Robert Knepper
Robert Knepper ( Robert Knepper ), born in Fremont, Ohio on July 8, 1959, is an American film and television actor
[1]
.
From 1977 to 1981, he studied drama performance at Northwestern University in the United States
[2]
. In 2005, he was well-known by the audience for playing the controversial role T-Bag in the TV series " Prison Break " produced by Fox Broadcasting Corporation
[3]
. In 2007, he was nominated for the best TV drama villain in the American Teen Choice Award
[4]
. In 2008, invited by Luc Besson to star in the action movie " Transporter 3 "
[5]
; starred in the movie " Burning Daylight "
[6]
in 2010; participated in the movie " The Hunger Games: Mockingjay-Part 1 " in 2014 ; 2016 Participated in the movie " Jack Reacher: Never Go Back "
[7]
; In 2019, participated in the movie " Rebirth of the Domain "
[8]
and the movie " SWAT "
[9]
, Starring in the movie " Imprisonment "
[10]
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Early Experience
In 1959, Robert Knepper was born in Fremont, Ohio, USA . Because his mother is a community theater worker, Kneip has a strong interest in stage plays since he was a child. As a child, he often performed plays in communities and high school campuses.
In 1977, after graduating from high school, Knapp was admitted to Northwestern University to study drama, while starring in movies and TV series in Chicago; nearing graduation, he dropped out and went to New York to develop
.
Performing Experience
In 1986, Kneip participated in the drama " That's Life! " ( also known as: That's Life! ), in which he played the supporting role Steve Larwin; in the same year, he appeared in the fourth season of the law drama "The Paper Chase" and the crime drama " LA Law" "The first season
.
In 1987, he joined the feature film "Wild Thing" as a star for the first time; in the same year, he made a guest appearance in the fantasy film " Made in Heaven " and the science fiction drama " Star Trek : The Next Generation"
.
In 1989, he made a guest appearance in the action movie " Renegades " ( also known as: Renegades ), playing the handsome but dark-hearted gang boss Marino ( he played this type of villain many times afterwards )
.
In 1990, Kneip joined the science fiction drama "EARTH Force" as the permanent role of Dr. Peter Rowland (a positive character ), but was hacked after the show was broadcast for three episodes
.
In 1992, he participated in the drama " Gas Food Lodging " and played the tragic character Dank
.
In 1994, he starred in the TV movies " Getting Out " and "Pointman", and in the same year guest starred in the feature films " When the Bough Breaks " and "Under Heat"
.
In 1998, Knapp took over the feature film " Jaded ", in which he played Freddy, a friend of the heroine Meg, who helped the heroine win accusations and reap love
.
In 2001, he participated in the drama "Lady in the Box" and played the second male Chris Stark
. In the same year, he participated in the crime drama "The Thief" and played Shue, the second male agent
.
In 2003, starred in the horror drama " Carnivàle ", playing Tommy Dolan
.
In 2004, he made a guest appearance in the horror film " Species III ", playing the role of Dr. Abbott, the trigger of the event
. In the same year, he continued to play Tommy Dolan in the second season of the horror drama "Carnivàle"
.
In 2005, the starring crime drama " Prison Break " premiered. The 46-year-old Kneip became well-known to the audience for the controversial role T-bag in the drama , and was selected as the most popular role of the drama by the US "New York Times"; then he Continue to participate in the second, third, and four seasons of the play, as well as related TV movies and promotional short films
. Since then, Kneipp consecutive opportunities to perform a number of films, including: " Good Night, And Good Luck ", " FireWire confrontation ", " at The Day at The Earth Stood Still ", "Turok: rock son " (dubbing) and so on
.
In 2007, he participated in the drama " Hitman: Codename 47 " and played the role of Russian agent Yuri Marklov
.
In 2008, at the invitation of Luc Besson, Kneip played the role of the villain Johnson in the feature film " Transporter 3 " produced by him
.
In 2009, Knapp played the villain Samuel in the fourth season of the sci-fi drama " Super Heroes ". The character is similar to the villain he has portrayed many times before, but is still cunning in appearance and dark inwardly
.
In 2010, he participated in the sci-fi drama " Stargate: Universe " and played Simeon, a Lucian Union soldier who holds terrible secrets. He is the resident character of the season
. In the same year, he starred in the independent film " Burning Daylight "
.
In 2011 , he appeared in the comedy " Shameless ", and once again played the famous role "T-Bag" in the crime drama " Breakout Kings "; in the same year, he participated in the TV movies " Earth's Final Hours " and " RIPD "
.
In 2012, he participated in the biopic " Cloclo " ( aka Cloclo ), the biopic " Seal Team 6: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden " and the feature film " The Mourning Hour "
. In the same year, he starred in the comic adaptation of " Arrow " and played the role of Clock King
.
In 2013, Kneip joined the mystery suspense drama " Cult " ( aka: Cult of Cult ), which has a plot similar to the "multiple nesting" in " Inception ". His "first" character Roger Reeves is an actor, and his "second" character Billy Grimm is a terrifying cult leader
. In the same year, he also appeared in the crime drama " The Blacklist " and participated in the science fiction film " Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters "
.
In 2014, Kneip continued to play the role of "King of Bell" in the sister drama " The Flash " of "Arrow" , and guest detective in the crime drama " Hawaii Five-0 ". In the same year, he participated in the science fiction film " The Hunger Games: Mockingjay-Part 1 " and played Antonius in the film. This role was specially arranged by the screenwriter and not in the original novel
.
In 2015, Kneipp appeared in the TV series " Chicago Fire " and the spin-off series " Chicago PD "; then he guest-starred in the sci-fi drama " iZombie " as the father of the villain character Blaine, and played the corporate role in the 8-hour mini historical drama " Texas Rising " Home Buckley, played Captain Johanson in the historical drama " Public Morals ", and participated in the horror drama " Hotel "
.
In 2016, he participated in the action film "Hard Target 2", historical drama " Twin Peaks ", and " Prison Break " restart version (expected to be broadcast in March 2017 )
; in July, appeared in the San Diego Comic Show and restarted " Prison Break " Version on stage to promote
; in August, participated in the sixth season of the spy war drama " Homeland ", as General Jamie McLendon, the play is a spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense, responsible for listening to the president-elect Elizabeth Keane and other The transition team's instructions
; on October 21, Tom Cruise starred in the action film " Jack Reacher: Never Go Back " released in China, Kneip played the villain General Harkness
.
In 2018, he participated in the suspense film " Imprisonment " and played the role of the villain "Dean Victor". He is a subtle and gloomy anatomy master
.
In 2019, he participated in the film " Rebirth " directed by Bobby Rose , playing the role of drug criminal Victor
; in the film " SWAT " directed by Ding Sheng, he was the leader of the villain
.
On September 15, 2020, the starring crime suspense movie " Imprisonment " was exclusively launched on iQiyi
.
Personal Life
Robert Knepper's father, Donald Knepper, was a veterinarian, and his mother, Pat Deck, worked in the prop room of a local community theater ( died in 2003 )
.
Knepp and Tory Herald were married in 2005, and they had a son after marriage. The son was named Ben Knepper ( full name: Benjamin Peter Knepper ). The two divorced in 2010; on July 8, 2013, he married Nadine Kary
.
Character Evaluation
From "Prison Break" to "The Blacklist", Robert Knepper is like a realistic version of the term "bad guy professional"
. As a TV villain all year round, he
is known as one of the most dazzling "TV villains" ( )
. He gave the character a neurotic time bomb-like mental space. His slightly curled mouth seems to always remind others of his high demands and dissatisfaction at any time. His smile never makes people feel sunny, but cold
.
