Биография

Tim Blake Nelson (1964) is an American actor, director, and screenwriter. Described as a modern character actor, he has worked with directors such as Joel and Ethan Coen (“O Brother, Where Art Thou?”, “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs”), and Steven Spielberg (“Minority Report”, “Lincoln”) to name a few. In total, Nelson has appeared in about 100 films. He is also a film writer and director. His directorial credits include “Eye of God” (1997), which was nominated for the Sundance Grand Jury Prize and an Independent Spirit Award, and the Holocaust drama “The Grey Zone” (2001), both of which were adapted from his own plays. Nelson will present two films at PÖFF. In the Special Screenings programme, audiences will be able to enjoy his prison drama “The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd”, which premiered at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival and features Amanda Seyfried, Scoot McNairy, Wunmi Mosaku, and others. Meanwhile, the Midnight Shivers programme features the psychological horror thriller “The Leader” (dir. Michael J. Gallagher), in which Nelson plays the leader of the notorious cult Heaven’s Gate.