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Richard Jenkins

Acting · Born May 4, 1947 · DeKalb, Illinois, USA

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).

Movies with Richard Jenkins

• Jack Reacher (2012) — D.A. Alex Rodin
• Kong: Skull Island (2017) — Senator Al Willis
• The Shape of Water (2017) — Giles
• The Cabin in the Woods (2012) — Richard Sitterson
• Me, Myself & Irene (2000) — Agent Boshane
• Eat Pray Love (2010) — Richard
• Friends with Benefits (2011) — Mr. Harper
• Spotlight (2015) — Richard Sipe (voice) (uncredited)
• Step Brothers (2008) — Dr. Robert Doback
• White House Down (2013) — Raphelson
• There's Something About Mary (1998) — Psychiatrist (uncredited)
• The Core (2003) — Gen. Thomas Purcell

TV shows with Richard Jenkins

• Six Feet Under (2001) — Nathaniel Fisher
• DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022) — Lionel Dahmer
• DTF St. Louis (2026) — Donoghue Homer
• Berlin Station (2016) — Steven Frost