Richard Dale Jenkins born May 4 1947 is an American actor Jenkins began his acting career in theater at the Trinity Repertory Company and later made his film debut in 1974 He has worked steadily in film and television since the 1980s mostly in supporting roles His first major role did not come until the early 2000s when he portrayed the deceased patriarch Nathaniel Fisher on the HBO funeral drama series Six Feet Under 20012005 He is also known for his roles in the films Burn After Reading 2008 Step Brothers 2008 Let Me In 2010 Jack Reacher 2012 and The Cabin in the Woods 2012 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 Jenkins received Academy Award Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia