Richard Jenkins

Richard Jenkins

Date of Birth:

May 04, 1947

Place of Birth:

DeKalb, Illinois, USA

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.

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filmography:

The Impostors The Impostors

1998

When You Remember Me When You Remember Me

1990

Out on the Edge Out on the Edge

1989

LBJ LBJ

2017

Liberal Arts Liberal Arts

2012

Spotlight Spotlight

2015

Sea of Love Sea of Love

1989

Absolute Power Absolute Power

1997

Courtship Courtship

1987

Darling Companion Darling Companion

2012

Rachel River Rachel River

1988

There's Something About Mary There's Something About Mary

1998

Bone Tomahawk Bone Tomahawk

2015

The Hollars The Hollars

2016

Stealing Harvard Stealing Harvard

2002

4 Minute Mile 4 Minute Mile

2014

The Manhattan Project The Manhattan Project

1986

Kojak: Fatal Flaw Kojak: Fatal Flaw

1989

One Night at McCool's One Night at McCool's

2001

Me, Myself & Irene Me, Myself & Irene

2000

Rising Son Rising Son

1990

Blue Steel Blue Steel

1990

Lullaby Lullaby

2014

The Confession The Confession

1999

The Tale of Despereaux The Tale of Despereaux

2008

Descending Angel Descending Angel

1990

Hannah and Her Sisters Hannah and Her Sisters

1986

Sins of the Father Sins of the Father

2002

Cheaper by the Dozen Cheaper by the Dozen

2003

Eye of God Eye of God

1997

The Boys Next Door The Boys Next Door

1996

In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders

1988

Undercover Blues Undercover Blues

1993

Carolina Skeletons Carolina Skeletons

1991

IF IF

2024

Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around

2013

Eat Pray Love Eat Pray Love

2010

Feasting with Panthers Feasting with Panthers

1974

Earth to America Earth to America

2005

Parole Parole

1982

The Last Shift The Last Shift

2020

Challenger Challenger

1990

Getting Out Getting Out

1994

The Shape of Water The Shape of Water

2017

The Tender Age The Tender Age

1986

Kong: Skull Island Kong: Skull Island

2017

Kajillionaire Kajillionaire

2020

I ♥ Huckabees I ♥ Huckabees

2004

Nightmare Alley Nightmare Alley

2021

Changing Lanes Changing Lanes

2002

The Humans The Humans

2021

The Perfect Tribute The Perfect Tribute

1991

God's Pocket God's Pocket

2014

White House Down White House Down

2013

Silverado Silverado

1985

The Cabin in the Woods The Cabin in the Woods

2012

Blaze Blaze

1989

The Witches of Eastwick The Witches of Eastwick

1987

The Indian in the Cupboard The Indian in the Cupboard

1995

Dear John Dear John

2010

The Rum Diary The Rum Diary

2011

How to Make an American Quilt How to Make an American Quilt

1995

Step Brothers Step Brothers

2008

Fun with Dick and Jane Fun with Dick and Jane

2005

Intolerable Cruelty Intolerable Cruelty

2003

Trapped in Paradise Trapped in Paradise

1994

Eddie Eddie

1996

Burn After Reading Burn After Reading

2008

Rumor Has It... Rumor Has It...

2005

And the Band Played On And the Band Played On

1993

What Planet Are You From? What Planet Are You From?

2000

Wolf Wolf

1994

Snow Falling on Cedars Snow Falling on Cedars

1999

The Broken The Broken

2008

It Could Happen to You It Could Happen to You

1994

Say It Isn't So Say It Isn't So

2001

Shall We Dance? Shall We Dance?

2004

The Kingdom The Kingdom

2007

The Man Who Wasn't There The Man Who Wasn't There

2001

Stealing Home Stealing Home

1988

Into Thin Air: Death on Everest Into Thin Air: Death on Everest

1997

Norman Norman

2010

Waiting for Forever Waiting for Forever

2010

Friends with Benefits Friends with Benefits

2011

Hall Pass Hall Pass

2011

A Couch in New York A Couch in New York

1996

Jack Reacher Jack Reacher

2012

Turbo Turbo

2013

A.C.O.D. A.C.O.D.

2013

Afterburn Afterburn

1992

On Valentine's Day On Valentine's Day

1986

Doublecrossed Doublecrossed

1991

The Company You Keep The Company You Keep

2012

Happythankyoumoreplease Happythankyoumoreplease

2011

Killing Them Softly Killing Them Softly

2012

Random Hearts Random Hearts

1999

North Country North Country

2005

Little Nikita Little Nikita

1988

The Core The Core

2003

The Visitor The Visitor

2007

The Mudge Boy The Mudge Boy

2003

How I Got Into College How I Got Into College

1989

The Mod Squad The Mod Squad

1999

Eat Pray Love Eat Pray Love

2010

Outside Providence Outside Providence

1999

Let Me In Let Me In

2010

Flirting with Disaster Flirting with Disaster

1996

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