Richard Jenkins
Known for Acting · 118 credits
- Born
- 1947-05-04 (age 79)
- Place of birth
- DeKalb, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- Ричард Дженкинс · Richard Dale Jenkins · Ρίτσαρντ Τζένκινς · 李察·傑金斯
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (11)
Miami Vice
1984
as DEA Agent Ed Waters / Goodman
Great Performances
1971
as Sheriff / Warder
Six Feet Under
2001
as Nathaniel Fisher
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
2022
as Lionel Dahmer
Ally McBeal
1997
as Mr. Bo
DTF St. Louis
2026
as Donoghue Homer
Berlin Station
2016
as Steven Frost
Olive Kitteridge
2014
as Henry Kitteridge
Alex Haley's Queen
1993
as Mr. Benson
Criminal
as Ivan
Movies (107)
Kong: Skull Island
2017
as Senator Al Willis
Jack Reacher
2012
as D.A. Alex Rodin
The Cabin in the Woods
2012
as Richard Sitterson
IF
2024
as Art Teacher (voice)
The Shape of Water
2017
as Giles
There's Something About Mary
1998
as Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Friends with Benefits
2011
as Mr. Harper
Turbo
2013
as Bobby (voice)
Eat Pray Love
2010
as Richard / Richard from Texas
White House Down
2013
as Raphelson
The Core
2003
as Gen. Thomas Purcell
Nightmare Alley
2021
as Ezra Grindle
Step Brothers
2008
as Dr. Robert Doback
It Could Happen to You
1994
as C. Vernon Hale
Me, Myself & Irene
2000
as Agent Boshane
Spotlight
2015
as Richard Sipe (voice) (uncredited)
Fun with Dick and Jane
2005
as Frank Bascombe
Bone Tomahawk
2015
as Chicory
Silverado
1985
as Kelly
Hall Pass
2011
as Coakley
Cheaper by the Dozen
2003
as Shake
Burn After Reading
2008
as Ted
Dear John
2010
as Mr. Tyree
Absolute Power
1997
as Michael McCarty
The Kingdom
2007
as Robert Grace
North Country
2005
as Hank Aimes
The Witches of Eastwick
1987
as Clyde Alden
Kajillionaire
2020
as Robert
Wolf
1994
as Detective Carl Bridger
Rumor Has It...
2005
as Earl Huttinger
Sea of Love
1989
as Gruber
Let Me In
2010
as The Father
The Man Who Wasn't There
2001
as Walter Abundas
Changing Lanes
2002
as Walter Arnell
Shall We Dance?
2004
as Devine
Intolerable Cruelty
2003
as Freddy Bender
Killing Them Softly
2012
as Driver
The Company You Keep
2012
as Jed Lewis
The Rum Diary
2011
as Lotterman
Blue Steel
1990
as Attorney Mel Dawson
Undercover Blues
1993
as Frank
Hannah and Her Sisters
1986
as Dr. Wilkes
Random Hearts
1999
as Truman Trainor
Liberal Arts
2012
as Professor Peter Hoberg
LBJ
2017
as Sen. Richard Russell
I ♥ Huckabees
2004
as Mr. Hooten (uncredited)
The Indian in the Cupboard
1995
as Victor
Snow Falling on Cedars
1999
as Sheriff Art Moran
The Tale of Despereaux
2008
as Principal (voice)
God's Pocket
2014
as Richard Shelburn
Eddie
1996
as Carl Zimmer
Flirting with Disaster
1996
as Paul Harmon
Rising Son
1990
as Tommy
The Manhattan Project
1986
as Radiation Controls Officer
The Hollars
2016
as Don Hollar
How to Make an American Quilt
1995
as Howell
Little Nikita
1988
as Richard Grant
One Night at McCool's
2001
as Father Jimmy
The Visitor
2008
as Prof. Walter Vale
And the Band Played On
1993
as Dr. Marc Conant
The Broken
2008
as John McVey
Stealing Harvard
2002
as Honorable Judge Emmett Cook
The Last Shift
2020
as Stanley
Outside Providence
1999
as Barney
What Planet Are You From?
2000
as Don Fisk
A.C.O.D.
2013
as Hugh
Say It Isn't So
2001
as Walter Wingfield
Trapped in Paradise
1994
as Agent Shaddus Peyser
Stealing Home
1988
as Hank Chandler
In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders
1988
as Detective Hamill
Darling Companion
2012
as Russell
Getting Out
1994
as Chaplain
The Impostors
1998
as Johnny Leguard (Frenchman)
The Confession
1999
as Cass O'Donnell
Lullaby
2014
as Robert
Finding the Burn
2008
as Self / Ted Treffon (archive footage)
Challenger
1990
as Gregory B. Jarvis
4 Minute Mile
2014
as Coleman
Waiting for Forever
2010
as Richard Twist
When You Remember Me
1990
as Vaughan
Earth to America
2005
as Self
A Couch in New York
1996
as Campton
The Humans
2021
as Erik
Into Thin Air: Death on Everest
1997
as Beck Weathers
Carolina Skeletons
1991
as Redy
Afterburn
1992
as Acton Ryder
Blaze
1989
as Picayune
The Mod Squad
1999
as Det. Bob Mothershed
Happythankyoumoreplease
2011
as Paul Gertmanian
The Mudge Boy
2003
as Edgar Mudge
Doublecrossed
1991
Sins of the Father
2002
as Bobby Frank Cherry
The Perfect Tribute
1991
as Blair
Courtship
1987
as Bobby Pate
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
2013
as Self
How I Got Into College
1989
as Bill Browne
Eye of God
1997
as Willard Sprague
Norman
2010
as Doug Long
Descending Angel
1990
as Debaudt
The Boys Next Door
1996
as Bob Klemper
The Tender Age
1986
as Roger Davis
Kojak : Error Fatal
1989
as Joel Litkin
Rachel River
1989
as Cordell
Out on the Edge
1989
as Paul Evetts
Feasting with Panthers
1974
as Warder
On Valentine's Day
1986
as Bobby Pate
Parole
1982
as 1st Cop
About Richard Jenkins
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 (20… With 118 credits spanning from 1971 to 2026, Richard Jenkins has appeared in 107 films and 11 TV shows.
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Most Popular Richard Jenkins Movies
- Kong: Skull Island (2017) — as Senator Al Willis
- Jack Reacher (2012) — as D.A. Alex Rodin
- The Cabin in the Woods (2012) — as Richard Sitterson
- IF (2024) — as Art Teacher (voice)
- The Shape of Water (2017) — as Giles
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