Editing Tim Blake Nelson (section)

==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>