Robert Lyle Knepper (born July 8, 1959) is an American actor best
known for his role as Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell in the Fox drama series
Prison Break (2005â€"2009, 2017), Samuel Sullivan in the final season
of the NBC series Heroes (2009â€"2010), Angus McDonough in The CW
series iZombie (2015â€"2018) and Rodney Mitchum in Showtime's revival
of Twin Peaks (2017). He has also appeared in films such as Hitman
(2007), Transporter 3 (2008) and Jack Reacher Never Go Back
(2016).Knepper was born in Fremont, Ohio, and raised in Maumee, Ohio,
the son of Pat Deck and Donald Knepper, a veterinarian. He was
interested in acting from an early age, due to his mother's
involvement as a props-handler at a community theater, and after
graduating from Maumee High School in 1977, he attended Northwestern
University. 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!. Knepper went on to have larger
roles in such films as Wild Thing, Young Guns II, When the Bough
Breaks and Everyone Says I Love You. He made appearances on such
television series as The Twilight Zone, Star Trek: The Next
Generation, ER and Law & Order. In 2005, after a recurring role on the
HBO series Carnivà le, Knepper was cast in his best-known role, as
Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell in Prison Break. The series received positive
reviews upon release, and "T-Bag" is often considered to be one of the
greatest television villains of all time. During his time on Prison
Break, Knepper also starred in a number of films; Good Night, and Good
Luck, Hitman, Transporter 3 and The Day the Earth Stood Still.
known for his role as Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell in the Fox drama series
Prison Break (2005â€"2009, 2017), Samuel Sullivan in the final season
of the NBC series Heroes (2009â€"2010), Angus McDonough in The CW
series iZombie (2015â€"2018) and Rodney Mitchum in Showtime's revival
of Twin Peaks (2017). He has also appeared in films such as Hitman
(2007), Transporter 3 (2008) and Jack Reacher Never Go Back
(2016).Knepper was born in Fremont, Ohio, and raised in Maumee, Ohio,
the son of Pat Deck and Donald Knepper, a veterinarian. He was
interested in acting from an early age, due to his mother's
involvement as a props-handler at a community theater, and after
graduating from Maumee High School in 1977, he attended Northwestern
University. 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!. Knepper went on to have larger
roles in such films as Wild Thing, Young Guns II, When the Bough
Breaks and Everyone Says I Love You. He made appearances on such
television series as The Twilight Zone, Star Trek: The Next
Generation, ER and Law & Order. In 2005, after a recurring role on the
HBO series Carnivà le, Knepper was cast in his best-known role, as
Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell in Prison Break. The series received positive
reviews upon release, and "T-Bag" is often considered to be one of the
greatest television villains of all time. During his time on Prison
Break, Knepper also starred in a number of films; Good Night, and Good
Luck, Hitman, Transporter 3 and The Day the Earth Stood Still.
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