Actor

Richard Jenkins

Acting

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Acting credits

118

Prolific

Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

2.3

Moderate attention

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Movies: 106Series: 12Crew credits: 1

TMDB ID: 28633

IMDb ID: nm0420955

Known for: Acting

Born: May 4, 1947

Age: 79

Place of birth: DeKalb, Illinois, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1971 - 2026

Years active: 56

Average TMDB rating: 6.33

Wikidata: Q313043

Also known as

Ричард Дженкинс • Richard Dale Jenkins • Ρίτσαρντ Τζένκινς • 李察·傑金斯

Other jobs

Producer (1)

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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