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
IF
(2024)
Art Teacher (voice)
Kong: Skull Island
(2017)
Senator Al Willis
The Shape of Water
(2017)
Giles
Jack Reacher
(2012)
D.A. Alex Rodin
Spotlight
(2015)
Richard Sipe (voice) (uncredited)
Nightmare Alley
(2021)
Ezra Grindle
Me, Myself & Irene
(2000)
Agent Boshane
The Cabin in the Woods
(2012)
Richard Sitterson
Turbo
(2013)
Bobby (voice)
Friends with Benefits
(2011)
Mr. Harper
The Core
(2003)
Gen. Thomas Purcell
White House Down
(2013)
Raphelson
Eat Pray Love
(2010)
Richard
Step Brothers
(2008)
Dr. Robert Doback
There's Something About Mary
(1998)
Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Random Hearts
(1999)
Truman Trainor
Full Filmography
Acting
Feasting with Panthers
(1974)
Warder
Parole
(1982)
1st Cop
Silverado
(1985)
Kelly
On Valentine's Day
(1986)
Bobby Pate
Hannah and Her Sisters
(1986)
Dr. Wilkes
The Manhattan Project
(1986)
Radiation Controls Officer
The Tender Age
(1986)
Roger Davis
Courtship
(1987)
Bobby Pate
The Witches of Eastwick
(1987)
Clyde Alden
Stealing Home
(1988)
Hank Chandler
In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders
(1988)
Detective Hamill
Little Nikita
(1988)
Richard Grant
Rachel River
(1988)
Cordell
Sea of Love
(1989)
Gruber
Blaze
(1989)
Picayune
Kojak: Fatal Flaw
(1989)
Joel Litkin
Out on the Edge
(1989)
Paul Evetts
How I Got Into College
(1989)
Bill Browne
Rising Son
(1990)
Tommy
Blue Steel
(1990)
Attorney Mel Dawson
Challenger
(1990)
Gregory B. Jarvis
Descending Angel
(1990)
Debaudt
When You Remember Me
(1990)
Vaughan
The Perfect Tribute
(1991)
Blair
Carolina Skeletons
(1991)
Redy
Doublecrossed
(1991)
Afterburn
(1992)
Acton Ryder
And the Band Played On
(1993)
Dr. Marc Conant
Undercover Blues
(1993)
Frank
Trapped in Paradise
(1994)
Agent Shaddus Peyser
Getting Out
(1994)
Chaplain
It Could Happen to You
(1994)
C. Vernon Hale
Wolf
(1994)
Detective Carl Bridger
How to Make an American Quilt
(1995)
Howell
The Indian in the Cupboard
(1995)
Victor
Eddie
(1996)
Carl Zimmer
Flirting with Disaster
(1996)
Paul Harmon
A Couch in New York
(1996)
Campton
The Boys Next Door
(1996)
Bob Klemper
Absolute Power
(1997)
Michael McCarty
Into Thin Air: Death on Everest
(1997)
Beck Weathers
Eye of God
(1997)
Willard Sprague
There's Something About Mary
(1998)
Psychiatrist (uncredited)
The Impostors
(1998)
Johnny Leguard (Frenchman)
Outside Providence
(1999)
Barney
The Mod Squad
(1999)
Det. Bob Mothershed
Random Hearts
(1999)
Truman Trainor
The Confession
(1999)
Cass O'Donnell
Snow Falling on Cedars
(1999)
Sheriff Art Moran
Me, Myself & Irene
(2000)
Agent Boshane
What Planet Are You From?
(2000)
Don Fisk
Say It Isn't So
(2001)
Walter Wingfield
The Man Who Wasn't There
(2001)
Walter Abundas
One Night at McCool's
(2001)
Father Jimmy
Stealing Harvard
(2002)
Honorable Judge Emmett Cook
Sins of the Father
(2002)
Bobby Frank Cherry
Changing Lanes
(2002)
Walter Arnell
The Mudge Boy
(2003)
Edgar Mudge
The Core
(2003)
Gen. Thomas Purcell
Intolerable Cruelty
(2003)
Freddy Bender
Cheaper by the Dozen
(2003)
Shake
I ♥ Huckabees
(2004)
Mr. Hooten (uncredited)
Shall We Dance?
(2004)
Devine
North Country
(2005)
Hank Aimes
Fun with Dick and Jane
(2005)
Frank Bascombe
Earth to America
(2005)
Self
Rumor Has It...
(2005)
Earl Huttinger
The Visitor
(2007)
Prof. Walter Vale
The Kingdom
(2007)
Robert Grace
The Tale of Despereaux
(2008)
Principal (voice)
Step Brothers
(2008)
Dr. Robert Doback
Burn After Reading
(2008)
Ted
The Broken
(2008)
John McVey
Norman
(2010)
Doug Long
Waiting for Forever
(2010)
Richard Twist
Eat Pray Love
(2010)
Richard
Let Me In
(2010)
The Father
Dear John
(2010)
Mr. Tyree
Hall Pass
(2011)
Coakley
Friends with Benefits
(2011)
Mr. Harper
The Rum Diary
(2011)
Lotterman
Happythankyoumoreplease
(2011)
Paul Gertmanian
The Company You Keep
(2012)
Jed Lewis
Jack Reacher
(2012)
D.A. Alex Rodin
Liberal Arts
(2012)
Professor Peter Hoberg
Killing Them Softly
(2012)
Driver
The Cabin in the Woods
(2012)
Richard Sitterson
Darling Companion
(2012)
Russell
White House Down
(2013)
Raphelson
A.C.O.D.
(2013)
Hugh
Turbo
(2013)
Bobby (voice)
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
(2013)
Self
4 Minute Mile
(2014)
Coleman
Lullaby
(2014)
Robert
God's Pocket
(2014)
Richard Shelburn
Spotlight
(2015)
Richard Sipe (voice) (uncredited)
Bone Tomahawk
(2015)
Chicory
The Hollars
(2016)
Don Hollar
Kong: Skull Island
(2017)
Senator Al Willis
The Shape of Water
(2017)
Giles
LBJ
(2017)
Sen. Richard Russell
Kajillionaire
(2020)
Robert
The Last Shift
(2020)
Stanley
The Humans
(2021)
Erik
Nightmare Alley
(2021)
Ezra Grindle
IF
(2024)
Art Teacher (voice)