Best recognised due to his work in television series Six Feet Under, Richard Jenkins is the kind of unobtrusive, excellent character actor who often goes under the radar.

The 61-year-old actor has worked with a huge assortment of directors, from the Coen brothers (The Man Who Wasn't There, Intolerable Cruelty, Burn After Reading) all the way to the Farrelly brothers (There's Something About Mary, Me Myself & Irene, Outside Providence, Say It Isn't So).

This year, Jenkins has finally delivered a leading role. And critics are calling it outstanding.

Click on to see what America's finest critics are saying about Jenkins' work in The Visitor, the role that has earned him a Best Actor nomination.

In the picture: Richard Jenkins in The Visitor

Text: Raja Sen

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