Richard Jenkins

Richard Jenkins

🎂 4th May 1947 (78 yrs) 📍 DeKalb, Illinois, USA

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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Richard Jenkins

🎬 Movies Featuring Richard Jenkins

IF

IF (2024)

as Art Teacher (voice)
Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley (2021)

as Ezra Grindle
The Humans

The Humans (2021)

as Erik
Kajillionaire

Kajillionaire (2020)

as Robert
The Last Shift

The Last Shift (2020)

as Stanley
The Shape of Water

The Shape of Water (2017)

as Giles
LBJ

LBJ (2017)

as Sen. Richard Russell
Kong: Skull Island

Kong: Skull Island (2017)

as Senator Al Willis
The Hollars

The Hollars (2016)

as Don Hollar
Spotlight

Spotlight (2015)

as Richard Sipe (voice) (uncredited)
Bone Tomahawk

Bone Tomahawk (2015)

as Chicory
Lullaby

Lullaby (2014)

as Robert
4 Minute Mile

4 Minute Mile (2014)

as Coleman
God's Pocket

God's Pocket (2014)

as Richard Shelburn
A.C.O.D.

A.C.O.D. (2013)

as Hugh
Turbo

Turbo (2013)

as Bobby (voice)
White House Down

White House Down (2013)

as Raphelson
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around

Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around (2013)

as Self
Jack Reacher

Jack Reacher (2012)

as D.A. Alex Rodin
The Company You Keep

The Company You Keep (2012)

as Jed Lewis
Liberal Arts

Liberal Arts (2012)

as Professor Peter Hoberg
Killing Them Softly

Killing Them Softly (2012)

as Driver
Darling Companion

Darling Companion (2012)

as Russell
The Cabin in the Woods

The Cabin in the Woods (2012)

as Richard Sitterson
The Rum Diary

The Rum Diary (2011)

as Lotterman
Friends with Benefits

Friends with Benefits (2011)

as Mr. Harper
Happythankyoumoreplease

Happythankyoumoreplease (2011)

as Paul Gertmanian
Hall Pass

Hall Pass (2011)

as Coakley
Let Me In

Let Me In (2010)

as The Father
Eat Pray Love

Eat Pray Love (2010)

as Richard
Eat Pray Love

Eat Pray Love (2010)

as Richard from Texas
Norman

Norman (2010)

as Doug Long
Waiting for Forever

Waiting for Forever (2010)

as Richard Twist
Dear John

Dear John (2010)

as Mr. Tyree
No Image

Finding the Burn (2008)

as Self / Ted Treffon (archive footage)
The Tale of Despereaux

The Tale of Despereaux (2008)

as Principal (voice)
The Broken

The Broken (2008)

as John McVey
Burn After Reading

Burn After Reading (2008)

as Ted
Step Brothers

Step Brothers (2008)

as Dr. Robert Doback
The Visitor

The Visitor (2008)

as Prof. Walter Vale
The Kingdom

The Kingdom (2007)

as Robert Grace
Rumor Has It...

Rumor Has It... (2005)

as Earl Huttinger
Fun with Dick and Jane

Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)

as Frank Bascombe
Earth to America

Earth to America (2005)

as Self
North Country

North Country (2005)

as Hank Aimes
Shall We Dance?

Shall We Dance? (2004)

as Devine
I ♥ Huckabees

I ♥ Huckabees (2004)

as Mr. Hooten (uncredited)
Cheaper by the Dozen

Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)

as Shake
Intolerable Cruelty

Intolerable Cruelty (2003)

as Freddy Bender
The Core

The Core (2003)

as Gen. Thomas Purcell
The Mudge Boy

The Mudge Boy (2003)

as Edgar Mudge
Stealing Harvard

Stealing Harvard (2002)

as Honorable Judge Emmett Cook
Changing Lanes

Changing Lanes (2002)

as Walter Arnell
Sins of the Father

Sins of the Father (2002)

as Bobby Frank Cherry
The Man Who Wasn't There

The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)

as Walter Abundas
One Night at McCool's

One Night at McCool's (2001)

as Father Jimmy
Say It Isn't So

Say It Isn't So (2001)

as Walter Wingfield
Me, Myself & Irene

Me, Myself & Irene (2000)

as Agent Boshane
What Planet Are You From?

What Planet Are You From? (2000)

as Don Fisk
Snow Falling on Cedars

Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)

as Sheriff Art Moran
Random Hearts

Random Hearts (1999)

as Truman Trainor
Outside Providence

Outside Providence (1999)

as Barney
The Confession

The Confession (1999)

as Cass O'Donnell
The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad (1999)

as Det. Bob Mothershed
The Impostors

The Impostors (1998)

as Johnny Leguard (Frenchman)
There's Something About Mary

There's Something About Mary (1998)

as Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Into Thin Air: Death on Everest

Into Thin Air: Death on Everest (1997)

as Beck Weathers
Eye of God

Eye of God (1997)

as Willard Sprague
Absolute Power

Absolute Power (1997)

as Michael McCarty
Eddie

Eddie (1996)

as Carl Zimmer
Flirting with Disaster

Flirting with Disaster (1996)

as Paul Harmon
A Couch in New York

A Couch in New York (1996)

as Campton
The Boys Next Door

The Boys Next Door (1996)

as Bob Klemper
How to Make an American Quilt

How to Make an American Quilt (1995)

as Howell
The Indian in the Cupboard

The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)

as Victor
Trapped in Paradise

Trapped in Paradise (1994)

as Agent Shaddus Peyser
It Could Happen to You

It Could Happen to You (1994)

as C. Vernon Hale
Wolf

Wolf (1994)

as Detective Carl Bridger
Getting Out

Getting Out (1994)

as Chaplain
And the Band Played On

And the Band Played On (1993)

as Dr. Marc Conant
Undercover Blues

Undercover Blues (1993)

as Frank
Afterburn

Afterburn (1992)

as Acton Ryder
Carolina Skeletons

Carolina Skeletons (1991)

as Redy
Doublecrossed

Doublecrossed (1991)

The Perfect Tribute

The Perfect Tribute (1991)

as Blair
Descending Angel

Descending Angel (1990)

as Debaudt
When You Remember Me

When You Remember Me (1990)

as Vaughan
Rising Son

Rising Son (1990)

as Tommy
Blue Steel

Blue Steel (1990)

as Attorney Mel Dawson
Challenger

Challenger (1990)

as Gregory B. Jarvis
Blaze

Blaze (1989)

as Picayune
Kojak : Error Fatal

Kojak : Error Fatal (1989)

as Joel Litkin
Sea of Love

Sea of Love (1989)

as Gruber
How I Got Into College

How I Got Into College (1989)

as Bill Browne
Out on the Edge

Out on the Edge (1989)

as Paul Evetts
Rachel River

Rachel River (1989)

as Cordell
In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders

In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders (1988)

as Detective Hamill
Stealing Home

Stealing Home (1988)

as Hank Chandler
Little Nikita

Little Nikita (1988)

as Richard Grant
The Witches of Eastwick

The Witches of Eastwick (1987)

as Clyde Alden
Courtship

Courtship (1987)

as Bobby Pate
The Manhattan Project

The Manhattan Project (1986)

as Radiation Controls Officer
On Valentine's Day

On Valentine's Day (1986)

as Bobby Pate
The Tender Age

The Tender Age (1986)

as Roger Davis
Hannah and Her Sisters

Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

as Dr. Wilkes
Silverado

Silverado (1985)

as Kelly
Parole

Parole (1982)

as 1st Cop
Feasting with Panthers

Feasting with Panthers (1974)

as Warder
We Are Not Who We Are: Making The Cabin in the Woods

We Are Not Who We Are: Making The Cabin in the Woods (N/A)

as Self / Richard Sitterson