Richard Jenkins
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 4, 1947 (age 79)
- Birthplace
- 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
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We Are Not Who We Are - Making The Cabin in the Woods
Movie · as Himself
Criminal
TV · as Ivan · 8 eps
DTF St. Louis
TV · as Donoghue Homer · 7 eps
IF
Movie · as Art Teacher (voice)
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
TV · as Lionel Dahmer · 10 eps
The Humans
Movie · as Erik
Nightmare Alley
Movie · as Ezra Grindle
Kajillionaire
Movie · as Robert
The Last Shift
Movie · as Stanley
LBJ
Movie · as Sen. Richard Russell
The Shape of Water
Movie · as Giles
Kong: Skull Island
Movie · as Senator Al Willis
The Hollars
Movie · as Don Hollar
Berlin Station
TV · as Steven Frost · 29 eps
Bone Tomahawk
Movie · as Chicory
Spotlight
Movie · as Richard Sipe (voice) (uncredited)
God's Pocket
Movie · as Richard Shelburn
Lullaby
Movie · as Robert
4 Minute Mile
Movie · as Coleman
Olive Kitteridge
TV · as Henry Kitteridge · 4 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Turbo
Movie · as Bobby (voice)
A.C.O.D.
Movie · as Hugh
White House Down
Movie · as Raphelson
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
Movie · as Self
The Cabin in the Woods
Movie · as Richard Sitterson
Killing Them Softly
Movie · as Driver
Liberal Arts
Movie · as Professor Peter Hoberg
Jack Reacher
Movie · as D.A. Alex Rodin
The Company You Keep
Movie · as Jed Lewis
Darling Companion
Movie · as Russell
The Rum Diary
Movie · as Lotterman
Happythankyoumoreplease
Movie · as Paul Gertmanian
Hall Pass
Movie · as Coakley
Friends with Benefits
Movie · as Mr. Harper
Dear John
Movie · as Mr. Tyree
Let Me In
Movie · as The Father
Eat Pray Love
Movie · as Richard, Richard from Texas
Norman
Movie · as Doug Long
Waiting for Forever
Movie · as Richard Twist
The Broken
Movie · as John McVey
Burn After Reading
Movie · as Ted
Step Brothers
Movie · as Dr. Robert Doback
The Visitor
Movie · as Prof. Walter Vale
The Tale of Despereaux
Movie · as Principal (voice)
Finding the Burn
Movie · as Self / Ted Treffon (archive footage)
The Kingdom
Movie · as Robert Grace
Rumor Has It...
Movie · as Earl Huttinger
Fun with Dick and Jane
Movie · as Frank Bascombe
North Country
Movie · as Hank Aimes
Earth to America
Movie · as Self
Shall We Dance?
Movie · as Devine
I ♥ Huckabees
Movie · as Mr. Hooten (uncredited)
Intolerable Cruelty
Movie · as Freddy Bender
The Mudge Boy
Movie · as Edgar Mudge
The Core
Movie · as Gen. Thomas Purcell
Cheaper by the Dozen
Movie · as Shake
Stealing Harvard
Movie · as Honorable Judge Emmett Cook
Changing Lanes
Movie · as Walter Arnell
Sins of the Father
Movie · as Bobby Frank Cherry
The Man Who Wasn't There
Movie · as Walter Abundas
Say It Isn't So
Movie · as Walter Wingfield
One Night at McCool's
Movie · as Father Jimmy
Six Feet Under
TV · as Nathaniel Fisher · 21 eps
What Planet Are You From?
Movie · as Don Fisk
Me, Myself & Irene
Movie · as Agent Boshane
Snow Falling on Cedars
Movie · as Sheriff Art Moran
The Confession
Movie · as Cass O'Donnell
Random Hearts
Movie · as Truman Trainor
Outside Providence
Movie · as Barney
The Mod Squad
Movie · as Det. Bob Mothershed
The Impostors
Movie · as Johnny Leguard (Frenchman)
There's Something About Mary
Movie · as Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Into Thin Air: Death on Everest
Movie · as Beck Weathers
Absolute Power
Movie · as Michael McCarty
Eye of God
Movie · as Willard Sprague
Ally McBeal
TV · as Mr. Bo · 1 ep
Flirting with Disaster
Movie · as Paul Harmon
Eddie
Movie · as Carl Zimmer
A Couch in New York
Movie · as Campton
The Boys Next Door
Movie · as Bob Klemper
The Indian in the Cupboard
Movie · as Victor
How to Make an American Quilt
Movie · as Howell
It Could Happen to You
Movie · as C. Vernon Hale
Wolf
Movie · as Detective Carl Bridger
Trapped in Paradise
Movie · as Agent Shaddus Peyser
Getting Out
Movie · as Chaplain
And the Band Played On
Movie · as Dr. Marc Conant
Undercover Blues
Movie · as Frank
Alex Haley's Queen
TV · as Mr. Benson · 3 eps
Afterburn
Movie · as Acton Ryder
Carolina Skeletons
Movie · as Redy
Doublecrossed
Movie · as Jim Donaldson
The Perfect Tribute
Movie · as Blair
Rising Son
Movie · as Tommy
Blue Steel
Movie · as Attorney Mel Dawson
When You Remember Me
Movie · as Vaughan
Descending Angel
Movie · as Debaudt
Challenger
Movie · as Gregory B. Jarvis
Blaze
Movie · as Picayune
Sea of Love
Movie · as Gruber
How I Got Into College
Movie · as Bill Browne
Out on the Edge
Movie · as Paul Evetts
Rachel River
Movie · as Cordell
Kojak: Fatal Flaw
Movie · as Joel Litkin
Stealing Home
Movie · as Hank Chandler
Little Nikita
Movie · as Richard Grant
In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders
Movie · as Detective Hamill
The Witches of Eastwick
Movie · as Clyde Alden
Courtship
Movie · as Bobby Pate
On Valentine's Day
Movie · as Bobby Pate
The Manhattan Project
Movie · as Radiation Controls Officer
Hannah and Her Sisters
Movie · as Dr. Wilkes
The Tender Age
Movie · as Roger Davis
Silverado
Movie · as Kelly
Miami Vice
TV · as DEA Agent Ed Waters, Goodman · 1 ep
Parole
Movie · as 1st Cop
American Playhouse
TV · as Roger Davis · 1 ep
Feasting with Panthers
Movie · as Warder
Great Performances
TV · as Warder, Sheriff · 1 ep