Ken Jenkins

Ken Jenkins is a versatile veteran of film, television and theatre. He began his career with acting when he appeared in one of his high school theatre productions within his hometown of Dayton, Ohio. He says “I was fortunate to discover the world through the words of Shakespeare, George Bernard Shaw, Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams, and to discover in myself a love for the theatre that has shaped my life." He later went to study acting at Antioch College while simultaneously appearing on Broadway as well as in several regional companies throughout his duration at college. For three years from 1969 he co-founded and served as Associate Artistic Director for the prestigious Actor’s Theatre of Louisville, later known as a breeding ground for some of America’s best new playwriters including Beth Henley and Marsha Norman Over his 30 years in theatre Ken Jenkins has been associated with on average 10 plays a year as an actor, director or a playwriter. He has appeared in numerous plays by Shakespeare, Hamlet and Cyrano to name a few. One of his favourite roles was ‘The Duke’, which he played beside his son, ‘Daniel Jenkins’ in the 1985 Broadway musical ‘Big River’.