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Tim Blake Nelson
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American actor, director and writer (born 1964)
Film & TV
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
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…
Known for
- The Rescue2027
- The Leader — Marshall Applewhite2026
- The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd2026
- Captain America: Brave New World — Samuel Sterns2025
- Bang Bang — Bernard 'Bang Bang' Rozyski2025
- The Testament of Ann Lee — Pastor Reuben Wight2025
- Atropia — Mr. Speaker (voice)2025
- On the End — Tom Ferreira2025
- The Coen Brothers Story — Self2025
- The Lowdown — Dale Washberg2025
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Key facts
- Born
- Timothy Blake Nelson , ( 1964-05-11 ) May 11, 1964 (age 62) , Tulsa, Oklahoma , U.S.
- Education
- Brown University ( BA ), Juilliard School ( GrDip )
- Occupations
- Actor writer director
- Years active
- 1989–present
- Spouse
- Lisa Benavides ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1994 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Tim
- Family name
- Nelson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Tulsa
- Occupation
- manufacturer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Tim Blake Nelson Leaves of Grass Premiere.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1964-05-11
- Commons category
- Tim Blake Nelson
- member of
- Phi Beta Kappa Society
- name in native language
- Tim Blake Nelson
- start of work period
- 1989-00-00
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Tim Blake Nelson
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Encyclopedic overview
Timothy Blake Nelson (born May 11, 1964) is an American actor, director, and writer. 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 / The Leader in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Richard Schell in Lincoln (2012), the eponymous 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".The Homesman
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