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Richard Jenkins

Acting Born May 4, 1947 DeKalb, Illinois, USA 24 credits

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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Known for

Miami Vice

as DEA Agent Ed Waters

Miami Vice

as Goodman

DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

as Lionel Dahmer
Film

Kong: Skull Island

as Senator Al Willis

DTF St. Louis

as Donoghue Homer
Film

IF

as Art Teacher (voice)
Film

The Shape of Water

as Giles
Film

Nightmare Alley

as Ezra Grindle

Full filmography

  • Miami Vice (1984) as DEA Agent Ed Waters
  • Miami Vice (1984) as Goodman
  • Six Feet Under (2001) as Nathaniel Fisher
  • Great Performances (1971) as Sheriff
  • Great Performances (1971) as Warder
  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) as Self
  • DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022) as Lionel Dahmer
  • Ally McBeal (1997) as Mr. Bo
  • Kong: Skull Island (2017) as Senator Al Willis
  • DTF St. Louis (2026) as Donoghue Homer
  • Jack Reacher (2012) as D.A. Alex Rodin
  • Turbo (2013) as Bobby (voice)
  • The Cabin in the Woods (2012) as Richard Sitterson
  • IF (2024) as Art Teacher (voice)
  • Berlin Station (2016) as Steven Frost
  • Spotlight (2015) as Richard Sipe (voice) (uncredited)
  • Friends with Benefits (2011) as Mr. Harper
  • The Shape of Water (2017) as Giles
  • Me, Myself & Irene (2000) as Agent Boshane
  • There's Something About Mary (1998) as Psychiatrist (uncredited)
  • The Core (2003) as Gen. Thomas Purcell
  • Eat Pray Love (2010) as Richard
  • Eat Pray Love (2010) as Richard from Texas
  • Nightmare Alley (2021) as Ezra Grindle