Richard Jenkins
Actor
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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Filmography
Kong: Skull Island
as Senator Al Willis 2017
Spotlight
as Richard Sipe (voice) (uncredited) 2015
The Cabin in the Woods
as Richard Sitterson 2012
Friends with Benefits
as Mr. Harper 2011
Jack Reacher
as D.A. Alex Rodin 2012
There's Something About Mary
as Psychiatrist (uncredited) 1998
Burn After Reading
as Ted 2008
White House Down
as Raphelson 2013
Dear John
as Mr. Tyree 2010
Me, Myself & Irene
as Agent Boshane 2000
Turbo
as Bobby (voice) 2013
Step Brothers
as Dr. Robert Doback 2008
Nightmare Alley
as Ezra Grindle 2021
Cheaper by the Dozen
as Shake 2003
Fun with Dick and Jane
as Frank Bascombe 2005
Eat Pray Love
as Richard 2010