Richard Jenkins, «The Shape of Water» Jenkins has never been more empathetic than as closeted illustrator Giles, whose warmth and charm provide his neighbor with an oasis of much - needed kindness; he and Hawkins blossom in each other's company.
-- as her neighbor Giles, a closeted gay illustrator who lives with his cats in an apartment over a struggling movie house, currently showing a double feature of the Cinemascope Biblical epic Land of the Pharaohs and the Pat Boone musical Mardi Gras.