Editing Tim Blake Nelson

{{short description|American actor and writer (born 1964)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
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| image              = Tim Blake Nelson 2016.jpg
| caption            = Nelson at the 2016 Fantastic Fest
| birth_name         = Timothy Blake Nelson
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1964|5|11|mf=yes}}
| birth_place        = [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]], U.S.
| education          = [[Brown University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br/>[[Juilliard School]] ([[Graduate diploma|GrDip]])
| years_active       = 1989–present
| spouse             = {{marriage|Lisa Benavides|1994}}
| children           = 3
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'''Timothy Blake Nelson''' (born May 11, 1964) is an American actor, writer, and director. Described as a "modern [[character actor]]",<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 5, 2021|first1=Devan |last1=Coggan |title=Tim Blake Nelson reflects on his most memorable roles, from 'Buster Scruggs' to 'Watchmen'|url=https://ew.com/movies/tim-blake-nelson-role-call/|access-date=January 28, 2024|website=EW.com|language=en}}</ref> his roles include Delmar O'Donnell in ''[[O Brother, Where Art Thou?]]'' (2000), Gideon in ''[[Minority Report (film)|Minority Report]]'' (2002), Doctor Steve Pendanski in ''[[Holes (film)|Holes]]'' (2003), Doctor Jonathan Jacobo in ''[[Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed]]'' (2004), Danny Dalton Jr. in ''[[Syriana]]'' (2005), [[Characters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: M–Z#Samuel Sterns|Samuel Sterns / The Leader]] in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]], [[Richard Schell]] in ''[[Lincoln (film)|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 (TV series)|Watchmen]]'' (2019), for which he received a [[10th Critics' Choice Television Awards|Critics' Choice Television Awards]] nomination for [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]] in [[25th Critics' Choice Awards|2020]].

Nelson's directorial credits include ''[[Eye of God (film)|Eye of God]]'' (1997), which was nominated for the [[Sundance Grand Jury Prize]] and an [[Independent Spirit Awards|Independent Spirit Award]]; ''[[O (2001 film)|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 (music group)|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.

==Early life==
Nelson was born to a [[American Jews|Jewish]] family<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aboutfilm.com/features/greyzone/feature.htm|title=Feature Article and Interviews - THE GREY ZONE (2001)|publisher=Aboutfilm.com|access-date=July 15, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Bloom|first=Nate|title=Jewish stars: Whales, ghosts and 'Smash'|newspaper=[[Cleveland Jewish News]]|date=February 2, 2012|url=https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/archives/jewish-stars-whales-ghosts-and-smash/article_77b968c0-4dde-11e1-a4ef-0019bb2963f4.html|access-date=April 16, 2018}}</ref> in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]], the son of Ruth Nelson (''[[née]]'' Kaiser),<ref name="TW060509">Michael Smith, [http://www.tulsaworld.com/spot/article.aspx?subjectid=243&articleid=20090506_282_D10_Thenew625933 "Bloomer Sooner: Tulsa native Tim Blake Nelson's roots are showing"], ''[[Tulsa World]]'', May 6, 2009.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishmuseum.net/other/images/muse.pdf|title=Star's Talents Return to Tulsa|access-date=September 27, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001110522/http://www.jewishmuseum.net/other/images/muse.pdf|archive-date=October 1, 2011}}</ref> a noted Tulsa social activist and philanthropist, and Don Nelson, a geologist and [[wildcatter]].<ref>Tulsa Historical Society, [http://www.tulsahistory.org/hof/nelson.html 1999 Hall of Fame Inductee: Ruth K. Nelson] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090126213615/http://www.tulsahistory.org/hof/nelson.html|date=January 26, 2009}}, tulsahistory.org; accessed June 14, 2017.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/archives/native-tulsan-featured-in-miniseries-tim-nelson-makes-leap-from/article_26a35455-cdb7-5ad9-853d-b7abf7c4a7cf.html|title=Native Tulsan Featured in Miniseries: Tim Nelson Makes Leap From Shakespeare to 'Dead Man's Walk'|first=Rita|last=Sherrow}}</ref> His maternal uncle is businessman [[George Kaiser]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jweekly.com/2015/08/06/celebrity-jews0807|title=Celebrity jews|author=Bloom, Nate|date=August 6, 2015|publisher=jweekly.com|access-date=April 16, 2018}}</ref>

His maternal grandparents Herman Geo. Kaiser and Kate Kaiser, daughter of businessman [[Max Samuel]], were from Germany, and escaped the [[Nazi]]s shortly before [[World War II]]. They moved to Britain in 1938,<ref name="Heinsohn 2022">Ulf Heinsohn, ''Max Samuel: a real mentsh, inventor, self-made-man / Menschenfreund, Erfinder, Selfmademan'', Scott Galliart (trlr.), Stiftung Begegnungsstätte für jüdische Geschichte und Kultur in Rostock / Max-Samuel-Haus (ed.), (= Schriften aus dem Max-Samuel-Haus; vol.&nbsp;15), Rostock: Hinstorff, 2022, page as indicated behind the footnote sign. ISBN 978-3-356-02380-0.</ref>{{rp|96seq.}} where Nelson's mother was born,<ref name="Heinsohn 2022" />{{rp|87seq.}}<ref>Stated on ''[[WTF with Marc Maron]]'', December 3, 2018</ref> and immigrated to the United States in 1941.<ref name=NPRgrey>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1152404|title=The Grey Zone|publisher=NPR|date=October 26, 2002|access-date=July 15, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bluntreview.com/reviews/blake.htm|title=Blunt Review: Film Reviews, Celebrity Interviews, Music Reviews with Web Celeb Emily Blunt|access-date=September 27, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002031656/http://www.bluntreview.com/reviews/blake.htm|archive-date=October 2, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/o-brother-who-art-thou-a-_b_3001892|title=Jonathan Valania: O Brother Who Art Thou? A Q&A With Actor/Writer/Director Tim Blake Nelson|website=HuffPost|date=April 3, 2013|access-date=July 1, 2013}}</ref> His father's family were [[Russian Jews|Russian-Jewish]] emigrants.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WT&p_theme=wt&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F6F9FF3E0B2D6ED&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=People adapt to 'Grey Zone' Jewish workers in Nazi camp|work=The Washington Times|access-date=July 15, 2014}}</ref>

Nelson attended the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute at [[Quartz Mountain Resort Arts and Conference Center]] in [[Lone Wolf, Oklahoma|Lone Wolf]], Oklahoma.<ref>Oklahoma Arts Institute, [http://oaiquartz.com/alumni/listing.cfm Alumni Listing] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825111930/http://www.oaiquartz.com/alumni/listing.cfm|date=August 25, 2007|accessdate=January 21, 2009}}</ref>

Nelson is a 1982 graduate of [[Holland Hall School]] in Tulsa,<ref name="TW060509"/> and a graduate of [[Brown University]], where he was a classics major as well as senior orator for his class of 1986. At Brown, he studied under philosopher [[Martha Nussbaum]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/04/15/tim-blake-nelson-classics-nerd-brings-socrates-to-the-stage|title=Tim Blake Nelson, Classics Nerd, Brings "Socrates" to the Stage|last=Singer|first=Mark|magazine=The New Yorker|date=April 8, 2019|access-date=April 10, 2019|issn=0028-792X}}</ref> He is a member of [[Phi Beta Kappa]] society. He won the Workman/Driskoll award for excellence in classical studies.<ref>Kari Molvar, [https://web.archive.org/web/20011226063441/http://brownalumnimagazine.com/storydetail.cfm?ID=61 "Q&A: Tim Blake Nelson"], ''Brown Alumni Magazine'' (March/April 2001).</ref> He graduated from [[Juilliard]] in 1990, a member of [[List of Juilliard School people|Group 19]].<ref>[http://www.juilliard.edu/alumni/reflections_0603.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101219080312/http://www.juilliard.edu/alumni/reflections_0603.html|date=December 19, 2010}}</ref>

==Career==
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[[File:Ahna O'Relly and Tim Blake Nelson.jpg|left|thumb|Nelson with [[Ahna O'Reilly]] in 2012]]
Nelson's debut play, ''Eye of God'', was produced at [[Seattle Repertory Theatre]] in 1992. ''[[The Grey Zone]]'' premiered at [[MCC Theater]] in New York in 1996, where his 1998 work ''Anadarko'' was produced. He was a co-star of the sketch comedy show ''The Unnaturals'', which ran on [[Ha! (TV channel)|HA!]] (later [[CTV: The Comedy Network|CTV]], and would turn into [[Comedy Central]]) between 1989 and 1991, alongside [[Paul Zaloom]], [[John Mariano]] and [[Siobhan Fallon Hogan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywood.com/tv/the-unnaturals-59530743|title=The Unnaturals - TV Series - 1989|date=February 5, 2015|publisher=hollywood.com}}</ref>

Nelson has appeared as an actor in film, TV and theatre. He had a featured role as Delmar in the film ''[[O Brother, Where Art Thou?]]'' According to directors [[Coen brothers|Joel and Ethan Coen]], he was the only one in the cast or crew who had read [[Homer]]'s ''[[Odyssey]]'', a story upon which the film is loosely based.<ref>Romney, Jonathan. [http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,,1083527,00.html "The Coen brothers: Double vision"], ''The Guardian'', May 19, 2000.</ref> He sang "[[In the Jailhouse Now]]" on the film's soundtrack (which received a [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year]] in 2002). He has had a number of supporting performances in feature films such as ''[[Holes (film)|Holes]]'', ''[[Minority Report (film)|Minority Report]]'', ''[[Syriana]]'' and ''[[Lincoln (film)|Lincoln]]''. He also appeared in [[Marvel Comics]] adaptations [[The Incredible Hulk (film)|''The Incredible Hulk'']], ''[[Fantastic Four (2015 film)|Fantastic Four]], and [[Captain America: Brave New World|Captain America:Brave New World]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Laman |first=Lisa |date=2025-02-15 |title=Captain America: Brave New World Star Tim Blake Nelson Once Played Another Marvel Villain You Forgot About |url=https://comicbook.com/movies/news/captain-america-leader-tim-blake-nelson-marvel-movie-roles-hulk-fantastic-four/ |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

Nelson narrated the 2001 audiobook ''At the Altar of Speed: The Fast Life and Tragic Death of Dale Earnhardt, Sr''. He appeared on stage extensively off-Broadway in New York at theatres including [[Manhattan Theater Club]], [[Playwrights Horizons]], Manhattan Class Company, Soho Repertory Theater, New York Theatre Workshop, and [[Delacorte Theater|Central Park's Open Air Theater]] in the Shakespeare plays ''[[Richard III (play)|Richard III]]'', ''[[Troilus and Cressida]]'', and ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''.

He has directed film versions of his plays ''[[The Grey Zone]]'' and ''[[Eye of God (film)|Eye of God]]'' (for which he received an [[Independent Spirit Awards]] nomination for the [[Someone to Watch Award]]), and directed two of his original screenplays: ''Kansas'' (1998) and ''[[Leaves of Grass (film)|Leaves of Grass]]'' (2009). He directed the film ''[[O (2001 film)|O]]'', based on ''[[Othello]]'' and set in a modern-day high school. For ''Eye of God'', he received the Tokyo Bronze Prize at the Tokyo International Film Festival (1997) and the American Independent Award at the Seattle International Film Festival (1997); for ''O'', the Best Director Award at the Seattle International Film Festival (2001); and for ''The Grey Zone'', the National Board of Review's Freedom of Expression Award (2002).  Nelson is on the boards of directors of The Actors Center in New York City and the Soho Rep Theatre.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Roger Ebert's Film Festival - Filmmaker Guests|url=http://archive.ebertfest.media.illinois.edu/thirteen/bios.html|website=archive.ebertfest.media.illinois.edu|access-date=May 26, 2020}}</ref>

Nelson guest-starred on the ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' season 10 episode "Working Stiffs". In the episode "My Brother's Bomber" (aired September 29, 2015) of the PBS investigative series ''[[Frontline (U.S. TV series)|Frontline]]'', he talked about the loss of his friend David Dornstein in the [[Pan Am Flight 103|1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103]] over [[Lockerbie]], Scotland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/my-brothers-bomber|title=My Brother's Bomber|publisher=pbs.org|access-date=April 16, 2018}}</ref>

In 2018, Nelson played the title character in ''[[The Ballad of Buster Scruggs]]'', a western [[anthology]] film by [[Coen brothers|Joel and Ethan Coen]],<ref name="balladcast">{{cite news |last=Giroux |first=Jack |url= http://www.slashfilm.com/the-ballad-of-buster-scruggs-cast-includes-james-franco-tim-blake-nelson-zoe-kazan-and-more/ |title='The Ballad of Buster Scruggs' Cast Includes James Franco, Tim Blake Nelson, Zoe Kazan, and More |work=[[/Film]] |date=July 9, 2017 |access-date=November 22, 2018}}</ref> after receiving the original script 16 years prior, in 2002. The film was released on Netflix on November 16, after a limited theatrical run,<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/coen-brothers-the-ballad-of-buster-scruggs-theatrical-release-venice-film-festival-1202923156/|title=Coen Brothers Confirm Theatrical Release for 'The Ballad of Buster Scruggs'|last=Chu|first=Henry|date=August 31, 2018|work=Variety|access-date=November 22, 2018}}</ref> and received positive reviews,<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_ballad_of_buster_scruggs/ | title = The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) | work = [[Rotten Tomatoes]] | date = November 8, 2018 | publisher = [[Fandango Media]] | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181118010027/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_ballad_of_buster_scruggs/ | archive-date = November 18, 2018 | access-date = November 22, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-ballad-of-buster-scruggs | title = The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Reviews | work = [[Metacritic]] | publisher = [[CBS Interactive]] | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181107001228/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-ballad-of-buster-scruggs | archive-date = November 7, 2018 | access-date = November 22, 2018 }}</ref> with many highlighting Nelson's performance and his overall segment. He portrayed Ralph Myers in the drama/legal drama ''[[Just Mercy]]'' (2019). In January 2023, he joined the cast of ''[[Dune: Part Two]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dune-part-2-casts-time-blake-nelson-1235292182/ |title=Tim Blake Nelson Joins Denis Villeneuve's 'Dune: Part 2' (Exclusive) |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=January 6, 2023 |access-date=January 6, 2023}}</ref> though his role was ultimately cut out of the film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharf |first=Zack |date=March 4, 2024 |title=Denis Villeneuve Cut Two Actors From 'Dune 2' and One of Them Is 'Heartbroken'; No Deleted Scenes Will Be Released: 'When It's Not in the Movie, It's Dead' |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/dune-2-cut-actors-deleted-scenes-released-stephen-mckinley-henderson-1235929610/ |access-date=March 26, 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Playwright===
Nelson's play ''Socrates'' opened at [[The Public Theater]] in 2019, starring [[Michael Stuhlbarg]].<ref name="Schilling Review">{{cite magazine |last1=Schilling |first1=Mary Kay |title=Tim Blake Nelson's New Play Reveals How Socrates Predicted Donald Trump—And the Tyranny of Democracy. |url=https://www.newsweek.com/2019/05/03/tim-blake-nelson-1398692.html |access-date=May 13, 2019 |magazine=Newsweek |date=April 17, 1989}}</ref> It was favorably received by numerous publications, including the ''New York Times''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/16/theater/socrates-public-theater-review.html|title=Review: In 'Socrates,' a Brainy Tribute to a Prickly Provocateur|last=Collins-Hughes|first=Laura|date=June 2, 2019|work=The New York Times|access-date=June 16, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Nelson resides in New York City with his wife, Lisa Benavides, and their three sons.<ref name="TW060509"/> One of his sons is Henry Nelson, a film director who directed ''[[Asleep in My Palm]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/asleep-in-my-palm-tim-blake-nelson-to-produce-star-in-son-henrys-feature-1234882488/ |title=Tim Blake Nelson To Produce & Star In 'Asleep In My Palm', His Son Henry's Feature Directorial Debut |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |first=Matt |last=Grobar |date=December 1, 2021 |access-date=October 23, 2024}}</ref> On May 8, 2009, he was inducted as an honorary member of the [[University of Tulsa]]'s Beta of Oklahoma chapter of the [[Phi Beta Kappa]] national collegiate honor society.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://orgs.utulsa.edu/spcol/?p=4805|title=McFarlin Fellows Dinner: An Evening with Tim Blake Nelson|last=Murphy|first=Jennifer|date=April 11, 2017|website=From McFarlin Tower|language=en-US|access-date=November 20, 2019|archive-date=June 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610111957/http://orgs.utulsa.edu/spcol/?p=4805|url-status=dead}}</ref> Nelson currently serves on the Board of Trustees of [[Bryn Mawr College]], the school from which his mother Ruth Nelson graduated in 1958.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ruth Nelson Obituary (1935 - 2023) - Tulsa, OK - Tulsa World |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/tulsaworld/name/ruth-nelson-obituary?id=38789187 |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=Legacy.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Board of Trustees |url=https://www.brynmawr.edu/about-college/college-leadership/board-trustees |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=www.brynmawr.edu |language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==
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|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Denotes productions that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes productions that have not yet been released
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===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class=unsortable | Notes 
|-
| 1992
| ''[[This Is My Life (1992 film)|This Is My Life]]''
| Dennis
|
|-
| 1993
| ''Motel Blue 19''
| Adult Luther (voice) 
| Uncredited
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Amateur (1994 film)|Amateur]]''
| Young Detective
|
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Heavyweights]]''
| Roger Johnson
|
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Joe's Apartment]]''
| Cockroach (voice)
| 
|-
| rowspan="3"|1997
| ''[[Eye of God (film)|Eye of God]]''
| {{n/a}}
| Director and writer
|-
| ''[[Donnie Brasco (film)|Donnie Brasco]]''
| FBI Technician
|
|-
| ''Prix Fixe''
| Busboy
| Short film
|-
| rowspan="2"|1998
| ''[[The Thin Red Line (1998 film)|The Thin Red Line]]''
| Pvt. Lysander Tills
|
|-
| ''Kansas''
| {{n/a}}
| Short film; director and writer
|-
| rowspan="2"|2000
| ''[[Hamlet (2000 film)|Hamlet]]''
| Flight captain
|
|-
| ''[[O Brother, Where Art Thou?]]''
| Delmar O'Donnell
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2001
| ''[[O (2001 film)|O]]'' 
| {{n/a}}
| Director
|-
| ''[[The Grey Zone]]'' 
| {{n/a}}
| Director, writer, producer and editor
|-
| rowspan="3"|2002
| ''[[The Good Girl]]''
| Bubba
|
|-
| ''[[Cherish (film)|Cherish]]''
| Daly
|
|-
| ''[[Minority Report (film)|Minority Report]]''
| Gideon
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|2003
| ''[[A Foreign Affair (2003 film)|A Foreign Affair]]''
| Jake Adams
| Also executive producer
|-
| ''[[Holes (film)|Holes]]''
| Dr. Kiowa "Mom" Pendanski
|
|-
| ''[[Wonderland (2003 film)|Wonderland]]''
| Billy Deverell
|
|-
| rowspan="4"|2004
| ''[[Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed]]''
| Dr. Jonathan Jacobo
|
|-
| ''[[The Last Shot]]''
| Marshal Paris
|
|-
| ''[[Bereft (film)|Bereft]]''
| Dennis
|
|-
| ''[[Meet the Fockers]]''
| Officer Vern LeFlore
|
|-
| rowspan="4"|2005
| ''[[The Amateurs]]''
| Barney Macklehatton
|
|-
| ''[[My Suicidal Sweetheart]]''
| Various
|
|-
| ''[[The Big White]]''
| Gary
|
|-
| ''[[Syriana]]''
| Danny Dalton
|
|-
| rowspan="4"|2006
| ''[[Come Early Morning]]''
| Uncle Tim
|
|-
| ''[[The Darwin Awards (film)|The Darwin Awards]]''
| Perp
|
|-
| ''[[Hoot (film)|Hoot]]''
| Curly
|
|-
| ''[[Fido (film)|Fido]]''
| Mr. Theopolis
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[The Astronaut Farmer]]''
| Kevin Munchak
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2008
| ''[[The Incredible Hulk (film)|The Incredible Hulk]]''
| [[Samuel Sterns (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Samuel Sterns]]
|
|-
| ''[[American Violet]]''
| David Cohen
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2009
| ''[[Saint John of Las Vegas]]''
| Militant Ned
|
|-
| ''[[Leaves of Grass (film)|Leaves of Grass]]''
| Bolger
| Also director, writer and producer
|-
| rowspan="4"|2011
| ''[[Flypaper (2011 film)|Flypaper]]''
| Peanut Butter
|
|-
| ''[[Yelling to the Sky]]''
| Coleman
|
|-
| ''[[Detachment (film)|Detachment]]''
| Mr. Wiatt
|
|-
| ''[[The Big Year]]''
| Fuchs
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2012
| ''[[Big Miracle]]''
| Pat Lafayette
|
|-
| ''[[Lincoln (film)|Lincoln]]''
| [[Richard Schell]]
|
|-
| rowspan="4"|2013
| ''[[Blue Caprice]]''
| Ray
|
|-
| ''[[As I Lay Dying (film)|As I Lay Dying]]''
| Anse
|
|-
| ''[[Child of God (film)|Child of God]]''
| Sheriff Fate
|
|-
| ''[[Snake and Mongoose]]''
| Mike McAllister
|
|-
| rowspan="4"|2014
| ''[[The Homesman]]''
| Freighter
|
|-
| ''[[The Sound and the Fury (2014 film)|The Sound and the Fury]]''
| Father
|
|-
| ''[[Kill the Messenger (2014 film)|Kill the Messenger]]''
| Alan Fenster
|
|-
| ''Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0625789/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t18|title = Tim Blake Nelson| website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref>
| [[Admiral Hyman Rickover]]
| Documentary
|-
| rowspan="2"|2015
| ''[[Anesthesia (2015 film)|Anesthesia]]''
| Adam Zarrow
| Also director, writer and producer
|-
| ''[[Fantastic Four (2015 film)|Fantastic Four]]''
| [[Mole Man|Dr. Harvey Allen]]
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|2016
| ''[[The Confirmation]]''
| Vaughn
|
|-
| ''[[Colossal (film)|Colossal]]''
| Garth
|
|-
| ''[[Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (film)|Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk]]''
| Wayne Pfister
|
|-
| rowspan="4"|2017
| ''[[Deidra & Laney Rob a Train]]''
| Truman
| 
|-
| ''[[The Vanishing of Sidney Hall]]''
| Johan Tidemand
|
|-
| ''[[The Institute (2017 film)|The Institute]]''
| Dr. Lemelle
|
|-
| ''[[The Long Home]]''
| Hovington
| Unreleased
|-
| rowspan="2"|2018
| ''[[Monster (2018 film)|Monster]]''
| Leroy Sawicki
| 
|-
| ''[[The Ballad of Buster Scruggs]]''
| Buster Scruggs
| Segment: "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs"
|-
| rowspan="8"|2019
| ''[[The Report (2019 film)|The Report]]''
| Raymond Nathan
|
|-
| ''Arara''
| Thomas
|
|-
| ''[[The Hustle (film)|The Hustle]]''
| Portnoy
| Uncredited
|-
| ''[[Angel Has Fallen]]''
| [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] Martin Kirby
|
|-
| ''[[Just Mercy]]''
| Ralph Myers
| 
|-
| ''[[Zeroville (film)|Zeroville]]''
| Professor Kohn
|
|-
| ''The True Don Quixote''
| [[Don Quixote]]
|
|-
| ''[[The Jesus Rolls]]''
| Doctor
|
|-
| rowspan="5"|2021
| ''[[Naked Singularity (film)|Naked Singularity]]''
| Angus
| 
|-
| ''[[Old Henry]]''
| Henry
| Also executive producer
|-
| ''[[Ghosts of the Ozarks]]''
| Torb
|
|-
| ''[[National Champions (film)|National Champions]]''
| Rodger Cummings
|
|-
| ''[[Nightmare Alley (2021 film)|Nightmare Alley]]''
| Carny Boss
|
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio]]''
| The Black Rabbits (voice)
| 
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2023
| ''[[Ghosted (2023 film)|Ghosted]]''
| Borislov
| 
|-
| ''[[Ninety-Five Senses]]''
| Coy (voice)
| Short film
|-
| ''[[Asleep in My Palm]]''
| Tom
| Also producer
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2024
| ''[[The Bricklayer]]''
| O'Malley
|
|-
| ''Bang Bang''
| Bernard 'Bang Bang' Rozyski
| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/tim-blake-nelson-boxing-movie-bang-bang-marvel-1235966738/ |title=Tim Blake Nelson on Becoming a Veteran Boxer in 'Bang Bang' and Returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe |date=2024-08-07 |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |last=Galuppo |first=Mia}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Greedy People (2024 film)|Greedy People]]''
| Wallace Chetlo
| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/greedy-people-review-joseph-gordon-levitts-loopy-cop-tops-black-crime-comedy-1236046516/ |title='Greedy People' Review: Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Loopy Cop Tops Black Comedy That Somehow Escaped The Coens' Grasp |date=2024-08-21 |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |last=Hammond |first=Pete}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[The Invisibles (2024 film)|The Invisibles]]''
| Charlie
| 
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2025
| ''[[Captain America: Brave New World]]''
| Samuel Sterns
| 
|-
| {{Pending film|On The End}}
| Tom Ferreira
| Post-production<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/tim-blake-nelson-mireille-enos-anna-chlumsky-more-to-star-on-the-end-1236023562/ |title=Tim Blake Nelson, Mireille Enos, James Badge Dale, Lois Smith, Anna Chlumsky & More To Star In Drama 'On The End' From Filmmaker Ari Selinger |date=2024-07-29 |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |last=Grobar |first=Matt}}</ref>
|-
| {{pending film|[[Ann Lee (film)|Ann Lee]]}}
| TBA
| Post-production
|-
| {{TableTBA}}
| {{Pending film|[[The Long Home]]}}
| Hovington
| Complete but no official release date<ref>{{Cite web |last=Serben |first=Brandy Lynn |date=2021-12-22 |title=James Franco Speaks on Sexual Misconduct Allegations 4 Years Later |url=https://movieweb.com/james-franco-sexual-misconduct-allegations-speak-out/ |access-date=2022-01-21 |website=MovieWeb|language=en-US}}</ref>
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class=unsortable | Notes
|-
| 1989–1991
| ''The Unnaturals''
| Recurring characters
|
|-
| 1995
| ''[[House of Buggin']]''
| Kidnapper
| Episode: "The Paco Vasquez Story"
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Dead Man's Walk (miniseries)|Dead Man's Walk]]''
| Johnny Carthage
| 3 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2"|2005
| ''[[Stella (American TV series)|Stella]]''
| Mountain Man
| Episode: "Camping"
|-
| ''[[Warm Springs (film)|Warm Springs]]''
| Tom Loyless
| Television film
|-
| 2006
| ''Haskett's Chance''
| {{n/a}}
| Pilot; director
|-
| 2009
| ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''
| Paulie Krill
| Episode: "[[Working Stiffs (CSI)|Working Stiffs]]"
|-
| rowspan="2"|2011
| ''[[CHAOS (TV series)|CHAOS]]''
| Casey Malick
| 13 episodes
|-
| ''[[Modern Family]]''
| Hank
| Episode: "[[Dude Ranch (Modern Family)|Dude Ranch]]"
|-
| 2012–2015
| ''[[Black Dynamite (TV series)|Black Dynamite]]''
| Chief Humphrey Magillahorn / [[Donald Sterling]] /<br>PBS Executive / XXX Film Director (voice)
| 4 episodes
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Klondike (miniseries)|Klondike]]''
| Meeker
| 6 episodes
|-
| 2015, 2019
| ''[[Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt]]''
| Randy
| 4 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2"|2015
| ''[[Z: The Beginning of Everything]]''
| {{n/a}}
| Episode: "Pilot"; director
|-
| ''For Justice''
| Ochs Rainey
| Pilot
|-
| 2017 
| ''[[Wormwood (miniseries)|Wormwood]]''
| [[Sidney Gottlieb]]
| 4 episodes
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Dallas & Robo]]''
| The Woodsman (voice)
| 8 episodes
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Watchmen (TV series)|Watchmen]]''
| Wade Tillman / Looking Glass
| 6 episodes
|-
| 2020-2025
| ''[[Big City Greens]]''
| Grampa Ernest Green (voice)
| 2 Episodes
|-
| rowspan="3"|2022
| ''[[Lost Ollie]]''
| Zozo (voice)
| 4 episodes
|-
| ''[[Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities]]''
| Nick Appleton
| Episode: "Lot 36"
|-
| ''[[George & Tammy]]''
| [[Roy Acuff]]
| Episode: "The Race Is On"
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Poker Face (TV series)|Poker Face]]''
| Keith Owens
| Episode: "[[The Future of the Sport]]"
|-
| 2025
| ''[[The Lowdown (American TV series)|The Lowdown]]''
| Dale Washberg<ref>{{cite web |last=Maglio |first=Tony |date=May 13, 2025 |title=FX Sets Premiere Dates for ‘The Bear’ Season 4, ‘Alien: Earth’ and Sterlin Harjo’s ‘The Lowdown’ |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the-bear-season-4-alien-earth-the-lowdown-release-dates-1236214736/ |accessdate=14 May 2025 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>
| Upcoming series
|-
|}

=== Video games ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Game
! Role
|-
| 2008
| ''[[The Incredible Hulk (2008 video game)|The Incredible Hulk]]''
| [[Leader (character)|Samuel Sterns]] (voice)
|}

=== Music videos ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Artist(s)
! Title
! class=unsortable | Notes 
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2023
| [[Billy Woods]] and [[Kenny Segal]]
| "Soft Landing"
| Director, with Henry Nelson<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyYQcms0Shg |title=billy woods & Kenny Segal - Soft Landing (Official Video) |website=[[YouTube]] |date=May 5, 2023 |access-date=October 23, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| Billy Woods and Kenny Segal featuring ShrapKnel
| "Babylon by Bus"
| Director, with Henry Nelson<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF63pXAp5mw |title=billy woods & Kenny Segal - Babylon by Bus feat. ShrapKnel (Official Video) |website=[[YouTube]] |date=May 26, 2023 |access-date=October 23, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[Armand Hammer (music group)|Armand Hammer]] featuring [[Pink Siifu]]
| "Trauma Mic"
| Director, with Henry Nelson<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ-00HEeY-A |title=Armand Hammer - Trauma Mic feat. Pink Siifu (Official Video) |website=[[YouTube]] |date=August 2, 2023 |access-date=October 23, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 2024
| ShrapKnel
| "Deep Space 9 Millie Pulled a Pistol"
| Director, with Henry Nelson<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4MOF6zUKwU |title=Shrapknel "Deep Space 9 Millie Pulled A Pistol" [OFFICIAL VIDEO] |website=[[YouTube]] |date=June 7, 2024 |access-date=October 23, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|}

==References==
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