Richard Jenkins
Acting
Born: May 04, 1947
From: DeKalb, Illinois, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cabin in the Woods | Richard Sitterson | 2012 | 6.648 |
| The Rum Diary | Lotterman | 2011 | 5.881 |
| Dear John | Mr. Tyree | 2010 | 6.839 |
| The Broken | John McVey | 2008 | 5.4 |
| Burn After Reading | Ted | 2008 | 6.673 |
| Step Brothers | Dr. Robert Doback | 2008 | 6.556 |
| The Kingdom | Robert Grace | 2007 | 6.731 |
| Rumor Has It... | Earl Huttinger | 2005 | 5.676 |
| Fun with Dick and Jane | Frank Bascombe | 2005 | 6.22 |
| Shall We Dance? | Devine | 2004 | 6.416 |
| Intolerable Cruelty | Freddy Bender | 2003 | 5.955 |
| The Man Who Wasn't There | Walter Abundas | 2001 | 7.506 |
| Say It Isn't So | Walter Wingfield | 2001 | 4.718 |
| What Planet Are You From? | Don Fisk | 2000 | 5.431 |
| Snow Falling on Cedars | Sheriff Art Moran | 1999 | 6.088 |
| The Confession | Cass O'Donnell | 1999 | 5.776 |
| Flirting with Disaster | Paul Harmon | 1996 | 6.165 |
| Eddie | Carl Zimmer | 1996 | 5.474 |
| The Indian in the Cupboard | Victor | 1995 | 6.463 |
| How to Make an American Quilt | Howell | 1995 | 6.407 |
| It Could Happen to You | C. Vernon Hale | 1994 | 6.725 |
| Wolf | Detective Carl Bridger | 1994 | 6.1 |
| Trapped in Paradise | Agent Shaddus Peyser | 1994 | 5.682 |
| And the Band Played On | Dr. Marc Conant | 1993 | 6.491 |
| Carolina Skeletons | Redy | 1991 | 7.167 |
| Blaze | Picayune | 1989 | 6.174 |
| Sea of Love | Gruber | 1989 | 6.616 |
| Stealing Home | Hank Chandler | 1988 | 6.297 |
| The Witches of Eastwick | Clyde Alden | 1987 | 6.5 |
| Silverado | Kelly | 1985 | 6.941 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1947 |
| From | DeKalb, Illinois, USA |