Robert Knepper Biography

Fast Facts

• Graduated from Maumee High School in Ohio in 1977
• Studied drama at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill
• Had one child with casting director Tori Herald and later married Nadine Kary in 2013
• Became interested in acting because of his mother, who worked in a community theater's props department
• Made his screen acting debut in the TV series "The Paper Chase" in 1986
• Quote: "Sometimes I turn down bad guy parts out of boredom from doing the same type of role ․․․ [But] these kind of characters tend to make choices in their lives that are more interesting to play and watch, than those of the typical good guys․"
• Quote: "My favorite role is the one I haven't played yet․ That'll keep me acting till the day I die․ Most times I think roles pick me instead of the other way around․"
• Best known for playing Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell in "Prison Break" and Samuel Sullivan in "Heroes․"