Tim Blake Nelson Biography

Fast Facts

• Inducted as an honorary member of the University of Tulsa's Beta of Oklahoma chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa national collegiate honor society in 2009
• Won the Workman-Driskoll Award for Excellence in Classical Studies while studying the classics and drama at Brown University
• Graduated from Tulsa's Holland Hall School in 1982, Providence, R․I․'s Brown University in 1986 and New York City's Julliard in 1990
• Married Lisa Benavides in 1994, having three children
• Made his stage debut in 1992 for the play "Eye of God․"
• Quote: "(On whether filmmaking fuses with his personal life) "I think that there is a parallel between personal and professional life if your professional life allows you to do exactly what you want to be doing with your life, so that’s true․ Yet, from a more concrete subject matter type of view, I have to keep it all pretty separate․""
• Actor, director, screenwriter recognized for his roles in 2000's "O Brother, Where Art Thou?," 2008's "The Incredible Hulk" and 2012's "Lincoln" films
• Sang "In the Jailhouse Now" from the "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" film
• Narrated the audiobook "At the Altar of Speed: The Fast Life and Tragic Death of Dale Earnhardt, Sr․"