Tim Blake Nelson has often referred to himself as “the guy next to the guy.”
He was the lovable imbecile Delmar O’Donnell next to George Clooney as Ulysses Everett McGill in the Coen Brothers’ “O Brother, Where Art Thou.” He was the top-hat-wearing lobbyist Richard Schell next to Daniel Day Lewis in Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln.” He was the villainous Samuel Sterns next to Edward Norton in “The Incredible Hulk.” He will soon return as The Leader next to Harrison Ford in “Captain America: Brave New World.” The list goes on.
