
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
Awards & recognition
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie · 2015
- Primetime Emmy Award · 2015
- Satellite Award — Best Actor – Motion Picture · 2008
- Golden Globe Award — Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film · 2023 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 2018 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Actor · 2009 · nominated
- Independent Spirit Award — Best Male Lead · 2009 · nominated
- Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role · 2009 · nominated
- Critics' Choice Movie Award — Best Actor · 2008 · nominated
- Satellite Award — Best Actor – Motion Picture · 2008 · nominated
- Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series · 2002 · nominated
- Independent Spirit Award — Best Supporting Male · 1997 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles

Six Feet Under

DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

Spotlight

Olive Kitteridge

The Man Who Wasn't There

Hannah and Her Sisters

Miami Vice

The Shape of Water

Berlin Station

North Country

Carolina Skeletons

The Visitor

IF

Nightmare Alley

Queen

Bone Tomahawk

Silverado

DTF St. Louis

Let Me In

Dear John

Jack Reacher

The Cabin in the Woods

Burn After Reading

The Kingdom

Absolute Power

The Boys Next Door

It Could Happen to You

Kong: Skull Island

Friends with Benefits

Step Brothers

Me, Myself & Irene

There's Something About Mary

Sea of Love

White House Down

Liberal Arts

Happythankyoumoreplease

Ally McBeal

The Indian in the Cupboard

And the Band Played On

Challenger

The Witches of Eastwick

LBJ

Shall We Dance?

How to Make an American Quilt

Kajillionaire

The Hollars

Turbo

I Heart Huckabees

Cheaper by the Dozen