Robert Knepper
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| Robert Knepper | |
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 Knepper at the premiere for Earth in April 2009 |
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| Born | Robert Lyle Knepper July 8, 1959 Fremont, Ohio, U.S. |
| Years active | 1986 - present |
| Spouse(s) | Tori Knepper |
Robert Lyle Knepper (born July 8, 1959) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for starring as Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell in the Fox network's drama series, Prison Break for which he was nominated for a Satellite Award. In 2007, he appeared in the film Hitman, as Yuri, chief of the Russian secret service. He has joined the cast of Heroes for Season 4.
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[edit] Early life
Born in Fremont, Ohio, Knepper was interested in acting from an early age due to his mother's involvement at a community theater. He was raised in Maumee, Ohio, near Toledo, by his mother and father, who was a veterinarian. Knepper spent many years of his youth working in the community theater and high school productions. After graduating from Maumee High School in 1977, he attended Northwestern University to study drama. During this time, Knepper also obtained professional roles in plays in Chicago. Nearing the completion of his degree, Knepper quit Northwestern and went to New York City, where he continued to work in theater.[1] Although Knepper never intended to work in film and television projects, he began his television and film career in 1986 with The Paper Chase and That's Life!.
[edit] Career
Making his feature film debut in Blake Edwards' That's Life, Knepper's additional feature film credits include Woody Allen's Everyone Says I Love You, D.O.A., Renegades, Young Guns II, Gas Food Lodging, Hostage, Transporter 3, The Day the Earth Stood Still and Good Night, and Good Luck.
Knepper has made numerous television guest appearances on series such as Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, La Femme Nikita, New York Undercover, Tour of Duty, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyager, ER, L.A. Law, Profiler, South Beach, Murder, She Wrote, CSI: Miami and The West Wing and had a recurring role as radio journalist Tommy Dolan on Carnivale. He portrayed a main character on Prison Break until the series ended, where he plays "Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell", his biggest role yet.
On June 3, 2009, following the final episode of Prison Break, it was announced that Knepper was cast in the fourth season of NBC's Heroes, portraying the villain "Samuel". In July 2009, he became a series regular.[2]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1986 | That's Life! | Steve Larwin | |
| 1987 | Tour of Duty | Racist Soldier | TV episode: "Burn, Baby, Burn" |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | Wyatt Miller | TV episode: "Haven" | |
| Wild Thing | Wild Thing | ||
| 1988 | D.O.A. | Nicholas Lang | |
| 1989 | Renegades | Marino | |
| 1990 | Young Guns II | Deputy Carlyle | |
| 1991 | Session Man | ||
| 1992 | Red Shoe Diaries | Nick Willard | TV episode: "You Have the Right to Remain Silent" |
| 1998 | You Are Here | ||
| The Stringer | John | ||
| ER | Keith Reynolds | TV episode: "My Brother's Keeper" | |
| 1999 | Star Trek: Voyager | Gaul | TV episode: "Dragons Teeth" |
| Kidnapped in Paradise | Renard | Plays the leader of modern day pirates | |
| 2000 | Harsh Realm | Mad priest | TV episode: "Camera Obscura" |
| Seven Days | Major Gene Hastings | TV episode: "Space Station Down" | |
| La Femme Nikita | Henry Collins | TV episode: "Toys in the Basement" | |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Dr. Peter Kelmer | TV episode: "The Good Doctor" |
| Thieves | Special Agent Shue | TV series | |
| 2002 - 2003 | Presidio Med | Sean | TV series (recurring role) |
| 2004 | Species III | Dr. Abbot | |
| CSI: Miami | Freddy Coleman | TV episode: "Addiction" | |
| 2005-2009 | Prison Break | Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell | TV series |
| 2005 | Good Night, and Good Luck | Don Surine | |
| Hostage | Will Bechler | ||
| Carnivàle | Tommy Dolan | TV series (recurring role) | |
| 2007 | Hitman | Yuri Marklov | |
| 2008 | Transporter 3 | Johnson | |
| The Day the Earth Stood Still | Colonel | ||
| 2009- | Heroes | Samuel Sullivan | TV Series |
[edit] References
- ^ "Maumee native helps bring ordeal of trapped Pennsylvania miners to TV." Toledo Blade. November 22, 2002. Retrieved June 14, 2006.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (July 29, 2009). "Robert Knepper becomes "Heroes" regular". Reuters. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090729/tv_nm/us_heroes_1.
[edit] External links
- Robert Knepper at the Internet Movie Database
- Robert Knepper at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
- Robert Knepper at TV.com
- Robert Knepper's biography at Prison Break's official site
- Robert Knepper's interview at CynbytheSea
