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Robert Lyle Knepper (born July 8, 1959) is an American actor. He currently has a starring role as Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell in the Fox network's drama series, Prison Break for which he was nominated for a Satellite Award. He also appeared in the film Hitman as Yuri, chief of the Russian secret service (FSB). Though his role as scurrilous inmate Theodore “T-Bag” Bagwell on “Prison Break” (Fox, 2005-) earned him the status of the latest villain TV audiences love to hate, actor Robert Knepper had already played a wide variety of roles in films and on television throughout his 25-year career. A fan favorite in the role of “Theodore ‘T-Bag’ Bagwell, Robert Knepper will next be starring in the feature film adaptation of “Hitman,” based on the best-selling video game of the same name. Knepper’s additional feature film credits include “Good Night, and Good Luck,” “Hostage,” “Species III,” “Swatters” and “Love & Sex,” as well as “Young Guns II,” “Renegades,” “That’s Life” and “Wild Thing.” On television, Knepper has had recurring roles on the series “Carnivale,” “Thieves,” “Haunted” and “Presidio Med.” He has guest-starred on series such as “ER,” “The West Wing” and “Getting Out.” Knepper also starred in the miniseries “Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot.” . Knepper owes his acting career in large part to his mother, who, when he was a child, worked in the props department for a community theater in Fremont, OH. This involvement sparked Knepper’s interest in the arts, leading him to work in community theater and high school productions. He went on to study drama at Northwestern University. 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. Robert Knepper the son of a veterinarian, was born in Fremont, Ohio and raised in Maumee (near Toledo). When he was growing up, his mother worked in the props department for the community theater, and because of her involvement, he became interested in acting. Knepper spent many years working in community theater and high school productions. Later, he studied drama at Northwestern University. He is a resident of Southern California. 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. 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!. 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. A recurring role as Dana Delaney’s husband on the short-lived CBS hospital drama “Presidio Med” (2002) preceded several impressive projects for Knepper: the ambitious HBO fantasy drama “Carnivale” (2003-05), for which he played reporter Tommy Dolan, who doggedly pursued the story of the seemingly possessed Brother Justin; the suspense thriller “Hostage” (2005), in which he played a hostage negotiator; and George Clooney’s “Good Night, and Good Luck” (2005), which gave him a small but noticeable role as an investigator for Senator Joseph McCarthy. Knepper was looking for his next role when the audition for “Prison Break” came his way. As the swaggering, scheming sexual predator Bagwell, Knepper added a disturbingly unforgettable character to his varied and consistently solid body of work. Knepper has also 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, The West Wing and Prison Break. Son of a veterinarian in real life, his character T-bag on Prison Break has a twisted encounter with a veterinarian in Season 2. He lives with his family in Los Angeles. Robert studied drama in Northwestern University (1977-1981). Robert and Tori are parents of a boy named Benjamin Peter Knepper. Mother: Pat Deck (died in 2003). Father: Donald Knepper. Son-in-law of Peter V. Herald. Brother-in-law of Michael Herald. Graduated from Maumee Highs School in Maumee, Ohio. Was the class of 1977. Before getting the part of T-Bag in "Prison Break" (2005), he considered becoming a park ranger to support his family, due to the 'phasing out of the middle-class actor'. During filming of Hitman (2007), his Danish co-star Ulrich Thomsen jokingly confided in him that his last name, "knepper", is in fact a dirty word in Danish. Knepper presently resides in Dallas, Texas with his wife Tori, and son Ben. Due to his busy filming schedule, it takes time away from his son Ben. To help deal with this problem, Robert draws and faxes a cartoon, on the set of Prison Break, to his 5 year old son everyday. He also has a stepson named Peter. |
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