Tim Blake Nelson

Tim Blake Nelson

Acting
Born 1964-05-11Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

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), 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.

Movies (92)

Captain America: Brave New World
6.0

Captain America: Brave New World

2025Movie6.0
The Incredible Hulk
6.3

The Incredible Hulk

2008Movie6.3
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
7.1

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

2018Movie7.1
The Thin Red Line
7.4

The Thin Red Line

1998Movie7.4
Minority Report
7.4

Minority Report

2002Movie7.4
Nightmare Alley
6.9

Nightmare Alley

2021Movie6.9
Ghosted
6.9

Ghosted

2023Movie6.9
Angel Has Fallen
6.6

Angel Has Fallen

2019Movie6.6
Lincoln
6.8

Lincoln

2012Movie6.8
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
8.0

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

2022Movie8.0
Donnie Brasco
7.5

Donnie Brasco

1997Movie7.5
Fantastic Four
4.4

Fantastic Four

2015Movie4.4
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
7.3

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

2000Movie7.3
Meet the Fockers
6.3

Meet the Fockers

2004Movie6.3
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
6.0

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

2016Movie6.0
Just Mercy
7.8

Just Mercy

2019Movie7.8
Detachment
7.6

Detachment

2011Movie7.6
The Testament of Ann Lee
6.3

The Testament of Ann Lee

2025Movie6.3
Holes
6.9

Holes

2003Movie6.9
The Report
7.0

The Report

2019Movie7.0
Syriana
6.4

Syriana

2005Movie6.4
The Homesman
6.5

The Homesman

2014Movie6.5
The Big Year
6.0

The Big Year

2011Movie6.0
Amateur
6.2

Amateur

1994Movie6.2
Greedy People
6.3

Greedy People

2024Movie6.3
Old Henry
7.3

Old Henry

2021Movie7.3
The Big White
6.2

The Big White

2005Movie6.2
Wonderland
6.1

Wonderland

2003Movie6.1
Anesthesia
5.7

Anesthesia

2016Movie5.7
The Bricklayer
5.8

The Bricklayer

2023Movie5.8
Colossal
6.3

Colossal

2017Movie6.3
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
6.1

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed

2004Movie6.1
As I Lay Dying
5.2

As I Lay Dying

2013Movie5.2
Big Miracle
6.7

Big Miracle

2012Movie6.7
Hoot
5.6

Hoot

2006Movie5.6
Kill the Messenger
6.6

Kill the Messenger

2014Movie6.6
The Good Girl
6.2

The Good Girl

2002Movie6.2
Naked Singularity
4.6

Naked Singularity

2021Movie4.6
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
6.7

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

2018Movie6.7
Joe's Apartment
5.8

Joe's Apartment

1996Movie5.8
Leaves of Grass
6.0

Leaves of Grass

2009Movie6.0
The Amateurs
5.6

The Amateurs

2006Movie5.6
American Violet
6.7

American Violet

2008Movie6.7
Black Dog, Red Dog
7.5

Black Dog, Red Dog

2015Movie7.5
The Astronaut Farmer
6.3

The Astronaut Farmer

2007Movie6.3
The Institute
4.3

The Institute

2017Movie4.3
Flypaper
6.4

Flypaper

2011Movie6.4
Bang Bang
6.9

Bang Bang

2025Movie6.9
Monster
6.4

Monster

2021Movie6.4
The Jesus Rolls
4.4

The Jesus Rolls

2019Movie4.4
The Darwin Awards
5.5

The Darwin Awards

2007Movie5.5
Fido
6.4

Fido

2006Movie6.4
Child of God
4.8

Child of God

2014Movie4.8
Heavyweights
6.2

Heavyweights

1995Movie6.2
National Champions
6.4

National Champions

2021Movie6.4
The Coen Brothers Story
7.0

The Coen Brothers Story

2025Movie7.0
Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery
8.0

Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery

2013Movie8.0
The Last Shot
5.7

The Last Shot

2004Movie5.7
Atropia
5.7

Atropia

2025Movie5.7
The Long Home

The Long Home

Movie
Hamlet
5.8

Hamlet

2000Movie5.8
Warm Springs
6.6

Warm Springs

2005Movie6.6
The Coen Brothers
7.8

The Coen Brothers

2000Movie7.8
The True Don Quixote
7.1

The True Don Quixote

2019Movie7.1
Deidra & Laney Rob a Train
5.6

Deidra & Laney Rob a Train

2017Movie5.6
The Leader

The Leader

2026Movie
Ninety-Five Senses
7.4

Ninety-Five Senses

2022Movie7.4
The Rescue

The Rescue

2027Movie
Crazy for Love
5.6

Crazy for Love

2005Movie5.6
This Is My Life
6.0

This Is My Life

1992Movie6.0
Snake & Mongoose
5.2

Snake & Mongoose

2013Movie5.2
The Confirmation
6.4

The Confirmation

2016Movie6.4
Come Early Morning
5.5

Come Early Morning

2006Movie5.5
Bereft
5.4

Bereft

2004Movie5.4
Adventures in the Sin Bin
3.9

Adventures in the Sin Bin

2012Movie3.9
The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd

The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd

2026Movie
Blue Caprice
5.8

Blue Caprice

2013Movie5.8
The Sound and the Fury
5.0

The Sound and the Fury

2015Movie5.0
Saint John of Las Vegas
5.7

Saint John of Las Vegas

2010Movie5.7
Cherish
6.0

Cherish

2002Movie6.0
A Foreign Affair
5.4

A Foreign Affair

2004Movie5.4
The Invisibles
6.6

The Invisibles

2024Movie6.6
On the End

On the End

2025Movie
Wormwood
6.9

Wormwood

2017Movie6.9
Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People
5.3

Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People

2019Movie5.3
Down from the Mountain
7.5

Down from the Mountain

2001Movie7.5
Yelling To The Sky
5.5

Yelling To The Sky

2011Movie5.5
Asleep in My Palm
5.0

Asleep in My Palm

2024Movie5.0
Sequestrada
5.7

Sequestrada

2019Movie5.7
Ghosts of the Ozarks
5.4

Ghosts of the Ozarks

2022Movie5.4
Prix Fixe

Prix Fixe

1997Movie
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power

Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power

2014Movie

TV Shows (18)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015Series6.1
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
7.6

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000Series7.6
The Daily Show
6.4

The Daily Show

1996Series6.4
Modern Family
7.9

Modern Family

2009Series7.9
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
7.1

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

2015Series7.1
Poker Face
7.4

Poker Face

2023Series7.4
Task
7.0

Task

2025Series7.0
The Lowdown
6.8

The Lowdown

2025Series6.8
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
7.4

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

2022Series7.4
Watchmen
7.6

Watchmen

2019Series7.6
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
5.3

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

1999Series5.3
Slugfest
5.8

Slugfest

2021Series5.8
CHAOS
6.6

CHAOS

2011Series6.6
Wormwood
6.0

Wormwood

2017Series6.0
Klondike
7.1

Klondike

2014Series7.1
Lost Ollie
7.8

Lost Ollie

2022Series7.8
George & Tammy
6.9

George & Tammy

2022Series6.9
Dallas & Robo
6.0

Dallas & Robo

2018Series6.0