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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
The Testament of Ann Lee
Character:Pastor Reuben Wight
Release Date:25/12/2025
Atropia
Character:Mr. Speaker (voice)
Release Date:12/12/2025
Die Coen-Brüder - Eine amerikanische Geschichte
Character:Self
Release Date:08/12/2025
On the End
Character:Tom Ferreira
Release Date:04/10/2025
Bang Bang
Character:Bernard 'Bang Bang' Rozyski
Release Date:12/09/2025
Captain America: Brave New World
Character:Samuel Sterns
Release Date:12/02/2025
Greedy People
Character:Wallace
Release Date:23/08/2024
The Invisibles
Character:Charlie
Release Date:10/03/2024
Asleep in My Palm
Character:Tom
Release Date:01/03/2024
The Bricklayer
Character:O'Malley
Release Date:14/12/2023
Ghosted
Character:Borislov
Release Date:18/04/2023
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Character:Black Rabbits (voice)
Release Date:09/11/2022
Ninety-Five Senses
Character:Coy (voice)
Release Date:12/08/2022
Ghosts of the Ozarks
Character:Torb
Release Date:04/02/2022
National Champions
Character:Rodger Cummings
Release Date:10/12/2021
Nightmare Alley
Character:Carny Boss
Release Date:02/12/2021
Old Henry
Character:Henry
Release Date:01/10/2021
Naked Singularity
Character:Angus
Release Date:06/08/2021
Monster
Character:Leroy Sawicki
Release Date:15/07/2021
Sequestrada
Character:Thomas
Release Date:31/12/2019
Just Mercy
Character:Ralph Myers
Release Date:25/12/2019
The Jesus Rolls
Character:Doctor
Release Date:17/10/2019
The True Don Quixote
Character:Don Quixote
Release Date:01/10/2019
The Report
Character:Raymond Nathan
Release Date:12/09/2019
Angel Has Fallen
Character:VP Kirby
Release Date:21/08/2019
Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People
Character:Teddy Roosevelt (voice)
Release Date:01/03/2019
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Character:Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
Release Date:09/11/2018
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Character:Johan
Release Date:02/03/2018
Wormwood
Character:Sidney Gottlieb
Release Date:22/10/2017
Colossal
Character:Garth
Release Date:06/04/2017
The Institute
Character:Dr. Lemelle
Release Date:03/03/2017
Deidra & Laney Rob a Train
Character:Truman
Release Date:23/01/2017
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Character:Wayne Foster
Release Date:10/11/2016
The Confirmation
Character:Vaughn
Release Date:18/03/2016
Anesthesia
Character:Adam Zarrow
Release Date:08/01/2016
The Sound and the Fury
Character:Father
Release Date:23/10/2015
Fantastic Four
Character:Dr. Allen
Release Date:05/08/2015
Black Dog, Red Dog
Character:Bob
Release Date:23/07/2015
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power
Character:Admiral Rickover
Release Date:10/12/2014
Kill the Messenger
Character:Alan Fenster
Release Date:09/10/2014
The Homesman
Character:The Freighter
Release Date:18/05/2014
Child of God
Character:Sheriff Fate
Release Date:28/04/2014
Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery
Character:Self
Release Date:11/10/2013
As I Lay Dying
Character:Anse
Release Date:09/10/2013
Blue Caprice
Character:Ray
Release Date:12/09/2013
Snake & Mongoose
Character:Mike McAllister
Release Date:06/09/2013
Bukowski
Character:Henry Bukowski
Release Date:19/06/2013
Lincoln
Character:Richard Schell
Release Date:09/11/2012
Adventures in the Sin Bin
Character:Officer Totsch
Release Date:08/06/2012
Big Miracle
Character:Pat Lafaytette
Release Date:02/02/2012
The Big Year
Character:Fuchs
Release Date:13/10/2011
Flypaper
Character:Peanut Butter
Release Date:19/08/2011
Detachment
Character:Mr. Wiatt
Release Date:24/04/2011
Yelling To The Sky
Character:Coleman
Release Date:11/03/2011
Saint John of Las Vegas
Character:Ned
Release Date:29/01/2010
Leaves of Grass
Character:Bolger
Release Date:13/09/2009
American Violet
Character:David Cohen
Release Date:28/08/2008
The Incredible Hulk
Character:Samuel Sterns
Release Date:12/06/2008
The Darwin Awards
Character:Perp
Release Date:25/06/2007
The Astronaut Farmer
Character:Kevin Munchak
Release Date:23/02/2007
Hoot
Character:Curly
Release Date:03/11/2006
Fido
Character:Mr. Theopolis
Release Date:07/09/2006
The Amateurs
Character:Barney
Release Date:22/04/2006
Come Early Morning
Character:Uncle Tim
Release Date:10/01/2006
Syriana
Character:Danny Dalton
Release Date:23/11/2005
The Big White
Character:Gary
Release Date:27/10/2005
Warm Springs
Character:Tom Loyless
Release Date:30/04/2005
Crazy for Love
Character:Doctor, Chief Nakahoma, Minister, Roger Bob
Release Date:01/03/2005
Meet the Fockers
Character:Officer LeFlore
Release Date:22/12/2004
The Last Shot
Character:Marshal Paris
Release Date:24/09/2004
Bereft
Character:Dennis
Release Date:13/09/2004
A Foreign Affair
Character:Jake Adams
Release Date:26/03/2004
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
Character:Jacobo
Release Date:24/03/2004
Wonderland
Character:Billy Deverell
Release Date:23/10/2003
Holes
Character:Dr. Pendanski
Release Date:18/04/2003
The Good Girl
Character:Bubba
Release Date:07/08/2002
Minority Report
Character:Gideon
Release Date:20/06/2002
Cherish
Character:Daly
Release Date:17/01/2002
Down from the Mountain
Character:Self
Release Date:05/06/2001
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Character:Delmar O'Donnell
Release Date:30/08/2000
Hamlet
Character:Flight Captain
Release Date:12/05/2000
The Thin Red Line
Character:Pvt. Brian Tills
Release Date:23/12/1998
Prix Fixe
Character:Busboy
Release Date:01/06/1997
Donnie Brasco
Character:FBI Technician
Release Date:27/02/1997
Joe's Apartment
Character:Cockroach (voice)
Release Date:26/07/1996
Heavyweights
Character:Camp Hope Salesman
Release Date:17/02/1995
Amateur
Character:Young Detective
Release Date:05/08/1994
This Is My Life
Character:Dennis
Release Date:21/02/1992
Television Appearances
The Lowdown
Character:Dale Washberg
Poker Face
Character:Kyle Owens
George & Tammy
Character:Roy Acuff
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
Character:Nick Appleton
Lost Ollie
Character:Zozo (voice)
Slugfest
Character:Steve Englehart
Watchmen
Character:Wade Tillman / Looking Glass
Dallas & Robo
Character:The Woodsman
Wormwood
Character:Sidney Gottlieb
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self - Guest
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Character:Randy
Klondike
Character:Joe Meeker
CHAOS
Character:Casey Malick
Modern Family
Character:Hank
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Character:Paulie Krill
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Character:Self - Guest
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