Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1947-05-04 (Age: 79)
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
Filmography (108)
IF
2024
Nightmare Alley
2021
The Humans
2021
Kajillionaire
2020
The Last Shift
2020
The Shape of Water
2017
LBJ
2017
Kong: Skull Island
2017
The Hollars
2016
Spotlight
2015
Bone Tomahawk
2015
Lullaby
2014
4 Minute Mile
2014
God's Pocket
2014
