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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 Invincible Hulk
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Years after the destruction caused by his first transformation, Bruce Banner lives in exile, hiding in the shadows of Rio de Janeiro. Hunted by the U.S. military and consumed by guilt, Bruce devotes his life to suppressing the monster within him. Through meditation, controlled breathing, and experimental treatments, he believes he is close to a cure. Unbeknownst to Bruce, General Thaddeus Ross has never stopped hunting him. Obsessed with turning the Hulk into a weapon, Ross enlists elite soldier Emil Blonsky, a highly decorated operative whose arrogance and thirst for power rival his combat skill. Blonsky leads a task force that tracks Bruce to Brazil, triggering a brutal confrontation that unleashes the Hulk once more. The encounter leaves Blonsky broken—but inspired. Witnessing the Hulk’s power awakens a dangerous obsession. Ross authorizes an experimental serum designed to enhance Blonsky, unaware that it is a corrupted derivative of the same research that created the Hulk. The serum grants Blonsky superhuman abilities, but destabilizes his mind. Bruce flees to New York, reconnecting with Betty Ross, the woman he loves and the life he lost. Together, they seek help from scientist Samuel Sterns, who believes Bruce’s condition holds the key to limitless human evolution. Sterns claims he can cure Bruce—but secretly preserves samples of his gamma-irradiated blood. As Ross closes in, Blonsky demands more power. Against all warnings, Sterns injects him with Bruce’s gamma blood. The transformation is catastrophic. Blonsky mutates into the Abomination, a monstrous being driven by rage and superiority, leaving a trail of destruction through Harlem. Forced out of hiding, Bruce embraces the Hulk to stop the creature he indirectly helped create. The two titans clash in a devastating battle that tears through the city. In the end, the Hulk defeats Abomination and disappears before the military can capture him. Ross is left with failure, Sterns begins to show signs of mutation, and Bruce retreats into isolation—no closer to a cure, but finally accepting the truth. The monster cannot be destroyed. It can only be controlled.
