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

  • Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

  • Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • 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

  • IF

    IF

  • Jack Reacher

    Jack Reacher

  • The Cabin in the Woods

    The Cabin in the Woods

  • Kong: Skull Island

    Kong: Skull Island

  • Cheaper by the Dozen

    Cheaper by the Dozen

  • Ally McBeal

    Ally McBeal

  • Me, Myself & Irene

    Me, Myself & Irene

  • Friends with Benefits

    Friends with Benefits

  • Berlin Station

    Berlin Station

  • The Shape of Water

    The Shape of Water

  • Into Thin Air: Death on Everest

    Into Thin Air: Death on Everest

  • Turbo

    Turbo

  • There's Something About Mary

    There's Something About Mary

  • White House Down

    White House Down

  • Step Brothers

    Step Brothers

  • Dear John

    Dear John

  • North Country

    North Country

  • Nightmare Alley

    Nightmare Alley

  • Spotlight

    Spotlight

  • It Could Happen to You

    It Could Happen to You

  • Eat Pray Love

    Eat Pray Love

  • Eat Pray Love

    Eat Pray Love

  • Descending Angel

    Descending Angel

  • Liberal Arts

    Liberal Arts

  • Hall Pass

    Hall Pass

  • How to Make an American Quilt

    How to Make an American Quilt

  • Darling Companion

    Darling Companion

  • The Kingdom

    The Kingdom

  • Burn After Reading

    Burn After Reading

  • The Witches of Eastwick

    The Witches of Eastwick

  • Olive Kitteridge

    Olive Kitteridge

  • The Core

    The Core

  • Absolute Power

    Absolute Power

  • Wolf

    Wolf

  • Fun with Dick and Jane

    Fun with Dick and Jane

  • Rachel River

    Rachel River

  • The Visitor

    The Visitor

  • LBJ

    LBJ

  • Killing Them Softly

    Killing Them Softly

  • The Hollars

    The Hollars

  • Let Me In

    Let Me In

  • Sea of Love

    Sea of Love

  • Silverado

    Silverado

  • Random Hearts

    Random Hearts

  • Bone Tomahawk

    Bone Tomahawk

  • The Broken

    The Broken

  • Intolerable Cruelty

    Intolerable Cruelty

  • Norman

    Norman

  • The Tale of Despereaux

    The Tale of Despereaux

  • The Confession

    The Confession

  • Challenger

    Challenger

  • Little Nikita

    Little Nikita

  • The Man Who Wasn't There

    The Man Who Wasn't There

  • The Rum Diary

    The Rum Diary

  • The Impostors

    The Impostors

  • The Indian in the Cupboard

    The Indian in the Cupboard

  • Hannah and Her Sisters

    Hannah and Her Sisters

  • Rumor Has It...

    Rumor Has It...

  • Outside Providence

    Outside Providence

  • Shall We Dance?

    Shall We Dance?

  • The Company You Keep

    The Company You Keep

  • Snow Falling on Cedars

    Snow Falling on Cedars

  • Stealing Harvard

    Stealing Harvard

  • Changing Lanes

    Changing Lanes

  • Carolina Skeletons

    Carolina Skeletons

  • Trapped in Paradise

    Trapped in Paradise

  • Courtship

    Courtship

  • And the Band Played On

    And the Band Played On

  • Parole

    Parole

  • The Last Shift

    The Last Shift

  • God's Pocket

    God's Pocket

  • Getting Out

    Getting Out

  • I ♥ Huckabees

    I ♥ Huckabees

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

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

  • Alex Haley's Queen

    Alex Haley's Queen

  • The Mudge Boy

    The Mudge Boy

  • A.C.O.D.

    A.C.O.D.

  • Eddie

    Eddie

  • Undercover Blues

    Undercover Blues

  • 4 Minute Mile

    4 Minute Mile

  • Afterburn

    Afterburn

  • A Couch in New York

    A Couch in New York

  • The Manhattan Project

    The Manhattan Project

  • Kajillionaire

    Kajillionaire

  • Flirting with Disaster

    Flirting with Disaster

  • Happythankyoumoreplease

    Happythankyoumoreplease

  • Blaze

    Blaze

  • Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around

    Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around

  • Say It Isn't So

    Say It Isn't So

  • What Planet Are You From?

    What Planet Are You From?

  • Kojak : Error Fatal

    Kojak : Error Fatal

  • Earth to America

    Earth to America

  • How I Got Into College

    How I Got Into College

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

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

  • One Night at McCool's

    One Night at McCool's

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

  • The Tender Age

    The Tender Age

  • Sins of the Father

    Sins of the Father

  • Rising Son

    Rising Son

  • The Boys Next Door

    The Boys Next Door

  • Waiting for Forever

    Waiting for Forever

  • Eye of God

    Eye of God

  • Criminal

    Criminal

  • When You Remember Me

    When You Remember Me

  • Out on the Edge

    Out on the Edge

  • On Valentine's Day

    On Valentine's Day

  • DTF St. Louis

    DTF St. Louis

  • The Perfect Tribute

    The Perfect Tribute

  • Blue Steel

    Blue Steel

  • Stealing Home

    Stealing Home

  • Lullaby

    Lullaby

  • The Humans

    The Humans

  • Doublecrossed

    Doublecrossed

  • Feasting with Panthers

    Feasting with Panthers

  • Finding the Burn

    Finding the Burn