Richard Jenkins
Birthday: 1947-05-04 | Place of Birth: DeKalb, Illinois, USARichard 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
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as Ezra Grindle
as Erik
as Robert
as Stanley
as Giles
as Sen. Richard Russell
as Don Hollar
as Steven Frost
as Chicory
as Coleman
as Henry Kitteridge
as Henry Kitteridge
as Richard Shelburn
as Robert
as Bobby (voice)
as Hugh
as Jed Lewis
as Speaker Eli Raphelson
as D.A. Alex Rodin
as Driver
as Professor Peter Hoberg
as Richard Sitterson
as Russell
as Coakley
as Lotterman
as Mr. Harper
as Paul Gertmanian
as Mr. Tyree
as Richard
