Biography
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- This article is about the American actor. For the baseball player, see Bob Knepper.
Robert Knepper (born July 8, 1959 in Fremont, Ohio) is an American actor. He currently has a starring role as Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell in the Fox network's drama series, Prison Break.
Biography
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.Maumee native helps bring ordeal of trapped Pennsylvania miners to TV Toledo Blade. November 22, 2002. Retrieved June 14, 2006. 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.
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 and Good Night and Good Luck.
Knepper has also made numerous television guest appearances on series such as Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, La Femme Nikita, New York Undercover, Star Trek The Next Generation, Star Trek Voyager, ER, L.A. Law, Profiler, South Beach, Murder, She Wrote, CSI: Miami and The West Wing.
Personal life
Knepper presently resides in Los Angeles, California with his wife and son.
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | More information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 - present | Prison Break | Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell | TV Series - Prison Break's Official Website
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| 2005 | Good Night, and Good Luck | Don Surine | Good Night, and Good Luck at IMDb |
| 2005 | Hostage | Wil Bechler | Hostage at IMDb |
| 2005 | Carnivàle | Tommy Dolan | TV series (recurring role) |
| 2004 | CSI: Miami | Freddy Coleman | TV episode - Addiction |
| 2002 - 2003 | Presidio Med | Sean | TV series (recurring role) |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Dr. Peter Kelmer | TV episode - The Good Doctor |
| 2001 | Thieves | Special Agent Shue | TV series |
| 1998 | ER | Keith Reynolds | TV episode - My Brother's Keeper |
References
External links
- Robert Knepper's biography at Prison Break's official site
- Robert Knepper's interview at CynbytheSea
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