The famous Richard Dale Jenkins is an American actor and comedian who is well known for his portrayal of deceased patriarch Nathaniel Fisher on the HBO funeral drama series Six Feet Under. He began his career in theater at the Trinity Repertory Company and made his film debut in 1974.

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), he was nominated for the Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Richard Jenkins parents: Meet Dale Stevens Jenkins, Mary Elizabeth Wheeler

His mother, Mary Elizabeth 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). He earned a degree in drama from Illinois Wesleyan University before relocating to Rhode Island.

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