Tim Blake Nelson

Timothy Blake Nelson (born May 11, 1964) is an American actor, writer, and director. 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".

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. Provided by Wikipedia