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