Richard Jenkins

Born: 1947-05-04 in DeKalb, Illinois, USA

Known For: Acting

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

2026

DTF St. Louis as Donoghue Homer

2024

IF as Art Teacher (voice)

2022

DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story as Lionel Dahmer

2021

Nightmare Alley as Ezra Grindle
The Humans as Erik

2020

Kajillionaire as Robert
The Last Shift as Stanley

2017

Kong: Skull Island as Senator Al Willis
The Shape of Water as Giles
LBJ as Sen. Richard Russell

2016

Berlin Station as Steven Frost
The Hollars as Don Hollar

2015

Spotlight as Richard Sipe (voice) (uncredited)
Bone Tomahawk as Chicory

2014

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
Olive Kitteridge as Henry Kitteridge
God's Pocket as Richard Shelburn
Lullaby as Robert
4 Minute Mile as Coleman

2013

Turbo as Bobby (voice)
White House Down as Raphelson
A.C.O.D. as Hugh
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around as Self

2012

Jack Reacher as D.A. Alex Rodin
The Cabin in the Woods as Richard Sitterson
Killing Them Softly as Driver
The Company You Keep as Jed Lewis
Liberal Arts as Professor Peter Hoberg
Darling Companion as Russell

2011

Friends with Benefits as Mr. Harper
Hall Pass as Coakley
The Rum Diary as Lotterman
Happythankyoumoreplease as Paul Gertmanian

2010

Eat Pray Love as Richard
Dear John as Mr. Tyree
Let Me In as The Father
Waiting for Forever as Richard Twist
Norman as Doug Long

2008

Step Brothers as Dr. Robert Doback
Burn After Reading as Ted
The Tale of Despereaux as Principal (voice)
The Visitor as Prof. Walter Vale
The Broken as John McVey
Finding the Burn as Self / Ted Treffon (archive footage)

2007

The Kingdom as Robert Grace

2005

Fun with Dick and Jane as Frank Bascombe
Rumor Has It... as Earl Huttinger
North Country as Hank Aimes
Earth to America as Self

2004

Shall We Dance? as Devine
I ♥ Huckabees as Mr. Hooten (uncredited)

2003

The Core as Gen. Thomas Purcell
Cheaper by the Dozen as Shake
Intolerable Cruelty as Freddy Bender
The Mudge Boy as Edgar Mudge

2002

Changing Lanes as Walter Arnell
Stealing Harvard as Honorable Judge Emmett Cook
Sins of the Father as Bobby Frank Cherry

2001

Six Feet Under as Nathaniel Fisher
The Man Who Wasn't There as Walter Abundas
One Night at McCool's as Father Jimmy
Say It Isn't So as Walter Wingfield

2000

Me, Myself & Irene as Agent Boshane
What Planet Are You From? as Don Fisk

1999

Random Hearts as Truman Trainor
The Confession as Cass O'Donnell
Snow Falling on Cedars as Sheriff Art Moran
The Mod Squad as Det. Bob Mothershed
Outside Providence as Barney

1998

There's Something About Mary as Psychiatrist (uncredited)
The Impostors as Johnny Leguard (Frenchman)

1997

Ally McBeal as Mr. Bo
Absolute Power as Michael McCarty
Eye of God as Willard Sprague
Into Thin Air: Death on Everest as Beck Weathers

1996

Flirting with Disaster as Paul Harmon
Eddie as Carl Zimmer
The Boys Next Door as Bob Klemper
A Couch in New York as Campton

1995

The Indian in the Cupboard as Victor
How to Make an American Quilt as Howell

1994

It Could Happen to You as C. Vernon Hale
Wolf as Detective Carl Bridger
Trapped in Paradise as Agent Shaddus Peyser
Getting Out as Chaplain

1993

Alex Haley's Queen as Mr. Benson
And the Band Played On as Dr. Marc Conant
Undercover Blues as Frank

1992

Afterburn as Acton Ryder

1991

1990

Blue Steel as Attorney Mel Dawson
Rising Son as Tommy
When You Remember Me as Vaughan
Descending Angel as Debaudt
Challenger as Gregory B. Jarvis

1989

Sea of Love as Gruber
Blaze as Picayune
How I Got Into College as Bill Browne
Kojak : Error Fatal as Joel Litkin
Out on the Edge as Paul Evetts
Rachel River as Cordell

1988

Little Nikita as Richard Grant
Stealing Home as Hank Chandler
In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders as Detective Hamill

1987

The Witches of Eastwick as Clyde Alden
Courtship as Bobby Pate

1986

Hannah and Her Sisters as Dr. Wilkes
The Manhattan Project as Radiation Controls Officer
The Tender Age as Roger Davis
On Valentine's Day as Bobby Pate

1985

Silverado as Kelly

1984

Miami Vice as DEA Agent Ed Waters

1982

Parole as 1st Cop

1974

Feasting with Panthers as Warder

1971

Great Performances as Sheriff