Age: 62
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Timothy Blake Nelson (born May 11, 1964) is an American actor and playwright. 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 in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Richard Schell in Lincoln (2012), the titular 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tim Blake Nelson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Tim Blake Nelson
Dr. Samuel Sterns
for Dr. Samuel Sterns in The Incredible Hulk (2008)
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Dr. Bruce Banner, tormented by the monster within, ventures to the Arctic intending to end his life. As he pulls the trigger, he transforms into the Hulk, the shot drowned by a primal roar. Beneath the fractured ice, a frozen figure—Captain America—is briefly visible, buried in the glacier. Now in hiding, Banner seeks a cure, meditating daily with a metronome to suppress the Hulk, focusing on Betty Ross to find calm. His ally, Rick Jones, helps him evade military pursuit and access classified data. Banner contacts Dr. Samuel Sterns, a cellular biologist, who aids in developing a potential antidote using samples of Banner’s blood. Meanwhile, General Thaddeus Ross revives a super-soldier program. Emil Blonsky undergoes gamma and serum treatments, becoming Abomination—a destructive force. A climactic battle in Harlem sees Hulk defeat Abomination. In the chaos, Sterns is contaminated by Banner’s blood, mutating as his mind expands. Hulk disappears, and Ross is left to reflect on the consequences. Post Credits: Ross drinks alone at a bar. Behind him, Tony Stark watches silently from a booth. Colonel William Stryker approaches Ross, handing him a sealed file labeled “Weapon X.” Stryker: “Banner’s not the only one. You want a real weapon? I’ve got something better.” Inside the file, a black-and-white photo of a man with claws—Logan.
