Editing Tim Blake Nelson (section)

{{short description|American actor and writer (born 1964)}}
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| name               = 
| 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 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 (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.