Richard Jenkins

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

122

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-05-04 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

DeKalb, Illinois, USA

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

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

  • Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

  • Six Feet Under

    Six Feet Under

  • DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

    DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Ally McBeal

    Ally McBeal

  • Kong: Skull Island

    Kong: Skull Island

  • North Country

    North Country

  • Jack Reacher

    Jack Reacher

  • LBJ

    LBJ

  • The Cabin in the Woods

    The Cabin in the Woods

  • The Shape of Water

    The Shape of Water

  • Me, Myself & Irene

    Me, Myself & Irene

  • The Rum Diary

    The Rum Diary

  • Blaze

    Blaze

  • IF

    IF

  • Undercover Blues

    Undercover Blues

  • Let Me In

    Let Me In

  • Eddie

    Eddie

  • Darling Companion

    Darling Companion

  • Shall We Dance?

    Shall We Dance?

  • Bone Tomahawk

    Bone Tomahawk

  • Descending Angel

    Descending Angel

  • White House Down

    White House Down

  • Spotlight

    Spotlight

  • Berlin Station

    Berlin Station

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

  • Friends with Benefits

    Friends with Benefits

  • Silverado

    Silverado

  • There's Something About Mary

    There's Something About Mary

  • Rachel River

    Rachel River

  • Burn After Reading

    Burn After Reading

  • Cheaper by the Dozen

    Cheaper by the Dozen

  • Turbo

    Turbo

  • One Night at McCool's

    One Night at McCool's

  • The Tender Age

    The Tender Age

  • Step Brothers

    Step Brothers

  • Norman

    Norman

  • Parole

    Parole

  • Happythankyoumoreplease

    Happythankyoumoreplease

  • Nightmare Alley

    Nightmare Alley

  • DTF St. Louis

    DTF St. Louis

  • Hannah and Her Sisters

    Hannah and Her Sisters

  • The Company You Keep

    The Company You Keep

  • 4 Minute Mile

    4 Minute Mile

  • The Core

    The Core

  • Intolerable Cruelty

    Intolerable Cruelty

  • I ♥ Huckabees

    I ♥ Huckabees

  • The Visitor

    The Visitor

  • Eat Pray Love

    Eat Pray Love

  • Eat Pray Love

    Eat Pray Love

  • Courtship

    Courtship

  • Fun with Dick and Jane

    Fun with Dick and Jane

  • Olive Kitteridge

    Olive Kitteridge

  • The Mudge Boy

    The Mudge Boy

  • Afterburn

    Afterburn

  • The Man Who Wasn't There

    The Man Who Wasn't There

  • Hall Pass

    Hall Pass

  • Wolf

    Wolf

  • Killing Them Softly

    Killing Them Softly

  • Dear John

    Dear John

  • It Could Happen to You

    It Could Happen to You

  • Absolute Power

    Absolute Power

  • Challenger

    Challenger

  • The Witches of Eastwick

    The Witches of Eastwick

  • The Kingdom

    The Kingdom

  • Rumor Has It...

    Rumor Has It...

  • Random Hearts

    Random Hearts

  • The Impostors

    The Impostors

  • The Indian in the Cupboard

    The Indian in the Cupboard

  • The Tale of Despereaux

    The Tale of Despereaux

  • Blue Steel

    Blue Steel

  • Kajillionaire

    Kajillionaire

  • A.C.O.D.

    A.C.O.D.

  • God's Pocket

    God's Pocket

  • Sea of Love

    Sea of Love

  • Alex Haley's Queen

    Alex Haley's Queen

  • Changing Lanes

    Changing Lanes

  • How to Make an American Quilt

    How to Make an American Quilt

  • The Humans

    The Humans

  • And the Band Played On

    And the Band Played On

  • Sins of the Father

    Sins of the Father

  • What Planet Are You From?

    What Planet Are You From?

  • Liberal Arts

    Liberal Arts

  • Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around

    Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around

  • Eye of God

    Eye of God

  • The Hollars

    The Hollars

  • Trapped in Paradise

    Trapped in Paradise

  • Say It Isn't So

    Say It Isn't So

  • Waiting for Forever

    Waiting for Forever

  • Criminal

    Criminal

  • Flirting with Disaster

    Flirting with Disaster

  • The Manhattan Project

    The Manhattan Project

  • Little Nikita

    Little Nikita

  • Stealing Harvard

    Stealing Harvard

  • Snow Falling on Cedars

    Snow Falling on Cedars

  • Outside Providence

    Outside Providence

  • The Broken

    The Broken

  • The Last Shift

    The Last Shift

  • How I Got Into College

    How I Got Into College

  • The Confession

    The Confession

  • Earth to America

    Earth to America

  • Stealing Home

    Stealing Home

  • A Couch in New York

    A Couch in New York

  • Lullaby

    Lullaby

  • Rising Son

    Rising Son

  • Kojak : Error Fatal

    Kojak : Error Fatal

  • Into Thin Air: Death on Everest

    Into Thin Air: Death on Everest

  • We Are Not Who We Are: Making The Cabin in the Woods

    We Are Not Who We Are: Making The Cabin in the Woods

  • Carolina Skeletons

    Carolina Skeletons

  • Getting Out

    Getting Out

  • The Perfect Tribute

    The Perfect Tribute

  • The Boys Next Door

    The Boys Next Door

  • Doublecrossed

    Doublecrossed

  • Finding the Burn

    Finding the Burn

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

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

  • On Valentine's Day

    On Valentine's Day

  • When You Remember Me

    When You Remember Me

  • Out on the Edge

    Out on the Edge

  • Feasting with Panthers

    Feasting with Panthers