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  1. Tim Blake Nelson
    Tim Blake NelsonActor and playwright
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    BornTimothy Blake Nelson · May 11, 1964 · Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
    SpouseLisa Benavides (m. 1994)
    Children3
    Early life

    Nelson was born to a Jewish family in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of Ruth Nelson (née Kaiser), a noted Tulsa social activist and philanthropist, and Don Nelson, a geologist and wildcatter. His maternal uncle is businessman … See more

    Career

    Nelson's debut play, Eye of God, was produced at Seattle Repertory Theatre in 1992. The Grey Zone premiered at MCC Theater in New York in 1996, where his 1998 work Anadarko was produced. He was a co-st… See more

    Personal life

    Nelson resides in New York City with his wife, Lisa Benavides, and their three sons. One of his sons is Henry Nelson, a film director who directed Asleep in My Palm. On May 8, 2009, he was inducted as an honorary m… See more

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