Richard Jenkins
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Richard Dale Jenkins (born May 4, 1947) is an American actor.
Jenkins began his acting career at the Trinity Repertory Company and then made his film debut in 1974.
Since the 1980s, he has worked steadily in film and television, mainly in supporting roles.
His first big role came in the early 2000s, when he played deceased patriarch Nathaniel Fisher on HBO's funeral drama series Six Feet Under (2001–2005).
He is also known for his appearances in 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).
For the limited drama series Olive Kitteridge (2014), he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie.
Jenkins received an Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Screen Actor Guild Award nominations for his role in the fantasy drama film The Shape of Water (2017).
Early life
Jenkins was born and raised in DeKalb, Illinois. Mary Elizabeth (née Wheeler) was a housewife and Dale Stevens Jenkins, his father, was a dentist, and his father, Roberta White, was a dentist. He went to DeKalb High School. Jenkins drove a linen truck before he was an actor (his boss was actor John C. Reilly's father). He obtained a degree in drama from Illinois Wesleyan University before moving to Rhode Island.
Personal life
Jenkins is married to choreographer Sharon R. Friedrick, with whom he has two children.
Career
Jenkins spent time with the Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, Rhode Island, before falling into film in Feasting with Panthers (1974), a television film about Oscar Wilde. When he was given the opportunity to join the Screen Actors Guild, he accepted right away. He spent time as a member of Trinity's resident acting company from 1990 to 1994 and was its artistic director from 1990 to 1994.
Jenkins has been filming steadily since his debut in the television film Feasting with Panthers (1974). Silverado (1985), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Sea of Love (1989), How to Make an American Quilt (1990), and Snow Falls on Cedars (1999).
He has worked with the Farley brothers in There's Something About Mary (1998), out of Providence (1999), Irene's (2001) and Hall Pass (2011). He has appeared in three Coen Brothers films, The Man Who Wasn't There (2001), Intolerable Cruelty (2003), and Burn After Reading (2008). He is in North Country (2005) and Step Brothers (2008), with three memorable scenes as FBI Director James (Robert) Grace in The Kingdom (2006) and Step Brothers (2008).
Jenkins, who was mostly known for supporting roles, was involved in The Visitor's (2007), for which he was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award and the Academy Award for Best Actor. Jenkins received the International Press Academy's Best Actor – Motion Picture Award.
Jenkins appeared in Dear John as John Tyree's father (Channing Tatum), and he co-starred Julia Roberts and Javier Bardem in Eat Pray Love in 2010. He appeared in The Cabin in the Woods, a Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard horror film, as well as the action film Jack Reacher in 2012. He appeared in the action films White House Down (2013) and Skull Island (2017).
Jenkins appeared in Guillermo del Toro's fantasy romance drama film The Shape of Water (2016), for which he received critical acclaim. For his work, he received the Academy Award, the Golden Globe, and Screen Actor Guild Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Jenkins is perhaps best known on television for his role as Nathaniel Fisher in the HBO drama series Six Feet Under. His character is that of the deceased patriarch of the Fisher family and he often appears in dreams or nightmares to his family. He appeared on the program for the entire run. In 2002, he and his coworkers were given a Screen Actor Guild Award for Outstanding Achievement by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.
In one episode of Miami Vice and a mob boss, Jenkins portrayed a DEA agent.
Jenkins received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie in 2015 for his role as Henry Kitteridge in the HBO miniseries Olive Kitteridge.
In Netflix's limited series Dahmer – The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, Jenkins portrayed Lionel Dahmer, father of notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. Jenkins appears in all ten episodes of Ryan Murphy's series starring Evan Peters and Molly Ringwald.