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Richard Jenkins

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

2024
IF

as Art Teacher (voice)

Movie
2021
Nightmare Alley

as Ezra Grindle

Movie
2017
The Shape of Water

as Giles

Movie
2017
Kong: Skull Island

as Senator Al Willis

Movie
2015
Bone Tomahawk

as Chicory

Movie
2013
White House Down

as Raphelson

Movie
2012
Jack Reacher

as D.A. Alex Rodin

Movie
2012
The Cabin in the Woods

as Richard Sitterson

Movie
2011
Friends with Benefits

as Mr. Harper

Movie
2008
Step Brothers

as Dr. Robert Doback

Movie
2003
The Core

as Gen. Thomas Purcell

Movie
1994
Wolf

as Detective Carl Bridger

Movie