Tim Blake Nelson

Tim Blake Nelson

60 · Born: May 11, 1964

Personal Details

BornMay 11, 1964 Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Parents
  • Ruth Kaiser Nelson
  • Don 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),Dr. Pendanski in Holes (2003),Danny Dalton Jr. in Syriana (2005),Samuel Sterns in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Richard Schell in Lincoln (2012),the title character in 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tim Blake Nelson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

2025
Captain America: Brave New World
Captain America: Brave New World as Dr. Samuel Sterns / The Leader
2024
Bang Bang
Bang Bang as Bernard 'Bang Bang' Rozyski
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2023
Ghosted
Ghosted as Borislov
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The Bricklayer
The Bricklayer as O'Malley
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The Bricklayer
The Bricklayer as O'Malley
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Asleep in My Palm
Poker Face
Poker Face as Kyle Owens
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2022
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio as The Black Rabbits (voice)
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Ghosts of the Ozarks
Ghosts of the Ozarks as Torb
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Lost Ollie
Lost Ollie as Zozo (voice)
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Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
George & Tammy
George & Tammy as Roy Acuff
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2021
Monster
Monster as Leroy Sawicki
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Naked Singularity
Naked Singularity as Angus
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The Long Home
The Long Home as Hovington
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Old Henry
Old Henry as Henry
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National Champions
National Champions as Rodger Cummings
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Slugfest
Slugfest as Steve Englehart
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2019
The True Don Quixote
The True Don Quixote as Don Quixote
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The Report
The Report as Raymond Nathan
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Sequestrada
Sequestrada as Thomas
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Just Mercy
Just Mercy as Ralph Myers
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Angel Has Fallen
Angel Has Fallen as VP Kirby
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The Jesus Rolls
The Jesus Rolls as Doctor
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Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People
Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People as Teddy Roosevelt (voice)
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Watchmen
Watchmen as Wade Tillman / Looking Glass
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2018
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs as Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
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Sidney Hall
Sidney Hall as Johan
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Dallas & Robo
Dallas & Robo as The Woodsman
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2017
The Institute
The Institute as Dr. Lemelle
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Deidra & Laney Rob a Train
Colossal
Colossal as Garth
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Wormwood
Wormwood as Sidney Gottlieb
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Wormwood
Wormwood
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2016
The Confirmation
The Confirmation as Vaughn
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Anesthesia
Anesthesia as Adam Zarrow
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2015
Black Dog, Red Dog
Black Dog, Red Dog as Bob
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Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four as Harvey Elder
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The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury as Father
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Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2014
Kill the Messenger
Kill the Messenger as Alan Fenster
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Child of God
Child of God as Sheriff Fate
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The Homesman
The Homesman as The Freighter
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Klondike
Klondike as Joe Meeker
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2013
Blue Caprice
Blue Caprice as Ray
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Bukowski
Bukowski as Henry Bukowski
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Snake & Mongoose
Snake & Mongoose as Mike McAllister
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As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying as Anse
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2012
Adventures in the Sin Bin
Adventures in the Sin Bin as Officer Totsch
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Big Miracle
Big Miracle as Pat Lafaytette
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2011
Detachment
Detachment as Mr. Wiatt
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Flypaper
Flypaper as Peanut Butter
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Yelling to the Sky
Yelling to the Sky as Coleman
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Chaos
Chaos as Casey Malick
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2010
Saint John of Las Vegas
2009
Leaves of Grass
Leaves of Grass as Bolger
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Paulie Krill
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2008
The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk as Samuel Sterns
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American Violet
American Violet as David Cohen
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2006
Hoot
Hoot as Curly
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Come Early Morning
Come Early Morning as Uncle Tim
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The Astronaut Farmer
The Astronaut Farmer as Kevin Munchak
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The Amateurs
The Amateurs as Barney
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Fido
Fido as Mr. Theopolis
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2005
The Big White
The Big White as Gary
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Warm Springs
Warm Springs as Tom Loyless
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My Suicidal Sweetheart
My Suicidal Sweetheart as Doctor, Chief Nakahoma, Minister, Roger Bob
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2004
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed as Johnathan Jacobo
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Bereft
Bereft as Dennis
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The Last Shot
The Last Shot as Marshal Paris
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2003
A Foreign Affair
A Foreign Affair as Jake Adams
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Holes
Holes as Dr. Pendanski
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Wonderland
Wonderland as Billy Deverell
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2002
Cherish
Cherish as Daly
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The Good Girl
The Good Girl as Bubba
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Minority Report
Minority Report as Gideon
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2000
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
O Brother, Where Art Thou? as Delmar O'Donnell
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1995
Heavyweights
Heavyweights as Roger Johnson
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2001
Down from the Mountain
2016
Anesthesia
Anesthesia as Director, Writer
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2009
Leaves of Grass
Leaves of Grass as Director, Writer
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2001
O
O as Director
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The Grey Zone
The Grey Zone as Director, Writer
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1997
Eye of God
Eye of God as Director, Screenplay
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1992
Hardcore TV
Hardcore TV as Creator, Writer
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