOS (TV Series) · as Casey Malick |
| 2011 | Yelling to the Sky · as Coleman |
| 2009 | Modern Family (TV Series) · as Hank |
| 2009 | Leaves of Grass · as Bolger |
| 2009 | Saint John of Las Vegas · as Ned |
| 2008 | American Violet · as David Cohen |
| 2008 | The Incredible Hulk · as Samuel Sterns |
| 2008 | Possible Side Effects · as Buzz |
| 2006 | The Astronaut Farmer · as Kevin Munchak |
| 2006 | Fido · as Mr. Theopolis |
| 2006 | The Darwin Awards · as Perp |
| 2006 | Hoot · as Curly |
| 2006 | Come Early Morning · as Uncle Tim |
| 2005 | Syriana · as Danny Dalton |
| 2005 | The Big White · as Gary |
| 2005 | Stella (TV Series) · as Mountain Man |
| 2005 | Warm Springs · as Tom Loyless |
| 2005 | Crazy for Love · as Doctor, Chief Nakahoma, Minister, Roger Bob |
| 2005 | The Amateurs · as Barney |
| 2004 | Meet the Fockers · as Officer Leflore |
| 2004 | The Last Shot · as Marshal Paris |
| 2004 | Bereft · as Dennis |
| 2004 | Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed · as Jacobo |
| 2003 | Wonderland · as Billy Deverell |
| 2003 | Holes · as Dr. Pendanski |
| 2003 | 2 Brothers & a Bride · as Jake Adams |
| 2002 | The Good Girl · as Bubba |
| 2002 | Minority Report · as Gideon |
| 2002 | Cherish · as Daly |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) · as Paulie Krill |
| 2000 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? · as Delmar O'donnell |
| 2000 | Hamlet · as Flight Captain |
| 1998 | The Thin Red Line · as Pvt. Brian Tills |
| 1997 | Donnie Brasco · as Fbi Technician |
| 1996 | Joe's Apartment · as Cockroach (voice) |
| 1996 | Dead Man's Walk (TV Series) · as Johnny Carthage |
| 1995 | Heavyweights · as Camp Hope Salesman |
| 1995 | House of Buggin' (TV Series) · as Kidnapper |
| 1994 | Amateur · as Young Detective |
| 1992 | This Is My Life · as Dennis |