Richard Jenkins
Acting
- Born:
- 1947-05-04
- Place of birth:
- DeKalb, Illinois, USA
Biography
Richard Dale Jenkins (born May 4, 1947) is an American actor. Jenkins began his acting career in theater at the Trinity Repertory Company and later made his film debut in 1974. He has worked steadily in film and television since the 1980s, mostly in supporting roles. His first major role did not come until the early 2000s, when he portrayed the deceased patriarch Nathaniel Fisher on the HBO funeral drama series Six Feet Under (2001–2005). He is also known for his roles in the films Burn After Reading (2008), Step Brothers (2008), Let Me In (2010), Jack Reacher (2012), and The Cabin in the Woods (2012). Jenkins was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the drama film The Visitor (2007). He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for the limited drama series Olive Kitteridge (2014). For his performance in the fantasy drama film The Shape of Water (2017), Jenkins received Academy Award, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known For
Filmography
DTF St. Louis
IF
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Nightmare Alley
The Humans
Kajillionaire
The Last Shift
The Shape of Water
LBJ
Kong: Skull Island
Berlin Station
The Hollars
Spotlight
Bone Tomahawk
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Olive Kitteridge
Lullaby
4 Minute Mile
God's Pocket
A.C.O.D.
Turbo
White House Down
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
Jack Reacher
The Company You Keep
Liberal Arts
Killing Them Softly
Darling Companion
The Cabin in the Woods
The Rum Diary
Friends with Benefits
Happythankyoumoreplease
Hall Pass
Let Me In
Eat Pray Love
Norman
Waiting for Forever
Dear John
Finding the Burn
The Tale of Despereaux
The Broken
Burn After Reading
Step Brothers
The Visitor
The Kingdom
Rumor Has It...
Fun with Dick and Jane
Earth to America
North Country
Shall We Dance?
I ♥ Huckabees
Cheaper by the Dozen
Intolerable Cruelty
The Core
The Mudge Boy
Stealing Harvard
Changing Lanes
Sins of the Father
The Man Who Wasn't There
Six Feet Under
One Night at McCool's
Say It Isn't So
Me, Myself & Irene
What Planet Are You From?
Snow Falling on Cedars
Random Hearts
Outside Providence
The Confession
The Mod Squad
The Impostors
There's Something About Mary
Into Thin Air: Death on Everest
Eye of God
Ally McBeal
Absolute Power
Eddie
Flirting with Disaster
A Couch in New York
The Boys Next Door
How to Make an American Quilt
The Indian in the Cupboard
Trapped in Paradise
It Could Happen to You
Wolf
Getting Out
And the Band Played On
Undercover Blues
Alex Haley's Queen
Afterburn
Carolina Skeletons
Doublecrossed
The Perfect Tribute
Descending Angel
When You Remember Me
Rising Son
Blue Steel
Challenger
Blaze
Kojak: Fatal Flaw
Sea of Love
How I Got Into College
Out on the Edge
Rachel River
In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders
Stealing Home
Little Nikita
The Witches of Eastwick
Courtship
The Manhattan Project
On Valentine's Day
The Tender Age
Hannah and Her Sisters
Silverado
Miami Vice
Parole
American Playhouse
Feasting with Panthers
Great Performances
Criminal