Tim Blake Nelson

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Age: 60, born 11 May 1964

Country of origin: United States

Currently Residing In: United States

Height: 5' 5"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Lisa Benavides

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Description: 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 also produced. 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 Joel and Ethan Coen, he was the only one in the cast or crew who had read Homer's Odyssey, a work upon which the film is loosely based.He sings "In the Jailhouse Now" on the soundtrack, for which he received a Grammy (Album of the Year). He played Samuel Sterns in the 2008 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 also produced.

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 Joel and Ethan Coen, he was the only one in the cast or crew who had read Homer's Odyssey, a work upon which the film is loosely based.He sings "In the Jailhouse Now" on the soundtrack, for which he received a Grammy (Album of the Year).

He played Samuel Sterns in the 2008 film The Incredible Hulk.

He also narrates the 2001 audiobook At the Altar of Speed: The Fast Life and Tragic Death of Dale Earnhardt, Sr.. He has 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 Theater Workshop, and Central Park's Open Air Theater in the Shakespeare plays 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, as well as writing and directing two original screenplays: 1998's Kansas and Leaves of Grass which was released in 2009. He is also the director of O, based on William Shakespeare's play Othello and set in a modern-day high school. As a film director he has received numerous awards, including, for Eye of God, 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). He is on the Board of Directors for The Actors Center in New York City, as well as Soho Rep Theatre.

Tim guest-starred on the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation season 10 episode "Working Stiffs".
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1. Minority Report (2002)

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2. Meet the Fockers (2004)

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3. The Incredible Hulk (2008)

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4. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

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5. Donnie Brasco (1997)

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2. Modern Family (2009)

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3. The Daily Show (1996)

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4. Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)

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5. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015)

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My Favorite Performances of 2018 (Male) (25 person items)

" Buster Scruggs - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs "Don't let my white duds and pleasant demeanor fool ya. I, too, have been known to violate the statutes of man... and not a few of the laws of the Almighty!" "

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My Favorite Performances of 2021 (Male) (25 person items)

" Henry - Old Henry "It can be hard to tell who and what a man is, he's got a mind to convince you otherwise." Honorable Mentions: Carny Boss - Nightmare Alley "