Tim Blake Nelson

Biography

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

Career Timeline

19921997200220072012201720222027
  1. 2027
  2. 2026
    The Leader

    Marshall Applewhite • Acting

  3. 2025
    Captain America: Brave New World

    Samuel Sterns • Acting

  4. 2025
    The Testament of Ann Lee

    Pastor Reuben Wight • Acting

  5. 2025
    Atropia

    Mr. Speaker (voice) • Acting

  6. 2025
    Bang Bang

    Bernard 'Bang Bang' Rozyski • Acting

  7. 2025
  8. 2025
    On the End

    Tom Ferreira • Acting

Tim Blake Nelson - Aperture