Richard Jenkins profile
Actor profile

Richard Jenkins

4th May 1947 DeKalb, Illinois, USA Acting

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

107 Movies 13 TV Shows 122 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

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IF 8th May 2024 as Art Teacher (voice)
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LBJ 3rd November 2017 as Sen. Richard Russell
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Spotlight 6th November 2015 as Richard Sipe (voice) (uncredited)
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Turbo 11th July 2013 as Bobby (voice)
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Norman 11th June 2010 as Doug Long
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The Core 28th March 2003 as Gen. Thomas Purcell
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Eddie 31st May 1996 as Carl Zimmer
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Wolf 17th June 1994 as Detective Carl Bridger
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Blaze 15th December 1989 as Picayune
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Parole 19th April 1982 as 1st Cop
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Miami Vice 16th September 1984 as DEA Agent Ed Waters