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Tim Blake Nelson

Timothy Blake Nelson (born May 11, 1964) is an American actor. 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 / The Leader in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Richard Schell in Lincoln (2012), the eponymous 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 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.

Infobox

Born
Timothy Blake Nelson (1964-05-11) May 11, 1964 (age 61)Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Education
Brown University (BA)Juilliard School (GrDip)
Occupations
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Years active
1989–present
Spouse
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Children
3

Tables

Key · Works
Denotes productions that have not yet been released
· Works › Film
1992
Role(s)
Dennis
1993
Motel Blue 19
Role(s)
Adult Luther (voice)
Notes
Uncredited
1994
Role(s)
Young Detective
1995
Role(s)
Roger Johnson
1996
Role(s)
Cockroach (voice)
1997
Role(s)
Notes
Director and writer
Role(s)
FBI Technician
Prix Fixe
Role(s)
Busboy
Notes
Short film
1998
Role(s)
Pvt. Lysander Tills
Kansas
Role(s)
Notes
Short film; director and writer
2000
Role(s)
Flight captain
Role(s)
Delmar O'Donnell
2001
O
Role(s)
Notes
Director
Role(s)
Notes
Director, writer, producer and editor
2002
Role(s)
Bubba
Role(s)
Daly
Role(s)
Gideon
2003
Role(s)
Jake Adams
Notes
Also executive producer
Role(s)
Dr. Kiowa "Mom" Pendanski
Role(s)
Billy Deverell
2004
Role(s)
Dr. Jonathan Jacobo
Role(s)
Marshal Paris
Role(s)
Dennis
Role(s)
Officer Vern LeFlore
2005
Role(s)
Barney Macklehatton
Role(s)
Various
Role(s)
Gary
Role(s)
Danny Dalton
2006
Role(s)
Uncle Tim
Role(s)
Perp
Role(s)
Curly
Role(s)
Mr. Theopolis
2007
Role(s)
Kevin Munchak
2008
Role(s)
Samuel Sterns
Role(s)
David Cohen
2009
Role(s)
Militant Ned
Role(s)
Bolger
Notes
Also director, writer and producer
2011
Role(s)
Peanut Butter
Role(s)
Coleman
Role(s)
Mr. Wiatt
Role(s)
Fuchs
2012
Role(s)
Pat Lafayette
Role(s)
Richard Schell
2013
Role(s)
Ray
Role(s)
Anse
Role(s)
Sheriff Fate
Role(s)
Mike McAllister
2014
Role(s)
Freighter
Role(s)
Father
Role(s)
Alan Fenster
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power
Role(s)
Admiral Hyman Rickover[citation needed]
Notes
Documentary
2015
Role(s)
Adam Zarrow
Notes
Also director, writer and producer
Role(s)
Dr. Harvey Allen
Role(s)
Hovington
Notes
Unreleased
2016
Role(s)
Vaughn
Role(s)
Garth
Role(s)
Wayne Pfister
2017
Role(s)
Johan Tidemand
Role(s)
Dr. Lemelle
Role(s)
Hovington
Notes
Unreleased
2018
Role(s)
Leroy Sawicki
Role(s)
Buster Scruggs
Notes
Segment: "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs"
2019
Role(s)
Raymond Nathan
Role(s)
Portnoy
Notes
Uncredited
Role(s)
Vice President Martin Kirby
Role(s)
Ralph Myers
Role(s)
Professor Kohn
Role(s)
Doctor
2021
Role(s)
Angus
Role(s)
Henry
Notes
Also executive producer
Role(s)
Torb
Role(s)
Rodger Cummings
Role(s)
Carny Boss
2022
Role(s)
The Black Rabbits (voice)
2023
Role(s)
Borislov
Role(s)
Coy (voice)
Notes
Short film
Role(s)
Tom
Notes
Also producer
2024
Role(s)
O'Malley
Bang Bang
Role(s)
Bernard 'Bang Bang' Rozyski
Role(s)
Wallace Chetlo
Role(s)
Charlie
2025
Role(s)
Mr. Speaker
Role(s)
Samuel Sterns
Role(s)
Tom Ferreira
Role(s)
Pastor Reuben Wright
TBA
Role(s)
The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd †
Notes
Role(s)
Marshall Applewhite
Notes
Also executive producer; Post-production
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1992
This Is My Life
Dennis
1993
Motel Blue 19
Adult Luther (voice)
Uncredited
1994
Amateur
Young Detective
1995
Heavyweights
Roger Johnson
1996
Joe's Apartment
Cockroach (voice)
1997
Eye of God
Director and writer
Donnie Brasco
FBI Technician
Prix Fixe
Busboy
Short film
1998
The Thin Red Line
Pvt. Lysander Tills
Kansas
Short film; director and writer
2000
Hamlet
Flight captain
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Delmar O'Donnell
2001
O
Director
The Grey Zone
Director, writer, producer and editor
2002
The Good Girl
Bubba
Cherish
Daly
Minority Report
Gideon
2003
A Foreign Affair
Jake Adams
Also executive producer
Holes
Dr. Kiowa "Mom" Pendanski
Wonderland
Billy Deverell
2004
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
Dr. Jonathan Jacobo
The Last Shot
Marshal Paris
Bereft
Dennis
Meet the Fockers
Officer Vern LeFlore
2005
The Amateurs
Barney Macklehatton
My Suicidal Sweetheart
Various
The Big White
Gary
Syriana
Danny Dalton
2006
Come Early Morning
Uncle Tim
The Darwin Awards
Perp
Hoot
Curly
Fido
Mr. Theopolis
2007
The Astronaut Farmer
Kevin Munchak
2008
The Incredible Hulk
Samuel Sterns
American Violet
David Cohen
2009
Saint John of Las Vegas
Militant Ned
Leaves of Grass
Bolger
Also director, writer and producer
2011
Flypaper
Peanut Butter
Yelling to the Sky
Coleman
Detachment
Mr. Wiatt
The Big Year
Fuchs
2012
Big Miracle
Pat Lafayette
Lincoln
Richard Schell
2013
Blue Caprice
Ray
As I Lay Dying
Anse
Child of God
Sheriff Fate
Snake and Mongoose
Mike McAllister
2014
The Homesman
Freighter
The Sound and the Fury
Father
· Works › Television
1996
Role(s)
Johnny Carthage
Notes
3 episodes
2005
Role(s)
Mountain Man
Notes
Episode: "Camping"
Role(s)
Tom Loyless
Notes
Television film
2006
Haskett's Chance
Role(s)
Notes
Pilot; director
2009
Role(s)
Paulie Krill
Notes
Episode: "Working Stiffs"
2011
Role(s)
Casey Malick
Notes
13 episodes
Role(s)
Hank
Notes
Episode: "Dude Ranch"
2012–2015
Role(s)
Black Dynamite
Notes
Chief Humphrey Magillahorn / Donald Sterling /PBS Executive / XXX Film Director (voice)
2014
Role(s)
Meeker
Notes
6 episodes
2015, 2019
Role(s)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Notes
Randy
2015
Role(s)
Notes
Episode: "Pilot"; director
For Justice
Role(s)
Ochs Rainey
Notes
Pilot
2017
Role(s)
Sidney Gottlieb
Notes
4 episodes
2018
Role(s)
The Woodsman (voice)
Notes
8 episodes
2019
Role(s)
Wade Tillman / Looking Glass
Notes
6 episodes
2020, 2025
Role(s)
Big City Greens
Notes
Grampa Ernest Green (voice)
2022
Role(s)
Zozo (voice)
Notes
4 episodes
Role(s)
Nick Appleton
Notes
Episode: "Lot 36"
Role(s)
Roy Acuff
Notes
Episode: "The Race Is On"
2023
Role(s)
Keith Owens
Notes
Episode: "The Future of the Sport"
2025
Role(s)
Dale Washberg
Notes
3 episodes
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1989–1991
The Unnaturals
Recurring characters
1995
House of Buggin'
Kidnapper
Episode: "The Paco Vasquez Story"
1996
Dead Man's Walk
Johnny Carthage
3 episodes
2005
Stella
Mountain Man
Episode: "Camping"
Warm Springs
Tom Loyless
Television film
2006
Haskett's Chance
Pilot; director
2009
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Paulie Krill
Episode: "Working Stiffs"
2011
CHAOS
Casey Malick
13 episodes
Modern Family
Hank
Episode: "Dude Ranch"
2012–2015
Black Dynamite
Chief Humphrey Magillahorn / Donald Sterling /PBS Executive / XXX Film Director (voice)
4 episodes
2014
Klondike
Meeker
6 episodes
2015, 2019
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Randy
4 episodes
2015
Z: The Beginning of Everything
Episode: "Pilot"; director
For Justice
Ochs Rainey
Pilot
2017
Wormwood
Sidney Gottlieb
4 episodes
2018
Dallas & Robo
The Woodsman (voice)
8 episodes
2019
Watchmen
Wade Tillman / Looking Glass
6 episodes
2020, 2025
Big City Greens
Grampa Ernest Green (voice)
3 episodes
2022
Lost Ollie
Zozo (voice)
4 episodes
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
Nick Appleton
Episode: "Lot 36"
George & Tammy
Roy Acuff
Episode: "The Race Is On"
2023
Poker Face
Keith Owens
Episode: "The Future of the Sport"
2025
The Lowdown
Dale Washberg
3 episodes
· Works › Video games
2008
2008
Year
2008
Game
The Incredible Hulk
Role
Samuel Sterns (voice)
Year
Game
Role
2008
The Incredible Hulk
Samuel Sterns (voice)
· Works › Music videos
2023
Role(s)
"Soft Landing"
Notes
Director, with Henry Nelson
Billy Woods and Kenny Segal featuring ShrapKnel
Role(s)
"Babylon by Bus"
Notes
Director, with Henry Nelson
Role(s)
"Trauma Mic"
Notes
Director, with Henry Nelson
2024
ShrapKnel
Role(s)
"Deep Space 9 Millie Pulled a Pistol"
Notes
Director, with Henry Nelson
Year
Artist(s)
Title
Notes
2023
Billy Woods and Kenny Segal
"Soft Landing"
Director, with Henry Nelson
Billy Woods and Kenny Segal featuring ShrapKnel
"Babylon by Bus"
Director, with Henry Nelson
Armand Hammer featuring Pink Siifu
"Trauma Mic"
Director, with Henry Nelson
2024
ShrapKnel
"Deep Space 9 Millie Pulled a Pistol"
Director, with Henry Nelson

References

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    https://ew.com/movies/tim-blake-nelson-role-call/
  2. "Feature Article and Interviews - THE GREY ZONE (2001)"
    http://aboutfilm.com/features/greyzone/feature.htm
  3. Cleveland Jewish News
    https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/archives/jewish-stars-whales-ghosts-and-smash/article_77b968c0-4dde-11e1-a4ef-0019bb2963f4.html
  4. Michael Smith, "Bloomer Sooner: Tulsa native Tim Blake Nelson's roots are showing", Tulsa World, May 6, 2009.
    https://www.tulsaworld.com/spot/article.aspx?subjectid=243&articleid=20090506_282_D10_Thenew625933
  5. "Star's Talents Return to Tulsa"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20111001110522/http://www.jewishmuseum.net/other/images/muse.pdf
  6. Tulsa Historical Society, 1999 Hall of Fame Inductee: Ruth K. Nelson Archived January 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine,
    http://www.tulsahistory.org/hof/nelson.html
  7. "Native Tulsan Featured in Miniseries: Tim Nelson Makes Leap From Shakespeare to 'Dead Man's Walk'"
    https://www.tulsaworld.com/archives/native-tulsan-featured-in-miniseries-tim-nelson-makes-leap-from/article_26a35455-cdb7-5ad9-853d-b7abf7c4a7cf.html
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