Tim Blake Nelson
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.
TV Shows(17)
The Lowdown
Dale Washberg
2025
Poker Face
Kyle Owens
2023
George & Tammy
Roy Acuff
2022
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
Nick Appleton
2022
Lost Ollie
Zozo (voice)
2022
Slugfest
Steve Englehart
2021
Watchmen
Wade Tillman / Looking Glass
2019
Dallas & Robo
The Woodsman
2018
Wormwood
Sidney Gottlieb
2017
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Randy
2015
Klondike
Joe Meeker
2014
CHAOS
Casey Malick
2011
Modern Family
Hank
2009
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Paulie Krill
2000
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self - Guest
1999
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
1996
Movies(93)
The Rescue
2027
The Leader
Marshall Applewhite
2026
The Testament of Ann Lee
Pastor Reuben Wight
2025
The Coen Brothers - An American Story
Self
2025
Atropia
Mr. Speaker (voice)
2025
On the End
Tom Ferreira
2025
Bang Bang
Bernard 'Bang Bang' Rozyski
2025
Captain America: Brave New World
Samuel Sterns
2025
Greedy People
Wallace
2024
The Invisibles
Charlie
2024
Asleep in My Palm
Tom
2024
The Bricklayer
O'Malley
2023
Ghosted
Borislov
2023
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Black Rabbits (voice)
2022
Ninety-Five Senses
Coy (voice)
2022
Ghosts of the Ozarks
Torb
2022
National Champions
Rodger Cummings
2021
Nightmare Alley
Carny Boss
2021
Old Henry
Henry
2021
Naked Singularity
Angus
2021
Monster
Leroy Sawicki
2021
Sequestrada
Thomas
2019
Just Mercy
Ralph Myers
2019
The Jesus Rolls
Doctor
2019
The True Don Quixote
Don Quixote
2019
The Report
Raymond Nathan
2019
Angel Has Fallen
VP Kirby
2019
Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People
Teddy Roosevelt (voice)
2019
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
2018
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Johan
2018
Wormwood
Sidney Gottlieb
2017
Colossal
Garth
2017
The Institute
Dr. Lemelle
2017
Deidra & Laney Rob a Train
Truman
2017
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Wayne Foster
2016
The Confirmation
Vaughn
2016
Anesthesia
Adam Zarrow
2016
The Sound and the Fury
Father
2015
Fantastic Four
Dr. Allen
2015
Black Dog, Red Dog
Bob
2015
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power
Admiral Rickover
2014
Kill the Messenger
Alan Fenster
2014
The Homesman
The Freighter
2014
Child of God
Sheriff Fate
2014
Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery
Self
2013
As I Lay Dying
Anse
2013
Blue Caprice
Ray
2013
Snake & Mongoose
Mike McAllister
2013
Bukowski
Henry Bukowski
2013
Lincoln
Richard Schell
2012
Adventures in the Sin Bin
Officer Totsch
2012
Big Miracle
Pat Lafaytette
2012
The Big Year
Fuchs
2011
Flypaper
Peanut Butter
2011
Detachment
Mr. Wiatt
2011
Yelling To The Sky
Coleman
2011
Saint John of Las Vegas
Ned
2010
Leaves of Grass
Bolger
2009
American Violet
David Cohen
2008
The Incredible Hulk
Samuel Sterns
2008
The Darwin Awards
Perp
2007
The Astronaut Farmer
Kevin Munchak
2007
Hoot
Curly
2006
Fido
Mr. Theopolis
2006
The Amateurs
Barney
2006
Come Early Morning
Uncle Tim
2006
Syriana
Danny Dalton
2005
The Big White
Gary
2005
Warm Springs
Tom Loyless
2005
Crazy for Love
Doctor, Chief Nakahoma, Minister, Roger Bob
2005
Meet the Fockers
Officer LeFlore
2004
The Last Shot
Marshal Paris
2004
Bereft
Dennis
2004
A Foreign Affair
Jake Adams
2004
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
Jacobo
2004
Wonderland
Billy Deverell
2003
Holes
Dr. Pendanski
2003
The Good Girl
Bubba
2002
Minority Report
Gideon
2002
Cherish
Daly
2002
Down from the Mountain
Self
2001
The Coen Brothers
Self
2000
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Delmar O'Donnell
2000
Hamlet
Flight Captain
2000
The Thin Red Line
Pvt. Brian Tills
1998
Prix Fixe
Busboy
1997
Donnie Brasco
FBI Technician
1997
Joe's Apartment
Cockroach (voice)
1996
Heavyweights
Camp Hope Salesman
1995
Amateur
Young Detective
1994
This Is My Life
Dennis
1992
The Long Home
The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd