Jenkins worked with the Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, Rhode Island, while breaking into film with a bit part in Feasting with Panthers (1974), a television film about Oscar Wilde. When he was given the option of joining the Screen Actors Guild, he accepted immediately.[6] He continued as a member of Trinity's resident acting company and served as its artistic director from 1990 to 1994.[7]
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For other people named Richard Jenkins see Richard Jenkins disambiguation Richard Dale Jenkins born May 4 1947 is an American actor who is well known for his portrayal of deceased patriarch Nathaniel Fisher on the HBO funeral drama series Six Feet Under 2001 2005 He began his career in theater at the Trinity Repertory Company and made his film debut in 1974 He has worked steadily in film and television since the 1980s mostly in supporting roles He is also known for his roles in the films Burn After Reading 2008 Step Brothers 2008 Let Me In 2010 Jack Reacher 2012 The Cabin in the Woods 2012 The Shape of Water 2017 The Last Shift 2020 and The Humans 2021 Richard JenkinsJenkins at Fantastic Fest in 2015BornRichard Dale Jenkins 1947 05 04 May 4 1947 age 75 DeKalb Illinois U S Alma materIllinois Wesleyan UniversityOccupationActorYears active1974 presentSpouseSharon R Friedrick m 1969 wbr Children2Jenkins was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the drama film The Visitor 2007 1 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 he was nominated for the Academy Award Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actor Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Theatre 2 2 Film 2 3 Television 3 Personal life 4 Awards and honors 5 Filmography 5 1 Film 5 2 Television 6 References 7 External linksEarly life EditJenkins was born and raised in DeKalb Illinois His mother Mary Elizabeth nee Wheeler was a housewife and his father Dale Stevens Jenkins was a dentist 2 3 He attended DeKalb High School Before he was an actor Jenkins drove a linen truck his boss was actor John C Reilly s father 4 5 He earned a degree in drama from Illinois Wesleyan University before relocating to Rhode Island Career EditTheatre Edit Jenkins worked with the Trinity Repertory Company in Providence Rhode Island while breaking into film with a bit part in Feasting with Panthers 1974 a television film about Oscar Wilde When he was given the option of joining the Screen Actors Guild he accepted immediately 6 He continued as a member of Trinity s resident acting company and served as its artistic director from 1990 to 1994 7 Film Edit Since his debut in the television movie Feasting with Panthers 1974 Jenkins has worked steadily in film His earlier film credits include Silverado 1985 Hannah and Her Sisters 1986 The Witches of Eastwick 1987 Sea of Love 1989 Blue Steel 1990 How to Make an American Quilt 1995 Flirting with Disaster 1996 and Snow Falling On Cedars 1999 He has worked with the director siblings the Farrelly brothers in There s Something About Mary 1998 Outside Providence 1999 Me Myself amp Irene 2000 Say It Isn t So 2001 and Hall Pass 2011 He has also appeared in three Coen Brothers movies The Man Who Wasn t There 2001 Intolerable Cruelty 2003 and Burn After Reading 2008 He is in North Country 2005 has three memorable scenes as FBI Director James Robert Grace in The Kingdom 2007 and Step Brothers 2008 Jenkins in April 2011 Although primarily known for supporting parts Jenkins had a lead role in The Visitor 2007 for which he was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award and an Academy Award for Best Actor 8 Jenkins won the International Press Academy s Satellite Award for Best Actor Motion Picture In 2010 Jenkins costarred in Dear John as the father of John Tyree Channing Tatum and also co starred with Julia Roberts and Javier Bardem in Eat Pray Love In 2012 he appeared in the Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard horror film The Cabin in the Woods and the action film Jack Reacher He then appeared in the action films White House Down 2013 and Kong Skull Island 2017 Jenkins co starred in Guillermo del Toro s fantasy romance drama film The Shape of Water 2017 for which he received critical acclaim For his performance he garnered Academy Award Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor Television Edit Jenkins is perhaps best known on television for playing Nathaniel Fisher in the HBO drama series Six Feet Under His character is the deceased patriarch of the Fisher family and regularly appears to his family as a ghost or in dreams He played the role for the show s entire run He and his castmates received a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2002 Jenkins portrayed a DEA agent in one episode of Miami Vice and a mob boss in a later episode 9 In 2015 Jenkins won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for his performance as Henry Kitteridge in the HBO miniseries Olive Kitteridge 10 In 2022 Jenkins portrayed Lionel Dahmer father of notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer in Netflix s limited series Dahmer Monster The Jeffrey Dahmer Story Starring alongside Evan Peters and Molly Ringwald Jenkins appears in all ten episodes of the series created by Ryan Murphy 11 His performance was described in The New Yorker as brilliant 12 Personal life EditJenkins is married to choreographer Sharon R Friedrick with whom he has two children 13 14 Awards and honors EditIn 2014 Jenkins and his wife Sharon received the Pell Award for Lifetime Achievement from Trinity Repertory Company in Providence 15 16 Filmography EditFilm Edit Title Year Role Director NotesSilverado 1985 Kelly Lawrence KasdanHannah and Her Sisters 1986 Dr Wilkes Woody AllenThe Manhattan Project 1986 Radiation Controls Officer Medatomics Lab Marshall BrickmanOn Valentine s Day 1986 Bobby Pate Ken HarrisonRachel River 1987 Cordell Sandy SmolanThe Witches of Eastwick 1987 Clyde Alden George MillerCourtship 1987 Bobby Pate Howard CummingsLittle Nikita 1988 Richard Grant Richard BenjaminStealing Home 1988 Hank Chandler Steven KampmannWilliam PorterSea of Love 1989 Detective Gruber Harold BeckerBlaze 1989 Picayune Ron SheltonHow I Got into College 1989 Bill Browne Savage Steve HollandBlue Steel 1990 Attorney Mel Dawson Kathryn BigelowUndercover Blues 1993 Frank Herbert RossIt Could Happen to You 1994 C Vernon Hale Andrew BergmanTrapped in Paradise 1994 Agent Shaddus Peyser George GalloWolf 1994 Detective Bridger Mike NicholsHow to Make an American Quilt 1995 Howell Saunders Jocelyn MoorhouseThe Indian in the Cupboard 1995 Victor Frank OzFlirting with Disaster 1996 Paul Harmon David O Russell Nominated Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting MaleA Couch in New York 1996 Campton Chantal AkermanEddie 1996 Carl Zimmer Steve RashEye of God 1997 Willard Sprague Tim Blake NelsonAbsolute Power 1997 Michael McCarty Clint EastwoodThere s Something About Mary 1998 Psychiatrist Peter FarrellyBobby Farrelly Uncredited cameoThe Impostors 1998 Johnny Leguard Stanley TucciRandom Hearts 1999 Truman Trainor Sydney PollackSnow Falling on Cedars 1999 Sheriff Art Moran Scott HicksThe Mod Squad 1999 Det Bob Mothershed Scott SilverOutside Providence 1999 Barney Michael CorrenteThe Confession 1999 Cass O Donnell David Hugh JonesWhat Planet Are You From 2000 Don Fisk Mike NicholsMe Myself amp Irene 2000 Agent Boshane Peter FarrellyBobby FarrellySay It Isn t So 2001 Walter Wingfield J B RogersThe Man Who Wasn t There 2001 Walter Abundas Joel CoenEthan CoenOne Night at McCool s 2001 Father Jimmy Harald ZwartStealing Harvard 2002 Honorable Emmett Cook Bruce McCullochChanging Lanes 2002 Walter Arnell Roger MichellCheaper by the Dozen 2003 Shake McGuire Shawn LevyIntolerable Cruelty 2003 Freddy Bender JoelEthan CoenThe Core 2003 General Thomas Purcell Jon AmielThe Mudge Boy 2003 Edgar Mudge Michael BurkeShall We Dance 2004 Devine Peter ChelsomI Heart Huckabees 2004 Mr Hooten David O Russell Uncredited cameoFun with Dick and Jane 2005 Frank Bascombe Dean ParisotRumor Has It 2005 Earl Huttinger Rob ReinerNorth Country 2005 Hank Aimes Niki CaroThe Kingdom 2007 FBI Director Robert Grace Peter BergThe Visitor 2008 Professor Walter Vale Tom McCarthy Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor 3rd place Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cast 2nd place Method Fest Independent Film Festival for Best ActorMoscow International Film Festival for Best Actor 17 National Board of Review Spotlight AwardSan Diego Film Critics Society Special AwardSanta Barbara International Film Festival Virtuoso AwardSatellite Award for Best Actor Motion PictureNominated Academy Award for Best ActorNominated Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best ActorNominated Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best ActorNominated Dallas Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best ActorNominated Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble CastNominated Independent Spirit Award for Best Male LeadNominated Online Film Critics Society Award for Best ActorNominated Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading RoleThe Broken 2008 John McVey Sean EllisStep Brothers 2008 Dr Robert Doback Adam McKay San Diego Film Critics Society Special AwardBurn After Reading 2008 Ted Treffon Joel CoenEthan Coen San Diego Film Critics Society Special AwardThe Tale of Despereaux 2008 Principal Sam FellRobert Stevenhagen VoiceSan Diego Film Critics Society Special AwardWaiting for Forever 2009 Richard Twist James Keachhappythankyoumoreplease 2010 Paul Gertmanian Josh RadnorDear John 2010 Bill Tyree Lasse HallstromEat Pray Love 2010 Richard Fenwick Ryan MurphyNorman 2010 Doug Long Jonathan Segal Breckenridge Festival of Film for Best Ensemble CastLet Me In 2010 The Father Matt Reeves Fangoria Chainsaw Awards for Best Supporting ActorFriends with Benefits 2011 Mr Harper Will GluckThe Rum Diary 2011 Edward J Lotterman Bruce RobinsonHall Pass 2011 Coakley Peter FarrellyBobby FarrellyLiberal Arts 2012 Professor Peter Hoberg Josh RadnorDarling Companion 2012 Russell Lawrence KasdanThe Cabin in the Woods 2012 Gary Sitterson Drew GoddardKilling Them Softly 2012 Ron Fenwick The Driver Andrew DominikJack Reacher 2012 District Attorney Alex Rodin Christopher McQuarrieThe Company You Keep 2012 Jed Lewis Robert RedfordWhite House Down 2013 Speaker Eli Raphelson Roland EmmerichTurbo 2013 Bobby David Soren VoiceA C O D 2013 Hugh Stu ZichermanGod s Pocket 2014 Richard Shelburn John Slattery4 Minute Mile 2014 Coach Coleman Charles Olivier MichaudLullaby 2014 Robert Andrew LevitasBone Tomahawk 2015 Deputy Chicory S Craig Zahler Nominated Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting MaleSpotlight 2015 Richard Sipe Tom McCarthy Uncredited voice cameoThe Hollars 2016 Don Hollar John KrasinskiLBJ 2016 Senator Richard Russell Rob ReinerKong Skull Island 2017 Senator Al Willis Jordan Vogt RobertsThe Shape of Water 2017 Giles Guillermo del Toro St Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActorOnline Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor 2nd place Dallas Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor 3rd place Nominated Academy Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated Critics Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor Motion PictureNominated San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting RoleKajillionaire 2020 Robert Shepard Miranda JulyThe Last Shift 2020 Stanley Andrew CohnThe Humans 2021 Erik Blake Stephen KaramNightmare Alley 2021 Ezra Grindle Guillermo del Toro Nominated Saturn Award for Best Supporting ActorTelevision Edit Title Year Role NotesGreat Performances 1974 1975 Warder The Sheriff 2 episodesAmerican Playhouse 1984 Nicholas Vazzana Episode Concealed Enemies Part I Suspicion Spenser For Hire 1985 Tex Episode Internal Affairs Miami Vice 1985 1989 Goodman DEA Agent Ed Waters 2 episodesThe Little Sister 1986 Roger Davis Television filmIn the Line of Duty The F B I Murders 1988 Detective Hamill Television filmOut on the Edge 1989 Paul Evetts Television filmWhen You Remember Me 1990 Vaughan Television filmChallenger 1990 Gregory Jarvis Television filmAgainst the Law 1990 Wexford 2 episodesDescending Angel 1990 Debaudt Television filmDoublecrossed 1991 Jim Donaldson Television filmCrossroads 1992 Jim Mundy Episode Pilot Alex Haley s Queen 1993 Mr Benson 2 episodesAnd the Band Played On 1993 Dr Marc Conant Television filmThe Boys Next Door 1996 Bob Klemper Television filmInto Thin Air Death on Everest 1997 Beck Weathers Television filmAlly McBeal 2001 Mr Bo Episode Mr Bo Six Feet Under 2001 2005 Nathaniel Fisher 21 episodesNominated Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesSins of the Father 2002 Bobby Frank Cherry Television filmOlive Kitteridge 2014 Henry Kitteridge 4 episodesPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or MovieNominated Critics Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Movie MiniseriesNominated Satellite Award for Best Actor Miniseries or Television FilmNominated Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television MovieBerlin Station 2016 2019 Steven Frost 24 episodesComrade Detective 2017 Vlad Anghel voice Episode No Exit Dahmer Monster The Jeffrey Dahmer Story 2022 Lionel Dahmer 10 episodesNominated Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor Series Miniseries or Television FilmPending Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor Series Miniseries or Television FilmReferences Edit Just Visiting FutureMovies co uk Archived from the original on January 13 2018 Retrieved January 10 2016 Benjamin Secher June 28 2008 Richard Jenkins bald 61 years old and a star at last Telegraph co uk Archived from the original on February 26 2009 Retrieved October 13 2010 Richard Jenkins profile 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Emotional Center Collider Retrieved October 9 2022 Winter Jessica October 2 2022 Netflix s Dahmer and the Killer Who Cannot Be Explained The New Yorker Retrieved November 18 2022 Gordon David May 8 2016 Richard and Sharon Jenkins Bring Oklahoma to Life at Trinity Rep TheaterMania Archived from the original on November 14 2020 Brady Tara February 9 2018 I said I m in the movie and the guy on the gate said Yeah sure me too The Irish Times Archived from the original on November 14 2020 Richard and Sharon Jenkins to Receive Trinity Rep s 2014 Pell Award for Lifetime Achievement Ceremony Set for 6 9 Broadway World April 8 2014 Archived from the original on April 9 2014 Retrieved June 10 2014 Gray Channing June 9 2014 Pell Awards salute the best of R I arts The Providence Journal Archived from the original on July 13 2014 Retrieved June 10 2014 30th Moscow International Film Festival 2008 MIFF Archived from the original on April 21 2013 Retrieved June 2 2013 External links Edit Wikimedia 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