Richard Dale Jenkins was born in DeKalb, Illinois, United States, on May 4, 1947, is an American actor. Young Richard Jenkins began his professional acting career at the Trinity Repertory Company. He made his big screen debut in Western film Silverado (1985) in role as Kelly. He got his television debut in anthology series Great Performances (1974-1975) in role as Warder / The Sheriff. Richard's breakthrough performance came as Nathaniel Fisher in HBO funeral drama series Six Feet Under (2001–2005).
How tall is Richard Jenkins and what is his weight? Richard Jenkins's height is 6' 1" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 185.5 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight is 176 іn pоunds or 80 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. He is 77 years old. His net worth is around 8 million dollars.
Richard Jenkins
May 4, 1947
77 years old
United States
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6 ft 1 in | 185.5 cm
$8 Million
80 kg | 176 lbs
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He was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his role as Paul Harmon in black comedy film Flirting with Disaster (1996).
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and won the Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture for his role as Professor Walter Vale in drama movie The Visitor (2008).
He won the Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as The Father in romantic horror film Let Me In (2010).
He was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his role as Deputy Chicory in horror Western film Bone Tomahawk (2015).
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for his role as Giles in fantasy drama film The Shape of Water (2017).
He was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Ezra Grindle in neo-noir psychological thriller movie Nightmare Alley (2021).
Wolf (1994) romantic horror as Detective Bridger
Intolerable Cruelty (2003) romantic comedy as Freddy Bender
North Country (2005) drama as Hank Aimes
Friends with Benefits (2011) romantic comedy as Mr. Harper
The Cabin in the Woods (2012) horror comedy as Gary Sitterson
Jack Reacher (2012) action thriller as District Attorney Alex Rodin
Killing Them Softly (2012) neo-noir crime as Ron Fenwick, The Driver
Liberal Arts (2012) comedy drama as Professor Peter Hoberg
White House Down (2013) political action thriller as Speaker Eli Raphelson
Kong: Skull Island (2017) adventure action as Senator Al Willis
The Last Shift (2020) comedy drama as Stanley
The Humans (2021) psychological drama as Erik Blake
He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for his role as Henry Kitteridge in HBO drama miniseries Olive Kitteridge (2014).
He was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for his role as Nathaniel Fisher in HBO funeral drama series Six Feet Under (2001–2005).
He played Steven Frost in Epix drama series Berlin Station (2016–2019).
He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his role as Lionel Dahmer / Lionel in Netflix crime drama miniseries Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022).
Attended DeKalb High School in Illinois.
Studied theater at Illinois Wesleyan University.
Has Welsh, English, Irish and German ancestry.
He weas a member of the Trinity Repertory Company in Rhode Island for fifteen years.
Received the Pell Award for Lifetime Achievement from Trinity Repertory Company in Providence in 2014.
He married choreographer Sharon R. Friedrick in 1969, they have a daughter, Sarah Pamela Jenkins and a son, Andrew Dale Jenkins.