Known For
Acting
Born
May 04, 1947
Place of Birth
DeKalb, Illinois, USA
Credits
119 titles
Richard Jenkins
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
Donoghue Homer
IF
Art Teacher (voice)
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Lionel Dahmer
Nightmare Alley
Ezra Grindle
The Humans
Erik
Kajillionaire
Robert
The Last Shift
Stanley
The Shape of Water
Giles
LBJ
Sen. Richard Russell
Kong: Skull Island
Senator Al Willis
Berlin Station
Steven Frost
The Hollars
Don Hollar
Spotlight
Richard Sipe (voice) (uncredited)
Bone Tomahawk
Chicory
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Olive Kitteridge
Henry Kitteridge
Lullaby
Robert
4 Minute Mile
Coleman
God's Pocket
Richard Shelburn
A.C.O.D.
Hugh
Turbo
Bobby (voice)
White House Down
Raphelson
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
Self
Jack Reacher
D.A. Alex Rodin
The Company You Keep
Jed Lewis
Liberal Arts
Professor Peter Hoberg
Killing Them Softly
Driver
Darling Companion
Russell
The Cabin in the Woods
Richard Sitterson
The Rum Diary
Lotterman
Friends with Benefits
Mr. Harper
Happythankyoumoreplease
Paul Gertmanian
Hall Pass
Coakley
Let Me In
The Father
Eat Pray Love
Richard
Norman
Doug Long
Waiting for Forever
Richard Twist
Dear John
Mr. Tyree
Finding the Burn
Self / Ted Treffon (archive footage)
The Tale of Despereaux
Principal (voice)
The Broken
John McVey
Burn After Reading
Ted
Step Brothers
Dr. Robert Doback
The Visitor
Prof. Walter Vale
The Kingdom
Robert Grace
Rumor Has It...
Earl Huttinger
Fun with Dick and Jane
Frank Bascombe
Earth to America
Self
North Country
Hank Aimes
Shall We Dance?
Devine