Daniel Jenkins

{{short description|American actor (born 1963)}} {{hatnote|"Daniel Jenkins" redirects here. For the high/middle school in Haines City, Florida, see Daniel Jenkins Academy of Technology.}} {{for|the American author and sportswriter, most notably for Sports Illustrated|Dan Jenkins}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox person | name = Daniel Jenkins | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|1|17}} | birth_place = | other_names = | alma_mater = | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|playwright|singer|songwriter}} | years_active = 1985–present | awards = | spouse = {{marriage|Katherine Hiler|1992}} | children = 2 | website = | module = | father = Ken Jenkins | relatives = {{plainlist| * Katharine Houghton (stepmother) * Katharine Hepburn (step grand-aunt) }} }} '''Daniel H. Jenkins''' (born January 17, 1963) is an American actor, best known for his stage work on Broadway, including his 1985 role as Huckleberry Finn in Roger Miller's ''Big River'', for which he was nominated for a Tony Award.

==Personal life== Jenkins was born to actors Ken Jenkins and Joan Patchen. He acted in high school and plays in community theatre, before enrolling in the apprentice program at Actors Theatre of Louisville. In 1986, Jenkins and his father both appeared together on Broadway in the musical ''Big River''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.playbill.com/person/ken-jenkins-vault-0000045959 |title=Playbill: Ken Jenkins performer |last=Jenkins |first=Ken |date=January 7, 1986 |website=www.playbill.com |publisher=Playbill |access-date= |quote=Replacement: The Duke}}</ref>

==Career== Jenkins was nominated for a Tony Award in 1985 for his role as Huckleberry Finn in ''Big River'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/history/pastwinners/ |title=Tony Awards Database Search |last= |first= |date=August 2, 2017 |website=www.tonyawards.com |publisher=Tony Awards |access-date=August 2, 2017 |quote=Search: Daniel Jenkins |archive-date=August 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822113810/https://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/history/pastwinners/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> his Broadway debut. In 2003, he performed in the Tony nominated "Deaf West" signed revival of ''Big River'', this time portraying Mark Twain and also performing as the voice for signed character Huckleberry Finn.<ref>[https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/daniel-h-jenkins-46922 Broadway Cast: Daniel Jenkins]</ref> Jenkins has had notable performances in several other Broadway musicals, including ''Mary Poppins'', ''Billy Elliot'', and ''Big The Musical''.

On screen, Jenkins played O.C. in Robert Altman's film ''O.C. and Stiggs'', shot in 1983 but not released until 1987.<ref>"[https://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/18/movies/review-film-a-look-at-high-school-in-oc-and-stiggs.html A Look at High School In 'O.C. and Stiggs']", ''The New York Times'', March 18, 1988</ref> He again worked with Altman in his 1988 miniseries ''Tanner '88''. On HBO he appeared on the cable channel's adventure film ''Florida Straits'' costarring alongside Raul Julia and Fred Ward. Other notable appearances include: ''The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (TV Movie)'', ''Cradle Will Rock'', ''The Good Wife'', ''Veep'', and ''Orange Is The New Black''.

In October 2008, Jenkins, along with Robert Stanton, wrote and performed in the play ''Love Child'' at Primary Stages and then New World Stages in New York City.

In the 2019 film Martin Scorsese film ''The Irishman'', Jenkins portrays CIA agent E. Howard Hunt.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Roeper |first1=Richard |title='White House Plumbers' a second-rate series about a third-rate burglary |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2023/4/30/23700661/white-house-plumbers-watergate-hbo-woody-harrelson-justin-theroux-howard-hunt-gordon-liddy-nixon |work=Chicago Sun-Times |date=April 30, 2023}}</ref>

==Stage work== *''Big River'' – Huckleberry Finn *''Angels in America: Millennium Approaches'' – Prior Walter *''Angels in America: Perestroika'' – Prior Walter *''Big (musical)'' – Josh Baskin *''Wrong Mountain'' – Clifford Pike / Stevens *''Mary Poppins (musical)'' – George Banks *''Billy Elliot'' – Dad *''Golden Boy'' – Barker *''Oslo'' – Jan Egeland / Ron Pundak *''Kid Victory'' (Off-Broadway musical) – Dad / Joseph.<ref>[http://www.vineyardtheatre.org/kid-victory ''Kid Victory''] at Vineyard Theatre</ref>

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