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Tim Blake Nelson

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 Scr

Born

May 11, 1964

Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Known For

Acting

Movies

92 acting

21 crew

Popularity

2.6

Known For

The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk
2008 • as Samuel Sterns
★ 6.3
Captain America: Brave New World
Captain America: Brave New World
2025 • as Samuel Sterns
★ 6.0
Minority Report
Minority Report
2002 • as Gideon
★ 7.4
Meet the Fockers
Meet the Fockers
2004 • as Officer LeFlore
★ 6.2
Angel Has Fallen
Angel Has Fallen
2019 • as VP Kirby
★ 6.6
The Thin Red Line
The Thin Red Line
1998 • as Pvt. Brian Tills
★ 7.4
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2000 • as Delmar O'Donnell
★ 7.3
Ghosted
Ghosted
2023 • as Borislov
★ 6.9
Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four
2015 • as Dr. Allen
★ 4.4
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2022 • as Black Rabbits (voice)
★ 8.0
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018 • as Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
★ 7.1
Donnie Brasco
Donnie Brasco
1997 • as FBI Technician
★ 7.5
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 • as Carny Boss
★ 6.9
Lincoln
Lincoln
2012 • as Richard Schell
★ 6.8
Detachment
Detachment
2011 • as Mr. Wiatt
★ 7.6
Holes
Holes
2003 • as Dr. Pendanski
★ 6.9
Just Mercy
Just Mercy
2019 • as Ralph Myers
★ 7.8
Old Henry
Old Henry
2021 • as Henry
★ 7.4
Colossal
Colossal
2017 • as Garth
★ 6.3
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
2016 • as Wayne Foster
★ 6.0
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
★ 6.1
Syriana
Syriana
2005 • as Danny Dalton
★ 6.4
Greedy People
Greedy People
2024 • as Wallace
★ 6.3
The Testament of Ann Lee
The Testament of Ann Lee
2025 • as Pastor Reuben Wight
★ 6.3
The Homesman
The Homesman
2014 • as The Freighter
★ 6.5
The Bricklayer
The Bricklayer
2023 • as O'Malley
★ 5.7
The Report
The Report
2019 • as Raymond Nathan
★ 7.0
The Big Year
The Big Year
2011 • as Fuchs
★ 6.0
Naked Singularity
Naked Singularity
2021 • as Angus
★ 4.6
The Good Girl
The Good Girl
2002 • as Bubba
★ 6.2
Wonderland
Wonderland
2003 • as Billy Deverell
★ 6.1
Joe's Apartment
Joe's Apartment
1996 • as Cockroach (voice)
★ 5.8
Big Miracle
Big Miracle
2012 • as Pat Lafaytette
★ 6.7
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
★ 6.7
The Astronaut Farmer
The Astronaut Farmer
2007 • as Kevin Munchak
★ 6.3
Monster
Monster
2021 • as Leroy Sawicki
★ 6.4
Hoot
Hoot
2006 • as Curly
★ 5.6
Kill the Messenger
Kill the Messenger
2014 • as Alan Fenster
★ 6.6
Heavyweights
Heavyweights
1995 • as Camp Hope Salesman
★ 6.2
Flypaper
Flypaper
2011 • as Peanut Butter
★ 6.4
As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying
2013 • as Anse
★ 5.2
The Last Shot
The Last Shot
2004 • as Marshal Paris
★ 5.7
Leaves of Grass
Leaves of Grass
2009 • as Bolger
★ 6.0
Fido
Fido
2006 • as Mr. Theopolis
★ 6.5
Anesthesia
Anesthesia
2016 • as Adam Zarrow
★ 5.7
Amateur
Amateur
1994 • as Young Detective
★ 6.2
The Institute
The Institute
2017 • as Dr. Lemelle
★ 4.3
Warm Springs
Warm Springs
2005 • as Tom Loyless
★ 6.6
This Is My Life
This Is My Life
1992 • as Dennis
★ 6.0
The Big White
The Big White
2005 • as Gary
★ 6.2
Atropia
Atropia
2025 • as Mr. Speaker (voice)
★ 5.7
The Jesus Rolls
The Jesus Rolls
2019 • as Doctor
★ 4.4
The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury
2015 • as Father
★ 5.0
movie
The Long Home
• as Hovington
Bang Bang
Bang Bang
2025 • as Bernard 'Bang Bang' Rozyski
★ 6.5
Deidra & Laney Rob a Train
Deidra & Laney Rob a Train
2017 • as Truman
★ 5.7
The Darwin Awards
The Darwin Awards
2007 • as Perp
★ 5.5
Hamlet
Hamlet
2000 • as Flight Captain
★ 5.8
Saint John of Las Vegas
Saint John of Las Vegas
2010 • as Militant Ned
★ 5.7
National Champions
National Champions
2021 • as Rodger Cummings
★ 6.4
Snake & Mongoose
Snake & Mongoose
2013 • as Mike McAllister
★ 5.0
American Violet
American Violet
2008 • as David Cohen
★ 6.7
Adventures in the Sin Bin
Adventures in the Sin Bin
2012 • as Totsch
★ 4.0
The Amateurs
The Amateurs
2006 • as Barney Macklehatton
★ 5.6
The Confirmation
The Confirmation
2016 • as Vaughn
★ 6.4
Ghosts of the Ozarks
Ghosts of the Ozarks
2022 • as Torb
★ 5.4
The Leader
The Leader
2026 • as Marshall Applewhite
The Coen Brothers Story
The Coen Brothers Story
2025 • as Self
★ 7.0
Come Early Morning
Come Early Morning
2006 • as Uncle Tim
★ 5.5
Child of God
Child of God
2014 • as Sheriff Fate
★ 4.8
Crazy for Love
Crazy for Love
2005 • as Doctor, Chief Nakahoma, Minister, Roger Bob
★ 5.6
Cherish
Cherish
2002 • as Daly
★ 6.0
Blue Caprice
Blue Caprice
2013 • as Ray
★ 5.8
The Invisibles
The Invisibles
2024 • as Charlie
★ 6.6
Down from the Mountain
Down from the Mountain
2001 • as Self
★ 7.6
Yelling To The Sky
Yelling To The Sky
2011 • as Coleman
★ 5.4
The True Don Quixote
The True Don Quixote
2019 • as Don Quixote
★ 7.1
Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People
Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People
2019 • as Teddy Roosevelt (voice)
★ 5.3
Black Dog, Red Dog
Black Dog, Red Dog
2015 • as Bob
★ 7.5
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power
2014 • as Admiral Rickover
A Foreign Affair
A Foreign Affair
2003 • as Jake Adams
★ 5.4
Wormwood
Wormwood
2017 • as Sidney Gottlieb
★ 6.9
Asleep in My Palm
Asleep in My Palm
2024 • as Tom
★ 5.0
Sequestrada
Sequestrada
2019 • as Thomas
★ 5.7
Ninety-Five Senses
Ninety-Five Senses
2022 • as Coy (voice)
★ 7.4
The Coen Brothers
The Coen Brothers
2000 • as Self
★ 7.8
On the End
On the End
2025 • as Tom Ferreira
movie
Prix Fixe
1997 • as Busboy
Bereft
Bereft
2004 • as Dennis
★ 5.4