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Richard Jenkins

Richard Jenkins

Birthday: 1947-05-04 | Place of Birth: DeKalb, Illinois, USA

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

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
Nightmare Alley

as    Ezra Grindle

2021
The Humans

as    Erik

2020
Kajillionaire

as    Robert

2020
The Last Shift

as    Stanley

2017
The Shape of Water

as    Giles

2017
LBJ

as    Sen. Richard Russell

2016
The Hollars

as    Don Hollar

2016
Berlin Station

as    Steven Frost

2015
Bone Tomahawk

as    Chicory

2014
4 Minute Mile

as    Coleman

2014
Olive Kitteridge

as    Henry Kitteridge

2014
Olive Kitteridge

as    Henry Kitteridge

2014
God's Pocket

as    Richard Shelburn

2014
Lullaby

as    Robert

2013
Turbo

as    Bobby (voice)

2013
A.C.O.D.

as    Hugh

2013
The Company You Keep

as    Jed Lewis

2013
White House Down

as    Speaker Eli Raphelson

2012
Jack Reacher

as    D.A. Alex Rodin

2012
Killing Them Softly

as    Driver

2012
Liberal Arts

as    Professor Peter Hoberg

2012
The Cabin in the Woods

as    Richard Sitterson

2012
Darling Companion

as    Russell

2011
Hall Pass

as    Coakley

2011
The Rum Diary

as    Lotterman

2011
Friends with Benefits

as    Mr. Harper

2011
Happythankyoumoreplease

as    Paul Gertmanian

2010
Dear John

as    Mr. Tyree

2010
Eat Pray Love

as    Richard