Tim Blake Nelson

About

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...

Known for

CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries • 2000Modern FamilySeries • 2009Unbreakable Kimmy SchmidtSeries • 2015The LowdownSeries • 2025The Incredible HulkMovie • 2008Captain America: Brave New WorldMovie • 2025Poker FaceSeries • 2023WatchmenSeries • 2019Minority ReportMovie • 2002Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of CuriositiesSeries • 2022Meet the FockersMovie • 2004TaskSeries • 2025Angel Has FallenMovie • 2019LincolnMovie • 2012Fantastic FourMovie • 2015Nightmare AlleyMovie • 2021EddingtonMovie • 2025Guillermo del Toro's PinocchioMovie • 2022The Thin Red LineMovie • 1998O Brother, Where Art Thou?Movie • 2000GhostedMovie • 2023The Testament of Ann LeeMovie • 2025Donnie BrascoMovie • 1997Billy Lynn's Long Halftime WalkMovie • 2016