Richard Jenkins Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Richard Jenkins Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

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 (2001â€"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.Jenkins was born and raised in DeKalb, Illinois. His mother,

Mary Elizabeth (née Wheeler), was a housewife, and his father, Dale

Stevens Jenkins, was a dentist. He attended DeKalb High School. Before

he was an actor, Jenkins drove a linen truck (his boss was actor John

C. Reilly's father). Jenkins earned a degree in Drama from Illinois

Wesleyan University before relocating to Rhode Island.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. Jenkins was given the option of

joining the Screen Actors Guild. Knowing that it was not that easy to

join, Jenkins immediately accepted the offer. He continued as a member

of Trinity's resident acting company and served as its artistic

director from 1990 to 1994.
Richard Jenkins Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki


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