Actor Richard Jenkins

Richard Jenkins
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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
Place of birth
DeKalb, Illinois, USA DeKalb, Illinois, USA
Date of birth
4th May 1947
Movies that starred Richard Jenkins (38 in total)
Nightmare Alley poster

Nightmare Alley [2021]

Ezra Grindle
Kajillionaire poster

Kajillionaire [2020]

Robert
The Shape of Water poster

The Shape of Water [2017]

Giles
Bone Tomahawk poster

Bone Tomahawk [2015]

Chicory
Lullaby poster

Lullaby [2014]

Robert
White House Down poster

White House Down [2013]

Raphelson
Turbo poster

Turbo [2013]

Bobby (voice)
Jack Reacher poster

Jack Reacher [2012]

Alex Rodin
The Cabin in the Woods poster

The Cabin in the Woods [2012]

Richard Sitterson
Friends with Benefits poster

Friends with Benefits [2011]

Mr. Harper
The Rum Diary poster

The Rum Diary [2011]

Lotterman
Hall Pass poster

Hall Pass [2011]

Coakley
Let Me In poster

Let Me In [2010]

The Father
Eat Pray Love poster

Eat Pray Love [2010]

Richard
Dear John poster

Dear John [2010]

Mr. Tyree
Step Brothers poster

Step Brothers [2008]

Dr. Robert Doback
The Broken poster

The Broken [2008]

John McVey
The Visitor poster

The Visitor [2008]

Prof. Walter Vale
The Kingdom poster

The Kingdom [2007]

Robert Grace
Fun with Dick and Jane poster

Fun with Dick and Jane [2005]

Frank Bascombe
Rumor Has It... poster

Rumor Has It... [2005]

Earl Huttinger
North Country poster

North Country [2005]

Hank Aimes
Earth to America poster

Earth to America [2005]

Self
The Core poster

The Core [2003]

Gen. Thomas Purcell
Intolerable Cruelty poster

Intolerable Cruelty [2003]

Freddy Bender
Changing Lanes poster

Changing Lanes [2002]

Walter Arnell
Stealing Harvard poster

Stealing Harvard [2002]

Honorable Judge Emmett Cook
The Man Who Wasn't There poster

The Man Who Wasn't There [2001]

Walter Abundas
Me, Myself & Irene poster

Me, Myself & Irene [2000]

Agent Boshane
Snow Falling on Cedars poster

Snow Falling on Cedars [1999]

Sheriff Art Moran
Outside Providence poster

Outside Providence [1999]

Barney
The Confession poster

The Confession [1999]

Cass O'Donnell
Random Hearts poster

Random Hearts [1999]

Truman Trainor
Eye of God poster

Eye of God [1997]

Willard Sprague
Eddie poster

Eddie [1996]

Carl Zimmer
The Indian in the Cupboard poster

The Indian in the Cupboard [1995]

Victor
Wolf poster

Wolf [1994]

Detective Carl Bridger
Sea of Love poster

Sea of Love [1989]

Gruber
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