Robert Knepper

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Robert Knepper

Birth name	Robert Knepper
Born	July 8, 1959 Fremont, Ohio
Notable roles	"T-Bag" in Prison Break

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.

1 Biography
2 Selected filmography
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Biography

[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 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.

[edit] Personal life

Knepper presently resides in Los Angeles, California with his wife and son.

[edit] Selected filmography

Year	Title	Role	More information
2005 - present	Prison Break	Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell	TV Series - Prison Break's Official Website Season 1 Season 2
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
1987	Star Trek: The Next Generation	Wyatt Miller	TV episode - Haven