Portrait of Tim Blake Nelson

Acting

Tim Blake Nelson

Career

Active from 1992 to 2026, with up to 5 main titles a year.

Leading roles
23
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Lost Ollie
Lost Ollie
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 90 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tim Blake Nelson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Fantasy
    1.0, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 9
  • Character Study 5
  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Coming-of-Age 5
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Dark Comedy 4
  • Psychological 4
  • Ensemble Cast 3
  • Non-Linear Storytelling 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Quirky 3
  • Underdog Story 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

108
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
The Long Home
The Long Home

as Hovington

Michael Zero
Michael Zero

Director

2020s

28 titles · average score 63
The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd
The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd (2026)

Producer, Writer

Captain America: Brave New World
Captain America: Brave New World (2025)
GoodWatch score 49

as Samuel Sterns

Bang Bang
Bang Bang (2025)
GoodWatch score 62

as Bernard 'Bang Bang' Rozyski

Greedy People
Greedy People (2024)
GoodWatch score 56

as Wallace

The Invisibles
The Invisibles (2024)
GoodWatch score 41

as Charlie

Asleep in My Palm
Asleep in My Palm (2024)
GoodWatch score 62

as Tom

Ghosted
Ghosted (2023)
GoodWatch score 42

as Borislov

The Bricklayer
The Bricklayer (2023)
GoodWatch score 47

as O'Malley

Lost Ollie
Lost Ollie (2022)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Zozo (voice)

Ninety-Five Senses
Ninety-Five Senses (2022)
GoodWatch score 74

as Coy (voice)

Old Henry
Old Henry (2021)
GoodWatch score 79

as Henry

Naked Singularity
Naked Singularity (2021)
GoodWatch score 37

as Angus

2010s

40 titles · average score 58
Angel Has Fallen
Angel Has Fallen (2019)
GoodWatch score 54

as VP Kirby

Just Mercy
Just Mercy (2019)
GoodWatch score 78

as Ralph Myers

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
GoodWatch score 79

as Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Colossal
Colossal (2017)
GoodWatch score 68

as Garth

Deidra & Laney Rob a Train
Deidra & Laney Rob a Train (2017)
GoodWatch score 60

as Truman

Anesthesia
Anesthesia (2016)
GoodWatch score 49

as Adam Zarrow

Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four (2015)
GoodWatch score 25

as Dr. Allen

The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury (2015)
GoodWatch score 36

as Father

Blue Caprice
Blue Caprice (2013)
GoodWatch score 69

as Ray

Flypaper
Flypaper (2011)
GoodWatch score 42

as Peanut Butter

CHAOS
CHAOS (2011)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show · as Casey Malick

Detachment
Detachment (2011)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mr. Wiatt

2000s

30 titles · average score 59
Leaves of Grass
Leaves of Grass (2009)
GoodWatch score 60

as Bolger

Modern Family
Modern Family (2009)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Hank

The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk (2008)
GoodWatch score 63

as Samuel Sterns

American Violet
American Violet (2008)
GoodWatch score 59

as David Cohen

The Amateurs
The Amateurs (2006)
GoodWatch score 43

as Barney Macklehatton

Holes
Holes (2003)
GoodWatch score 73

as Dr. Pendanski

Minority Report
Minority Report (2002)
GoodWatch score 80

as Gideon

The Good Girl
The Good Girl (2002)
GoodWatch score 69

as Bubba

Cherish
Cherish (2002)
GoodWatch score 56

as Daly

The Grey Zone
The Grey Zone (2001)
GoodWatch score 67

Editor, Writer

O
O (2001)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

O Brother, Where Art Thou?
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
GoodWatch score 76

as Delmar O'Donnell

1990s

8 titles · average score 62
The Thin Red Line
The Thin Red Line (1998)
GoodWatch score 78

as Pvt. Brian Tills

Eye of God
Eye of God (1997)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay, Director

Donnie Brasco
Donnie Brasco (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

as FBI Technician

Prix Fixe
Prix Fixe (1997)

as Busboy

Joe's Apartment
Joe's Apartment (1996)
GoodWatch score 37

as Cockroach (voice)

Heavyweights
Heavyweights (1995)
GoodWatch score 57

as Camp Hope Salesman

Amateur
Amateur (1994)
GoodWatch score 66

as Young Detective

This Is My Life
This Is My Life (1992)
GoodWatch score 46

as Dennis