Richard Jenkins

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

120

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

  • DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

    DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

  • Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Six Feet Under

    Six Feet Under

  • The Cabin in the Woods

    The Cabin in the Woods

  • Kong: Skull Island

    Kong: Skull Island

  • IF

    IF

  • Ally McBeal

    Ally McBeal

  • Jack Reacher

    Jack Reacher

  • White House Down

    White House Down

  • Step Brothers

    Step Brothers

  • Berlin Station

    Berlin Station

  • Killing Them Softly

    Killing Them Softly

  • How to Make an American Quilt

    How to Make an American Quilt

  • Friends with Benefits

    Friends with Benefits

  • The Shape of Water

    The Shape of Water

  • Nightmare Alley

    Nightmare Alley

  • Me, Myself & Irene

    Me, Myself & Irene

  • The Core

    The Core

  • The Man Who Wasn't There

    The Man Who Wasn't There

  • There's Something About Mary

    There's Something About Mary

  • Cheaper by the Dozen

    Cheaper by the Dozen

  • The Tale of Despereaux

    The Tale of Despereaux

  • Turbo

    Turbo

  • Spotlight

    Spotlight

  • Dear John

    Dear John

  • Random Hearts

    Random Hearts

  • Wolf

    Wolf

  • Silverado

    Silverado

  • Stealing Harvard

    Stealing Harvard

  • Snow Falling on Cedars

    Snow Falling on Cedars

  • It Could Happen to You

    It Could Happen to You

  • The Indian in the Cupboard

    The Indian in the Cupboard

  • North Country

    North Country

  • The Last Shift

    The Last Shift

  • The Broken

    The Broken

  • Carolina Skeletons

    Carolina Skeletons

  • Let Me In

    Let Me In

  • The Mudge Boy

    The Mudge Boy

  • Eat Pray Love

    Eat Pray Love

  • Eat Pray Love

    Eat Pray Love

  • Flirting with Disaster

    Flirting with Disaster

  • The Witches of Eastwick

    The Witches of Eastwick

  • Rumor Has It...

    Rumor Has It...

  • Burn After Reading

    Burn After Reading

  • Shall We Dance?

    Shall We Dance?

  • The Manhattan Project

    The Manhattan Project

  • Parole

    Parole

  • Olive Kitteridge

    Olive Kitteridge

  • Bone Tomahawk

    Bone Tomahawk

  • Fun with Dick and Jane

    Fun with Dick and Jane

  • Intolerable Cruelty

    Intolerable Cruelty

  • Trapped in Paradise

    Trapped in Paradise

  • LBJ

    LBJ

  • Absolute Power

    Absolute Power

  • Earth to America

    Earth to America

  • And the Band Played On

    And the Band Played On

  • Hall Pass

    Hall Pass

  • The Humans

    The Humans

  • Into Thin Air: Death on Everest

    Into Thin Air: Death on Everest

  • Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around

    Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around

  • Say It Isn't So

    Say It Isn't So

  • Changing Lanes

    Changing Lanes

  • The Hollars

    The Hollars

  • The Rum Diary

    The Rum Diary

  • Kajillionaire

    Kajillionaire

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

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

  • The Kingdom

    The Kingdom

  • I ♥ Huckabees

    I ♥ Huckabees

  • Sea of Love

    Sea of Love

  • Lullaby

    Lullaby

  • The Visitor

    The Visitor

  • Descending Angel

    Descending Angel

  • Alex Haley's Queen

    Alex Haley's Queen

  • The Confession

    The Confession

  • Undercover Blues

    Undercover Blues

  • Getting Out

    Getting Out

  • God's Pocket

    God's Pocket

  • The Company You Keep

    The Company You Keep

  • The Impostors

    The Impostors

  • Liberal Arts

    Liberal Arts

  • Sins of the Father

    Sins of the Father

  • Challenger

    Challenger

  • One Night at McCool's

    One Night at McCool's

  • Little Nikita

    Little Nikita

  • Hannah and Her Sisters

    Hannah and Her Sisters

  • How I Got Into College

    How I Got Into College

  • What Planet Are You From?

    What Planet Are You From?

  • Darling Companion

    Darling Companion

  • Norman

    Norman

  • Outside Providence

    Outside Providence

  • Kojak : Error Fatal

    Kojak : Error Fatal

  • Blue Steel

    Blue Steel

  • Criminal

    Criminal

  • Waiting for Forever

    Waiting for Forever

  • A.C.O.D.

    A.C.O.D.

  • Blaze

    Blaze

  • Out on the Edge

    Out on the Edge

  • Afterburn

    Afterburn

  • Eddie

    Eddie

  • Doublecrossed

    Doublecrossed

  • Rachel River

    Rachel River

  • On Valentine's Day

    On Valentine's Day

  • The Boys Next Door

    The Boys Next Door

  • Courtship

    Courtship

  • When You Remember Me

    When You Remember Me

  • The Perfect Tribute

    The Perfect Tribute

  • Eye of God

    Eye of God

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

  • DTF St. Louis

    DTF St. Louis

  • The Tender Age

    The Tender Age

  • Happythankyoumoreplease

    Happythankyoumoreplease

  • A Couch in New York

    A Couch in New York

  • Rising Son

    Rising Son

  • Stealing Home

    Stealing Home

  • 4 Minute Mile

    4 Minute Mile

  • Feasting with Panthers

    Feasting with Panthers

  • Finding the Burn

    Finding the Burn