Richard Jenkins (original) (raw)

Doug Jones and Sally Hawkins in The Shape of Water (2017)

Richard Jenkins and Danai Gurira in The Visitor (2007)

John C. Reilly and Will Ferrell in Step Brothers (2008)

Jeffrey Mowery in Burn After Reading (2008)

Richard Jenkins Career Retrospective

Why Guillermo del Toro Changed the Way He Directs for 'Nightmare Alley'

Height
- 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
Born
- May 4, 1947
- DeKalb, Illinois, USA
Spouse
- Sharon R. FriedrickAugust 23, 1969 - present (2 children)
Children
Andrew Dale Jenkins
Parents
Dale Stevens
Other works
(1970 to 1986) He was an actor for the Trinity Repertory Company Theatre in Providence, Rhode Island.
Publicity listings
- 1 Interview
- 3 Articles
Trivia
He worked as a summer truck driver for the father of actor John C. Reilly in Illinois. Jenkins coincidentally met Reilly when the latter was four years old. The two later worked together in Step Brothers (2008).
Quotes
[In response to his first starring film role in The Visitor (2007)] I would say 'I'll go back to my trailer now', and they'd say, 'No, no, you're in the next scene. It's one of those things that I didn't know if I would ever get an opportunity to try. I've been waiting my entire professional life for this experience.
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