Acting · Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA · Born May 11, 1964
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tim Blake Nelson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The Rescue
2027
MovieThe Leader
2026
as Marshall Applewhite
MovieThe Testament of Ann Lee
2025
as Pastor Reuben Wight
MovieThe Coen Brothers - An American Story
2025
as Self
MovieAtropia
2025
as Mr. Speaker (voice)
MovieOn the End
2025
as Tom Ferreira
TVThe Lowdown
2025
as Dale Washberg
MovieBang Bang
2025
as Bernard 'Bang Bang' Rozyski
MovieCaptain America: Brave New World
2025
as Samuel Sterns
MovieGreedy People
2024
as Wallace
MovieThe Invisibles
2024
as Charlie
MovieAsleep in My Palm
2024
as Tom
MovieThe Bricklayer
2023
as O'Malley
MovieGhosted
2023
as Borislov
TVPoker Face
2023
as Kyle Owens
TVGeorge & Tammy
2022
as Roy Acuff
MovieGuillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2022
as Black Rabbits (voice)
TVGuillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
2022
as Nick Appleton
TVLost Ollie
2022
as Zozo (voice)
MovieNinety-Five Senses
2022
as Coy (voice)
MovieGhosts of the Ozarks
2022
as Torb
TVSlugfest
2021
as Steve Englehart
MovieNational Champions
2021
as Rodger Cummings
MovieNightmare Alley
2021
as Carny Boss
MovieOld Henry
2021
as Henry
MovieNaked Singularity
2021
as Angus
MovieMonster
2021
as Leroy Sawicki
MovieSequestrada
2019
as Thomas
MovieJust Mercy
2019
as Ralph Myers
TVWatchmen
2019
as Wade Tillman / Looking Glass
MovieThe Jesus Rolls
2019
as Doctor
MovieThe True Don Quixote
2019
as Don Quixote
MovieThe Report
2019
as Raymond Nathan
MovieAngel Has Fallen
2019
as VP Kirby
MovieJoseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People
2019
as Teddy Roosevelt (voice)
MovieThe Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018
as Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
TVDallas & Robo
2018
as The Woodsman
MovieThe Vanishing of Sidney Hall
2018
as Johan
TVWormwood
2017
as Sidney Gottlieb
MovieWormwood
2017
as Sidney Gottlieb
MovieColossal
2017
as Garth
MovieThe Institute
2017
as Dr. Lemelle
MovieDeidra & Laney Rob a Train
2017
as Truman
MovieBilly Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
2016
as Wayne Foster
MovieThe Confirmation
2016
as Vaughn
MovieAnesthesia
2016
as Adam Zarrow
MovieThe Sound and the Fury
2015
as Father
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
MovieFantastic Four
2015
as Dr. Allen
MovieBlack Dog, Red Dog
2015
as Bob
TVUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015
as Randy
MovieRickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power
2014
as Admiral Rickover
MovieKill the Messenger
2014
as Alan Fenster
MovieThe Homesman
2014
as The Freighter
MovieChild of God
2014
as Sheriff Fate
TVKlondike
2014
as Joe Meeker
Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery
2013
as Self
MovieAs I Lay Dying
2013
as Anse
MovieBlue Caprice
2013
as Ray
MovieSnake & Mongoose
2013
as Mike McAllister
MovieLincoln
2012
as Richard Schell
MovieAdventures in the Sin Bin
2012
as Officer Totsch
MovieBig Miracle
2012
as Pat Lafaytette
MovieThe Big Year
2011
as Fuchs
MovieFlypaper
2011
as Peanut Butter
MovieDetachment
2011
as Mr. Wiatt
TVCHAOS
2011
as Casey Malick
MovieYelling To The Sky
2011
as Coleman
MovieSaint John of Las Vegas
2010
as Ned
TVModern Family
2009
as Hank
MovieLeaves of Grass
2009
as Bolger
MovieAmerican Violet
2008
as David Cohen
MovieThe Incredible Hulk
2008
as Samuel Sterns
MovieThe Darwin Awards
2007
as Perp
MovieThe Astronaut Farmer
2007
as Kevin Munchak
MovieHoot
2006
as Curly
MovieFido
2006
as Mr. Theopolis
MovieThe Amateurs
2006
as Barney
MovieCome Early Morning
2006
as Uncle Tim
MovieSyriana
2005
as Danny Dalton
MovieThe Big White
2005
as Gary
MovieWarm Springs
2005
as Tom Loyless
MovieCrazy for Love
2005
as Doctor, Chief Nakahoma, Minister, Roger Bob
MovieMeet the Fockers
2004
as Officer LeFlore
MovieThe Last Shot
2004
as Marshal Paris
MovieBereft
2004
as Dennis
MovieA Foreign Affair
2004
as Jake Adams
MovieScooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
2004
as Jacobo
MovieWonderland
2003
as Billy Deverell
MovieHoles
2003
as Dr. Pendanski
MovieThe Good Girl
2002
as Bubba
MovieMinority Report
2002
as Gideon
MovieCherish
2002
as Daly
MovieDown from the Mountain
2001
as Self
MovieThe Coen Brothers
2000
as Self
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Paulie Krill
MovieO Brother, Where Art Thou?
2000
as Delmar O'Donnell
MovieHamlet
2000
as Flight Captain
TVThe Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Thin Red Line
1998
as Pvt. Brian Tills
Prix Fixe
1997
as Busboy
MovieDonnie Brasco
1997
as FBI Technician
MovieJoe's Apartment
1996
as Cockroach (voice)
TVThe Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
MovieHeavyweights
1995
as Camp Hope Salesman
MovieAmateur
1994
as Young Detective
MovieThis Is My Life
1992
as Dennis
The Long Home
The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd
