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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
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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
Known For
Ally McBeal
Miami Vice
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
There's Something About Mary
Spotlight
I ♥ Huckabees
Eat Pray Love
IF
Alex Haley's Queen
Kong: Skull Island
Cheaper by the Dozen
The Tale of Despereaux
Six Feet Under
Shall We Dance?
It Could Happen to You
Turbo
Trapped in Paradise
The Kingdom
Blue Steel
Changing Lanes
The Core
Intolerable Cruelty
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
Hall Pass
The Rum Diary
The Cabin in the Woods
Killing Them Softly
Friends with Benefits
White House Down
Me, Myself & Irene
Nightmare Alley
Wolf
Darling Companion
DTF St. Louis
The Indian in the Cupboard
Kajillionaire
Jack Reacher
Dear John
Berlin Station
Step Brothers
The Shape of Water
Bone Tomahawk
Liberal Arts
Into Thin Air: Death on Everest
Little Nikita
Olive Kitteridge
Criminal
Production Credits
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
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