Tim Blake Nelson
Musician · b. 1964 · Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tim Blake Nelson is an American actor and filmmaker best known for O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Watchmen, and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. His connection to roots and old-time music runs through the Coen Brothers' catalog, most memorably as Delmar in O Brother, Where Art Thou?
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- Born May 11, 1964, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
- Played Delmar O'Donnell, one of the three escaped convicts, in O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000).
- Sang lead himself on “In the Jailhouse Now” on the film's old-time soundtrack.
- That soundtrack, produced by T Bone Burnett, won the 2002 Grammy for Album of the Year.
- Played the singing title role in the Coen Brothers' The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018).
- Principally an actor, writer, and director, with his music credits drawn from film roles.
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The Soggy Bottom BoysPlayed on recording with The Soggy Bottom Boys
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Willie Watson and Tim Blake NelsonPlayed on recording with Willie Watson and Tim Blake Nelson
