Captain America: Brave New World2025
As Samuel Sterns
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Tim Blake Nelson
Born
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tim Blake Nelson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography (92)
The Incredible Hulk2008
As Samuel Sterns
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Minority Report2002
As Gideon
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Angel Has Fallen2019
As VP Kirby
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Donnie Brasco1997
As FBI Technician
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Thin Red Line1998
As Pvt. Brian Tills
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Meet the Fockers2004
As Officer LeFlore
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Fantastic Four2015
As Dr. Allen
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Just Mercy2019
As Ralph Myers
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Nightmare Alley2021
As Carny Boss
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Bricklayer2023
As O'Malley
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs2018
As Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Ghosted2023
As Borislov
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk2016
As Wayne Foster
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio2022
As Black Rabbits (voice)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
O Brother, Where Art Thou?2000
As Delmar O'Donnell
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Detachment2011
As Mr. Wiatt
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Holes2003
As Dr. Pendanski
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Lincoln2012
As Richard Schell
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Greedy People2024
As Wallace
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Colossal2017
As Garth
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Syriana2005
As Danny Dalton
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Homesman2014
As The Freighter
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed2004
As Jacobo
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Testament of Ann Lee2025
As Pastor Reuben Wight
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Big Year2011
As Fuchs
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Old Henry2021
As Henry
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Report2019
As Raymond Nathan
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Good Girl2002
As Bubba
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Amateur1994
As Young Detective
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Naked Singularity2021
As Angus
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Big Miracle2012
As Pat Lafaytette
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall2018
As Johan
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Heavyweights1995
As Camp Hope Salesman
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Wonderland2003
As Billy Deverell
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Kill the Messenger2014
As Alan Fenster
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Leaves of Grass2009
As Bolger
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Institute2017
As Dr. Lemelle
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Joe's Apartment1996
As Cockroach (voice)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Big White2005
As Gary
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Hoot2006
As Curly
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Bang Bang2025
As Bernard 'Bang Bang' Rozyski
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Astronaut Farmer2007
As Kevin Munchak
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Jesus Rolls2019
As Doctor
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Fido2006
As Mr. Theopolis
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Flypaper2011
As Peanut Butter
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Monster2021
As Leroy Sawicki
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Child of God2014
As Sheriff Fate
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Warm Springs2005
As Tom Loyless
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Last Shot2004
As Marshal Paris
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Anesthesia2016
As Adam Zarrow
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Darwin Awards2007
As Perp
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Amateurs2006
As Barney Macklehatton
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Confirmation2016
As Vaughn
TMDb 6.4 / 10
As I Lay Dying2013
As Anse
TMDb 5.2 / 10
The True Don Quixote2019
As Don Quixote
TMDb 7.1 / 10
The Coen Brothers Story2025
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
National Champions2021
As Rodger Cummings
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Hamlet2000
As Flight Captain
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Atropia2025
As Mr. Speaker (voice)
TMDb 5.7 / 10
American Violet2008
As David Cohen
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Long Home
The Long HomeRelease date TBA
As Hovington
The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd2026
Come Early Morning2006
As Uncle Tim
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Blue Caprice2013
As Ray
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Sequestrada2019
As Thomas
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Leader2026
As Marshall Applewhite
The Rescue
The Rescue2027
Saint John of Las Vegas2010
As Ned
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Snake & Mongoose2013
As Mike McAllister
TMDb 5.2 / 10
The Coen Brothers2000
As Self
TMDb 7.8 / 10
The Sound and the Fury2015
As Father
TMDb 5.0 / 10
This Is My Life1992
As Dennis
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Bereft2004
As Dennis
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Crazy for Love2005
As Doctor, Chief Nakahoma, Minister, Roger Bob
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Cherish2002
As Daly
TMDb 6.0 / 10
A Foreign Affair2003
As Jake Adams
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Ghosts of the Ozarks2022
As Torb
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Deidra & Laney Rob a Train2017
As Truman
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Invisibles2024
As Charlie
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Wormwood2017
As Sidney Gottlieb
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Asleep in My Palm2024
As Tom
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery
Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery2013
As Self
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Adventures in the Sin Bin2012
As Officer Totsch
TMDb 3.9 / 10
Black Dog, Red Dog2015
As Bob
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Yelling To The Sky2011
As Coleman
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Down from the Mountain2001
As Self
TMDb 7.5 / 10
On the End2025
As Tom Ferreira
Ninety-Five Senses2022
As Coy (voice)
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power2014
As Admiral Rickover
Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People2019
As Teddy Roosevelt (voice)
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Prix Fixe
Prix Fixe1997
As Busboy
Filmography and biography: TMDb