Robert Knepper
Highest Rated: 93% Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
Lowest Rated: 12% R.I.P.D. (2013)
Birthday: Jul 8, 1959
Birthplace: Fremont, Ohio, USA
A longtime guest star who appeared in the occasional film, actor Robert Knepper finally broke through as a villain television audiences loved to hate, playing inmate and sexual predator Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell on the hit series, "Prison Break" (Fox, 2005-09). Prior to that breakout performance, Knepper spent a solid two decades playing small roles on television, starting with transsexual Georgia Buckner on "L.A. Law" (NBC, 1986-1994), while also appearing in features like "D.O.A." (1988), "Renegades" (1989) and "Young Guns II" (1990). He upped his profile in smaller indies like Allison Anders' "Gas Food Lodging" (1992) and Woody Allen's "Everybody Says I Love You" (1996), before making memorable impressions with guest spots on "The West Wing" (NBC, 1999-2006) and "La Femme Nikita" (USA Network, 1997-2001). But it was "Prison Break" that allowed Knepper to finally receive the attention he deserved, which led to more substantial feature roles in "Good Night, and Good Luck" (2005), "Hitman" (2007) and "Transporter 3" (2008). On the small screen, he was the main villain on the fifth and final season of "Heroes" (NBC, 2006-2010), before resuming a steady string of guest appearances on major TV shows that increased his visibility and allowed him to display his talents in a wide array of roles.
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Robert Knepper
Filmography
Movies
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18% |
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Mindcage | Sheriff Owings (Character) | - | 2022 |
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The Moderator | Agent John Ross (Character) | - | 2022 |
19% |
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WarHunt | Sergeant Brewer (Character) | - | 2022 |
13% |
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Redemption Day | Mysterious Oil Lobbyist (Character) | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lena and Snowball | Percy (Character) | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Shadow Company | Unknown (Character) | - | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Insane | Unknown (Character) | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | S.W.A.T | Unknown (Character) | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 1st Born | Joe (Character) | - | 2018 |
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Edge of Fear | Victor Novak (Character) | - | 2018 |
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Frat Pack | Kush (Character) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dating Game Killer | Detective Jim Hamell (Character) | - | 2017 |
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Badsville | Mr. Gavin (Character) | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Carousel | Wallace (Character) | - | 2017 |
38% |
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Jack Reacher: Never Go Back | General Harkness (Character) | $58.7M | 2016 |
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Hard Target 2 | Aldrich (Character) | - | 2016 |
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The Hoarder | Vince (Character) | - | 2015 |
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Cold Deck | Turk (Character) | - | 2015 |
42% |
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Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters | Kronos (Character) | $68.5M | 2013 |
12% |
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R.I.P.D. | Stanley Nawicki (Character) | $33.6M | 2013 |
83% |
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My Way | Frank Sinatra (Character) | - | 2012 |
50% |
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SEAL Team Six: The Raid on Osama bin Laden | Lieutenant Commander (Character) | - | 2012 |
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Earth's Final Hours | John Streich (Character) | - | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Burning Daylight | Burning Daylight (Character) | - | 2010 |
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Prison Break: The Final Break | Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell (Character) | - | 2009 |
21% |
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The Day the Earth Stood Still | Colonel (Character) | $79.4M | 2008 |
40% |
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Transporter 3 | Johnson (Character) | $31.3M | 2008 |
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Turok: Son of Stone | Unknown (Character) | - | 2007 |
16% |
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Hitman | Yuri Marklov (Character) | $39.7M | 2007 |
93% |
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Good Night, and Good Luck. | Don Surine (Character) | $31.5M | 2005 |
35% |
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Hostage | Wil Bechler (Character) | $34.6M | 2005 |
17% |
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Species III | Dr. Abbot (Character) | - | 2004 |
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The Pennsylvania Miners' Story | Mark "Moe" Popernack (Character) | - | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lady in the Box | Chris Stark (Character) | - | 2000 |
47% |
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Love & Sex | Gerard (Character) | $536.3K | 2000 |
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Absence of the Good | Glenn Dwyer (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Stringer | John (Character) | - | 1998 |
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Jaded | Freddy (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mugshot | Joe (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | From the Files of Unsolved Mysteries: Voice From the Grave | Milosh (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dead of Night | Christian (Character) | - | 1996 |
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Getting Out | Carl (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Under Heat | Milo (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Pointman | Johnny (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Doorways | Thane (Character) | - | 1993 |
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When the Bough Breaks | Lt. Jimmy Creedmore (Character) | - | 1993 |
82% |
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Gas Food Lodging | Dank (Character) | - | 1992 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion | Kim Weatherly (Character) | - | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Session Man | Torrey Cole (Character) | - | 1991 |
33% |
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Renegades | Marino (Character) | $7.9M | 1989 |
62% |
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D.O.A. | Nicholas Lang (Character) | $12.7M | 1988 |
56% |
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Made in Heaven | Orrin (Character) | $4.6M | 1987 |
33% |
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Wild Thing |
Wild Thing/ |
- | 1987 |
56% |
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That's Life! | Steve Larwin (Character) | $3.6M | 1986 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Pact | Jay (Character) | 2022 |
92% | 69% | iZombie |
Angus McDonough (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2015-2018 |
85% | 86% | Homeland | Gen. Jamie McClendon (Guest Star) | 2017-2018 |
77% | 89% | The Orville | Hamelac (Guest Star) | 2017 |
94% | 83% | Twin Peaks: The Return | Rodney Mitchum (Guest Star) | 2017 |
61% | 77% | Prison Break | Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell (Character) | 2005-2009 2017 |
77% | 66% | American Horror Story | Lieutenant (Guest Star) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 83% | NCIS | Benson Long (Guest Star) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 69% | Hawaii Five-0 | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014-2015 |
No Score Yet | 88% | Chicago P.D. | Adrian Gish (Guest Star) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 88% | Chicago Fire | Adrian Gish (Guest Star) | 2015 |
89% | 59% | The Flash |
William Tockman/ |
2014 |
86% | 63% | Arrow |
William Tockman / |
2014 |
66% | 80% | Mob City | Sid Rothman (Character) | 2013 |
91% | 79% | The Blacklist | The Courier (Guest Star) | 2013 |
36% | 40% | Cult | Billy Grimm (Character) | 2013 |
No Score Yet | 81% | Breakout Kings | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2011 |
82% | 82% | Shameless | Rod (Guest Star) | 2011 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Criminal Minds | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
33% | No Score Yet | Chase | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
52% | 65% | Heroes | Samuel Sullivan (Character) | 2009-2010 |
27% | No Score Yet | Presidio Med | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002-2003 2006 |
No Score Yet | 89% | Carnivàle | Tommy Dolan (Guest Star) | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Thieves | Agent Oliver Shue (Character) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | 72% | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot | Unknown (Character) | 2001 |
81% | 95% | The West Wing | Morgan Ross (Guest Star) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 7 Days | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
76% | 79% | Star Trek: Voyager | Gaul (Guest Star) | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Strange World | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Visitor | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | 89% | Murder, She Wrote | Robbie Dorow (Guest Star) | 1993-1994 1996 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Law & Order | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Red Shoe Diaries | Nick Willard (Character) | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Civil Wars | Joey D'Amato (Guest Star) | 1991 |
0% | No Score Yet | E.A.R.T.H. Force | Dr. Peter Roland (Character) | 1990 |
92% | 90% | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Wyatt Miller (Guest Star) | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tour of Duty | PV2 Allen (Guest Star) | 1987 |