Tim Blake Nelson
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.
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Acting
Movie
The Incredible Hulk
as Samuel Sterns
2008
Movie
Minority Report
as Gideon
2002
Movie
Fantastic Four
as Dr. Allen
2015
Movie
Meet the Fockers
as Officer LeFlore
2004
Movie
Donnie Brasco
as FBI Technician
1997
Movie
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
as Delmar O'Donnell
2000
Movie
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
as Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
2018
Movie
Lincoln
as Richard Schell
2012
Movie
Angel Has Fallen
as VP Kirby
2019
Movie
Nightmare Alley
as Carny Boss
2021
TV
Modern Family
as Hank
2009
Movie
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
as Black Rabbits (voice)
2022
Movie
The Thin Red Line
as Pvt. Brian Tills
1998
Movie
Captain America: Brave New World
as Samuel Sterns
2025
Movie
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
as Jacobo
2004
Movie
Just Mercy
as Ralph Myers
2019
Movie
Colossal
as Garth
2017
Movie
Ghosted
as Borislov
2023
Movie
Detachment
as Mr. Wiatt
2011
TV
Watchmen
as Wade Tillman / Looking Glass
2019
Movie
Holes
as Dr. Pendanski
2003
Movie
Syriana
as Danny Dalton
2005
TV
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Paulie Krill
2000
Movie
The Report
as Raymond Nathan
2019
Crew
Movie
Eddington
Thanks
2025
Movie
Leaves of Grass
Director
2009
Movie
O
Director
2001
Movie
The Grey Zone
Director
2001
Movie
Anesthesia
Director
2016
Movie
Eye of God
Director
1997
TV
Hardcore TV
Writer
1992
Movie
Asleep in My Palm
Producer
2024
Movie
Michael Zero
Director
Movie
Haskett's Chance
Director
2006
Movie
The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd
Director
Movie
The Leader
Executive Producer
2026