Tim Blake Nelson

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). 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-di...

Personal Information

Born: 1964-05-11
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Popularity: 0.7

Acting Roles

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

2000
7.3
Syriana

Syriana

2005
6.4
Meet the Fockers

Meet the Fockers

2004
6.2
The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk

2008
6.2
Fido

Fido

2006
6.4
Hamlet

Hamlet

2000
5.8
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed

2004
6.1
Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley

2021
7.0
Wonderland

Wonderland

2003
6.1
American Violet

American Violet

2008
6.7
The Astronaut Farmer

The Astronaut Farmer

2007
6.2
The Leader

The Leader

N/A
Come Early Morning

Come Early Morning

2006
5.7
Holes

Holes

2003
6.9
Ghosts of the Ozarks

Ghosts of the Ozarks

2022
5.4
The Thin Red Line

The Thin Red Line

1998
7.5
The Last Shot

The Last Shot

2004
5.7
Leaves of Grass

Leaves of Grass

2009
6.0
Saint John of Las Vegas

Saint John of Las Vegas

2010
5.8
The Good Girl

The Good Girl

2002
6.2
The Big White

The Big White

2005
6.2
Flypaper

Flypaper

2011
6.4
Bereft

Bereft

2004
5.0
The Amateurs

The Amateurs

2006
5.6
Warm Springs

Warm Springs

2005
6.8
The Darwin Awards

The Darwin Awards

2006
5.6
Hoot

Hoot

2006
5.6
Cherish

Cherish

2002
6.1
Prix Fixe

Prix Fixe

1997
N/A
Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery

Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery

2013
N/A
A Foreign Affair

A Foreign Affair

2003
5.4
Lincoln

Lincoln

2012
6.9
Detachment

Detachment

2011
7.6
The Big Year

The Big Year

2011
6.0
Big Miracle

Big Miracle

2012
6.7
Asleep in My Palm

Asleep in My Palm

2024
5.0
Yelling To The Sky

Yelling To The Sky

2011
5.7
Child of God

Child of God

2014
4.9
As I Lay Dying

As I Lay Dying

2013
5.2
Adventures in the Sin Bin

Adventures in the Sin Bin

2012
4.5
Blue Caprice

Blue Caprice

2013
5.8
My Suicidal Sweetheart

My Suicidal Sweetheart

2005
5.8
Greedy People

Greedy People

2024
6.2
Thelma

Thelma

N/A
Snake & Mongoose

Snake & Mongoose

2013
5.4
The Invisibles

The Invisibles

2024
6.6
The Homesman

The Homesman

2014
6.5
The Sound and the Fury

The Sound and the Fury

2015
5.0
Bukowski

Bukowski

2013
7.8
Captain America: Brave New World

Captain America: Brave New World

2025
6.2
Kill the Messenger

Kill the Messenger

2014
6.6
Fantastic Four

Fantastic Four

2015
4.4
Ninety-Five Senses

Ninety-Five Senses

2022
7.4
The Bricklayer

The Bricklayer

2023
5.8
Ghosted

Ghosted

2023
6.9
Bang Bang

Bang Bang

2024
N/A
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power

Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power

2014
N/A
Anesthesia

Anesthesia

2016
5.8
Minority Report

Minority Report

2002
7.3
The Long Home

The Long Home

N/A
The Confirmation

The Confirmation

2016
6.4
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

2018
6.7
Colossal

Colossal

2017
6.3
This Is My Life

This Is My Life

1992
6.2
Black Dog, Red Dog

Black Dog, Red Dog

2015
7.5
The Institute

The Institute

2017
4.2
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

2016
6.0
Deidra & Laney Rob a Train

Deidra & Laney Rob a Train

2017
5.6
Amateur

Amateur

1994
6.3
Heavyweights

Heavyweights

1995
6.2
Wormwood

Wormwood

2017
6.9
Monster

Monster

2021
6.4
Angel Has Fallen

Angel Has Fallen

2019
6.6
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

2018
7.1
Donnie Brasco

Donnie Brasco

1997
7.5
The Report

The Report

2019
7.0
Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People

Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People

2019
6.4
Sequestrada

Sequestrada

2019
8.0
Just Mercy

Just Mercy

2019
7.9
Naked Singularity

Naked Singularity

2021
4.6
The True Don Quixote

The True Don Quixote

2019
7.4
Joe's Apartment

Joe's Apartment

1996
5.8
The Jesus Rolls

The Jesus Rolls

2019
4.5
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

2022
8.1
Down from the Mountain

Down from the Mountain

2001
7.4
Old Henry

Old Henry

2021
7.3
National Champions

National Champions

2021
6.5
Ann Lee

Ann Lee

N/A
Atropia

Atropia

2025
N/A
Modern Family

Modern Family

2009
7.9
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000
7.6
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

1999
4.2
CHAOS

CHAOS

2011
6.3
Klondike

Klondike

2014
7.1
George & Tammy

George & Tammy

2022
6.9
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

2022
7.5
Slugfest

Slugfest

2021
6.3
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

2015
7.1
Lost Ollie

Lost Ollie

2022
7.8
Wormwood

Wormwood

2017
6.4
Dallas & Robo

Dallas & Robo

2018
6.8
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015
6.5
Poker Face

Poker Face

2023
7.7
Watchmen

Watchmen

2019
7.6
The Sensitive Kind

The Sensitive Kind

N/A
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

2022
7.5