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Portrait of Richard Jenkins

Acting

Richard Jenkins

Career

Active from 1986 to 2026, busiest in 2010 and 2012 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
27
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Olive Kitteridge
Olive Kitteridge
GoodWatch score84/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie

    2015 · Won · 67th Primetime Emmy Awards

    Olive Kitteridge

    Source: Wikidata

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film

    2023 · Nominated · 80th Golden Globe Awards

    Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Actor in a Supporting Role

    2018 · Nominated · 90th Academy Awards

    The Shape of Water

    Source: Wikidata

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

    2009 · Nominated

    The Visitor

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Actor in a Leading Role

    2009 · Nominated · 81st Academy Awards

    The Visitor

    Source: Wikidata

  • Critics' Choice Awards · Best Actor

    2008 · Nominated

    The Visitor

    Source: Wikidata

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

    2002 · Nominated

    Six Feet Under

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

19

The characters Richard Jenkins played, best-known titles first.

Richard Jenkins as Giles
Richard Jenkins as Mr. Harper
Richard Jenkins as Alex Rodin
Richard Jenkins as Senator Al Willis
Richard Jenkins as Psychiatrist
Richard Jenkins as Raphelson
Richard Jenkins as Ezra Grindle
Richard Jenkins as Nathaniel Fisher
Richard Jenkins as Robert Grace
Richard Jenkins as The Father
Richard Jenkins as Gen. Thomas Purcell
Richard Jenkins as Art Teacher
Richard Jenkins as C. Vernon Hale
Richard Jenkins as Henry Kitteridge
Richard Jenkins as Robert
Richard Jenkins as Hugh
Richard Jenkins as Steven Frost
Richard Jenkins as Don Fisk
Richard Jenkins as Lionel Dahmer

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 102 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Richard Jenkins Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Fantasy
    1.1, average 1.7
  • Adrenaline
    4.2, average 4.8
  • Violence
    3.5, average 4.1
  • Showbiz
    0.7, average 1.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 11
  • Coming-of-Age 7
  • Character Study 5
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Ensemble Cast 3
  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Cringe Humor 3
  • Character-Driven Narrative 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Quirky Characters 2
  • Pop Culture References 2
  • Romantic Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

115
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Criminal
Criminal

TV show · as Ivan

2020s

7 titles · average score 69
DTF St. Louis
DTF St. Louis (2026)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Donoghue Homer

IF
IF (2024)
GoodWatch score 56

as Art Teacher (voice)

DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Lionel Dahmer

The Humans
The Humans (2021)
GoodWatch score 71

as Erik

Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley (2021)
GoodWatch score 72

as Ezra Grindle

The Last Shift
The Last Shift (2020)
GoodWatch score 56

as Stanley

Kajillionaire
Kajillionaire (2020)
GoodWatch score 74

as Robert

2010s

29 titles · average score 59
The Shape of Water
The Shape of Water (2017)
GoodWatch score 79

as Giles

Berlin Station
Berlin Station (2016)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Steven Frost

Bone Tomahawk
Bone Tomahawk (2015)
GoodWatch score 76

as Chicory

Olive Kitteridge
Olive Kitteridge (2014)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Henry Kitteridge

God's Pocket
God's Pocket (2014)
GoodWatch score 48

as Richard Shelburn

A.C.O.D.
A.C.O.D. (2013)
GoodWatch score 50

as Hugh

Jack Reacher
Jack Reacher (2012)
GoodWatch score 58

as D.A. Alex Rodin

Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts (2012)
GoodWatch score 64

as Professor Peter Hoberg

The Cabin in the Woods
The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
GoodWatch score 70

as Richard Sitterson

Friends with Benefits
Friends with Benefits (2011)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mr. Harper

Let Me In
Let Me In (2010)
GoodWatch score 77

as The Father

Dear John
Dear John (2010)
GoodWatch score 48

as Mr. Tyree

2000s

24 titles · average score 57
Step Brothers
Step Brothers (2008)
GoodWatch score 60

as Dr. Robert Doback

The Visitor
The Visitor (2008)
GoodWatch score 80

as Prof. Walter Vale

Burn After Reading
Burn After Reading (2008)
GoodWatch score 66

as Ted

Fun with Dick and Jane
Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
GoodWatch score 48

as Frank Bascombe

Rumor Has It...
Rumor Has It... (2005)
GoodWatch score 38

as Earl Huttinger

North Country
North Country (2005)
GoodWatch score 70

as Hank Aimes

The Core
The Core (2003)
GoodWatch score 47

as Gen. Thomas Purcell

The Mudge Boy
The Mudge Boy (2003)
GoodWatch score 64

as Edgar Mudge

Intolerable Cruelty
Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
GoodWatch score 66

as Freddy Bender

Changing Lanes
Changing Lanes (2002)
GoodWatch score 67

as Walter Arnell

One Night at McCool's
One Night at McCool's (2001)
GoodWatch score 48

as Father Jimmy

Say It Isn't So
Say It Isn't So (2001)
GoodWatch score 31

as Walter Wingfield

1990s

33 titles · average score 56
Random Hearts
Random Hearts (1999)
GoodWatch score 37

as Truman Trainor

The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad (1999)
GoodWatch score 24

as Det. Bob Mothershed

Outside Providence
Outside Providence (1999)
GoodWatch score 59

as Barney

There's Something About Mary
There's Something About Mary (1998)
GoodWatch score 71

as Psychiatrist (uncredited)

Into Thin Air: Death on Everest
Into Thin Air: Death on Everest (1997)
GoodWatch score 49

as Beck Weathers

Ally McBeal
Ally McBeal (1997)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Mr. Bo

Eddie
Eddie (1996)
GoodWatch score 33

as Carl Zimmer

A Couch in New York
A Couch in New York (1996)
GoodWatch score 55

as Campton

The Indian in the Cupboard
The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)
GoodWatch score 61

as Victor

Wolf
Wolf (1994)
GoodWatch score 59

as Detective Carl Bridger

Afterburn
Afterburn (1992)
GoodWatch score 53

as Acton Ryder

Doublecrossed
Doublecrossed (1991)
GoodWatch score 52

as Jim Donaldson

1980s

19 titles · average score 63
Sea of Love
Sea of Love (1989)
GoodWatch score 69

as Gruber

Out on the Edge
Out on the Edge (1989)

as Paul Evetts

Blaze
Blaze (1989)
GoodWatch score 56

as Picayune

Little Nikita
Little Nikita (1988)
GoodWatch score 47

as Richard Grant

The Witches of Eastwick
The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
GoodWatch score 66

as Clyde Alden

Courtship
Courtship (1987)

as Bobby Pate

The Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project (1986)
GoodWatch score 57

as Radiation Controls Officer

The Tender Age
The Tender Age (1986)

as Roger Davis

Hannah and Her Sisters
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
GoodWatch score 85

as Dr. Wilkes

Silverado
Silverado (1985)
GoodWatch score 72

as Kelly

Miami Vice
Miami Vice (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Goodman / DEA Agent Ed Waters

American Playhouse
American Playhouse (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Roger Davis

1970s

2 titles · average score 70
Feasting with Panthers
Feasting with Panthers (1974)

as Warder

Great Performances
Great Performances (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Warder / Sheriff