Tom Benedict Knight Biography

Fast Facts

• Fell in love with acting during his first scene in New York City
• Grew up with a family of painters and originally rebelled against his artistic roots, pursuing material gain through business
• When he decided to reconnect with his artistic side in his 30s, he tried acting because of his range of accents and background in sales
• Quote: "[on Michael Franzese] "Michael told me I was becoming more and more like him every day on set․""
• Quote: "[on "God the Father"] "Even if I was not part of this film, I would have to see it․""
• Known for acting in "Kick Ass 2," "Dracula Untold" and the miniseries "Houdini․"
• The real Michael Franzese was on set with Knight while he was playing Franzese in the film "God the Father․"
• Enjoys writing in his free time and feels that if he wasn't an actor, he would be a writer
• If he could have only one movie to watch while stranded on a desert island, he would choose "Heat․"
• Read all of Michael Franzese's books while preparing to play him on film and watched him speak publicly to adopt his mannerisms