Tim Blake Nelson
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Modern Family
Hank
2009
Series
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
1996
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Paulie Krill
2000
Series
The Lowdown
Dale Washberg
2025
Series
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Randy
2015
Series
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self - Guest
1999
Series
Poker Face
Kyle Owens
2023
Film
The Incredible Hulk
Samuel Sterns
2008
Film
Captain America: Brave New World
Samuel Sterns
2025
Series
Watchmen
Wade Tillman / Looking Glass
2019
Series
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
Nick Appleton
2022
Series
Task
Denny Coughlin
2025
Film
Minority Report
Gideon
2002
Film
Meet the Fockers
Officer LeFlore
2004
Film
Fantastic Four
Dr. Allen
2015
Film
Angel Has Fallen
VP Kirby
2019
Series
Klondike
Joe Meeker
2014
Film
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Black Rabbits (voice)
2022
Film
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Delmar O'Donnell
2000
Film
The Thin Red Line
Pvt. Brian Tills
1998
Film
Donnie Brasco
FBI Technician
1997
Film
Lincoln
Richard Schell
2012
Film
Ghosted
Borislov
2023
Film
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
2018
Film
Detachment
Mr. Wiatt
2011
Film
Just Mercy
Ralph Myers
2019
Film
Nightmare Alley
Carny Boss
2021
Series
George & Tammy
Roy Acuff
2022
Series
Slugfest
Steve Englehart
2021
Film
Holes
Dr. Pendanski
2003
Film
Colossal
Garth
2017
Film
Greedy People
Wallace
2024
Film
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Wayne Foster
2016
Series
Lost Ollie
Zozo (voice)
2022
Series
CHAOS
Casey Malick
2011
Film
Old Henry
Henry
2021
Film
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
Jacobo
2004
Series
Wormwood
Sidney Gottlieb
2017
Film
The Testament of Ann Lee
Pastor Reuben Wight
2025
Film
Syriana
Danny Dalton
2005
Series
Dallas & Robo
The Woodsman
2018
Film
Big Miracle
Pat Lafaytette
2012
Film
Naked Singularity
Angus
2021
Film
The Bricklayer
O'Malley
2023
Film
The Homesman
The Freighter
2014
Film
Anesthesia
Adam Zarrow
2016
Film
The Good Girl
Bubba
2002
Film
Wonderland
Billy Deverell
2003
Film
Warm Springs
Tom Loyless
2005
Film
The Big Year
Fuchs
2011
Film
Flypaper
Peanut Butter
2011
Film
Amateur
Young Detective
1994
Film
Joe's Apartment
Cockroach (voice)
1996
Film
The Report
Raymond Nathan
2019
Film
The Big White
Gary
2005
Film
Hoot
Curly
2006
Film
Kill the Messenger
Alan Fenster
2014
Film
The Jesus Rolls
Doctor
2019
Film
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Johan
2018
Film
Heavyweights
Camp Hope Salesman
1995
Film
The Rescue
2027
Film
Leaves of Grass
Bolger
2009
Film
Monster
Leroy Sawicki
2021
Film
As I Lay Dying
Anse
2013
Film
The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd
2026
Film
The Astronaut Farmer
Kevin Munchak
2007
Film
Fido
Mr. Theopolis
2006
Film
The Last Shot
Marshal Paris
2004
Film
The Institute
Dr. Lemelle
2017
Film
The Darwin Awards
Perp
2007
Possible Side Effects
Buzz Hunt
2009
Film
The Confirmation
Vaughn
2016
Film
The Coen Brothers Story
Self
2025
Film
Atropia
Mr. Speaker (voice)
2025
Film
Saint John of Las Vegas
Militant Ned
2010
Film
Crazy for Love
Doctor, Chief Nakahoma, Minister, Roger Bob
2005
Film
The Sound and the Fury
Father
2015
Film
This Is My Life
Dennis
1992
Film
Hamlet
Flight Captain
2000
Film
Come Early Morning
Uncle Tim
2006
Film
The Amateurs
Barney Macklehatton
2006
Film
Deidra & Laney Rob a Train
Truman
2017
Film
Ghosts of the Ozarks
Torb
2022
Film
The Leader
Marshall Applewhite
2026
The Long Home
Hovington
Film
Adventures in the Sin Bin
Totsch
2012
Film
American Violet
David Cohen
2008
Film
National Champions
Rodger Cummings
2021
Film
Sequestrada
Thomas
2019
Film
The True Don Quixote
Don Quixote
2019
Film
Bang Bang
Bernard 'Bang Bang' Rozyski
2025
Film
Child of God
Sheriff Fate
2014
Film
Blue Caprice
Ray
2013
Film
Black Dog, Red Dog
Bob
2015
Film
Yelling To The Sky
Coleman
2011
Film
Asleep in My Palm
Tom
2024
Film
Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People
Teddy Roosevelt (voice)
2019
Film
Down from the Mountain
Self
2001
Film
Wormwood
Sidney Gottlieb
2017
Film
The Invisibles
Charlie
2024
Film
Cherish
Daly
2002
Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery
Self
2013
Film
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power
Admiral Rickover
2014
Film
The Coen Brothers
Self
2000
Film
Snake & Mongoose
Mike McAllister
2013
Film
Ninety-Five Senses
Coy (voice)
2022
Film
A Foreign Affair
Jake Adams
2003
Film
On the End
Tom Ferreira
2025
Film
Bereft
Dennis
2004
Prix Fixe
Busboy
1997