By the early 1990s, Nelson was landing small but meaty roles in films such as This Is My Life (Nora Ephron's directing debut) and The Thin Red Line (1998). Also active in theater, he appeared in a number of plays and penned two of his own -- "The Grey Zone" and "Eye of God" -- both of which he later adapted for the screen.
The dawn of a new decade revitalized Nelson's film acting career with roles in big-budget Hollywood efforts such as Minority Report, Meet the Fockers and Syriana.
CherishZoe (Robin Tunney) is a shy San Francisco computer animator who, while heading home after a few drinks one night, is forced into her car by a stalker, who steers her into a police officer. The stalker flees, and Zoe's left with a dead cop, a high blood-alcohol level and a story no one believes. Can... Read More
Two Brothers and a BrideBrothers Jake (Tim Blake Nelson) and Josh (David Arquette) work at a Midwest vegetable farm and are cared for in every possible way by their doting mother (Lois Smith). When their mother dies, the boys realize they're hopeless at taking care of themselves, so they head to Russia to search for wives.... Read More
BereftA woman struggles with the tragic death of her husband in this poignant tale. Lost in a world of grief, Molly (Vinessa Shaw) doesn't respond to her family's (Marsha Mason, Edward Herrmann, Ari Graynor) attempts at trying to help her. Instead, she seeks solace by befriending mentally disabled Dennis... Read More
Big Miracle (2012) | PG | |
Flypaper (2011) | NR | |
Detachment (2011) | NR | |
Yelling to the Sky (2011) | NR | |
Chaos (2011) | NR | |
Leaves of Grass (2010) | R | |
Saint John of Las Vegas (2009) | R | |
American Violet (2008) | PG-13 | |
PG-13 | ||
The Astronaut Farmer (2006) | PG | |
Fido (2006) | R | |
Hoot (2006) | PG | |
Come Early Morning (2006) | R | |
R | ||
The Amateurs (2005) | R | |
The Darwin Awards (2005) | R | |
Warm Springs (2005) | TV-PG | |
The Big White (2005) | R | |
PG-13 | ||
Meet the Fockers (2004) | PG-13 | |
PG | ||
The Last Shot (2004) | R | |
Bereft (2004) | R | |
Holes (2003) | PG | |
R | ||
PG-13 | ||
The Good Girl (2002) | R | |
Cherish (2002) | R | |
The Grey Zone (2001) | R | |
R | ||
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) | PG-13 | |
The Thin Red Line (1998) | R | |
Eye of God (1997) | R | |
NR | ||
Heavyweights (1995) | PG | |
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