Born in DeKalb, Illinois, Richard Jenkins studied theater at Illinois Wesleyan University, breaking into the acting world with a minor role in the 1974 television movie Feasting with Panthers.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022)
Starring as Lionel Dahmer
(9 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: God of Forgiveness, God of Vengeance (Sep 21, 2022)
- Episode 1x09: The Bogeyman (Sep 21, 2022)
- Episode 1x08: Lionel (Sep 21, 2022)
- Episode 1x06: Silenced (Sep 21, 2022)
- Episode 1x05: Blood on Their Hands (Sep 21, 2022)
- Episode 1x04: The Good Boy Box (Sep 21, 2022)
- Episode 1x03: Doin' a Dahmer (Sep 21, 2022)
- Episode 1x02: Please Don't Go (Sep 21, 2022)
- Episode 1x01: Bad Meat (Sep 21, 2022)
Berlin Station (2016)
Starring as Steven Frost
(23 episodes)
- Episode 3x10: Book of the Fallen (Feb 17, 2019)
- Episode 3x08: The Green Dacha (Jan 27, 2019)
- Episode 3x06: In Cold Hell (Jan 13, 2019)
- Episode 3x03: The Old Lie (Dec 16, 2018)
- Episode 2x09: Winners Right the History Books (Dec 3, 2017)
- Episode 2x08: The Righteous One (Nov 26, 2017)
- Episode 2x07: Right and Wrong (Nov 19, 2017)
- Episode 2x06: Hoeyre Hook (The Right Hook) (Nov 12, 2017)
- Episode 2x05: Right of Way (Nov 5, 2017)
- Episode 2x04: Do the Right Thing (Oct 29, 2017)
- Episode 2x03: Right to the Heart (Oct 22, 2017)
- Episode 2x02: Right Here, Right Now (Oct 15, 2017)
- Episode 2x01: Everything's Gonna Be Alt-Right (Oct 15, 2017)
- Episode 1x10: Oratorio Berlin (Dec 18, 2016)
- Episode 1x09: Thomas Shaw (Dec 11, 2016)
- Episode 1x08: False Negative (Dec 4, 2016)
- Episode 1x07: Proof of Life (Nov 27, 2016)
- Episode 1x06: Just Decisions (Nov 20, 2016)
- Episode 1x05: Unter Druck (Nov 13, 2016)
- Episode 1x04: By Way of Deception (Nov 6, 2016)
- Episode 1x03: Riverrun Dry (Oct 30, 2016)
- Episode 1x02: Lights Don't Run on Loyalty (Oct 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x01: Station to Station (Oct 16, 2016)
Olive Kitteridge (2014)
Starring as Henry Kitteridge
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x04: Security (Nov 3, 2014)
- Episode 1x03: A Different Road (Nov 3, 2014)
- Episode 1x02: Incoming Tide (Nov 2, 2014)
- Episode 1x01: Pharmacy (Nov 2, 2014)
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
Guest starring as Richard Jenkins
- Episode 2018-02-07: Rose Byrne, Richard Jenkins, In Real Life (Feb 7, 2018)
Last Call with Carson Daly (2002)
Guest starring as Richard Jenkins
- Episode 2017-12-12: Richard Jenkins, Cigarettes After Sex, Taylor Tomlinson (Dec 12, 2017)
Six Feet Under (2001)
Starring as Nathaniel Fisher
Guest starring as Nathaniel Fisher
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Jun 3, 2001)
Miami Vice (1984)
Guest starring as DEA Agent Ed Waters
- Episode 1x14: Smuggler's Blues (Feb 1, 1985)
Guest starring as Goodman
- Episode 5x08: Hard Knocks (Jan 20, 1989)
Oscars (1953)
Guest starring as Richard Jenkins
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2018-03-04: The 90th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 4, 2018)
- Episode 2009-02-22: The 81st Annual Academy Awards (Feb 22, 2009)
Crew Credits
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022)
Show crew as Producer
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: God of Forgiveness, God of Vengeance (Sep 21, 2022)
- Episode 1x09: The Bogeyman (Sep 21, 2022)
- Episode 1x08: Lionel (Sep 21, 2022)
- Episode 1x07: Cassandra (Sep 21, 2022)
- Episode 1x06: Silenced (Sep 21, 2022)
- Episode 1x05: Blood on Their Hands (Sep 21, 2022)
- Episode 1x04: The Good Boy Box (Sep 21, 2022)
- Episode 1x03: Doin' a Dahmer (Sep 21, 2022)
- Episode 1x02: Please Don't Go (Sep 21, 2022)
- Episode 1x01: Bad Meat (Sep 21, 2022)