Robert Knepper was born on July 8, 1959 in Fremont, Ohio. He is an American actor. His father, Donald, is a veterinarian who currently owns practices in Toledo and Perrysburg. His mother, Pat Deck, worked in the props department for the Maumee community theater while Rob was growing up. Her involvement in theater gave Rob his interest in becoming an actor.

Robert spent many years working in community theater and high school productions. He graduated in 1977 from Maumee High School and from 1977 to 1981, attended Northwestern University where he studied drama. Since then, he has performed a wide variety of roles in TV and film.

His mother died during the last week of filming The Pennsylvania Coal Miners' Story, the movie depicting the true story of the Quecreek mine rescue in which Rob played Mark Popernack, the last of the nine miners to be rescued.

He starred in Hostage (2005), Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) and TV Episodes prison Break. He has recently been cast for the upcoming film Hitman, but his role is yet to be released.

Robert lives with his wife, Tori, and three-year-old boy, Ben, in their Los Angeles, California home.

Filmography

• Hitman (2007)
• "Prison Break" (40 episodes, 2005-2007)
• Prison Break: The Road to Freedom (2007)
• Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
• Hostage (2005)
• "Carnivàle" (12 episodes, 2003-2005)
• "Point Pleasant" (1 episode, 2005)
• "CSI: Miami" (1 episode, 2004)
• Species III (2004)
• "Presidio Med" (5 episodes, 2002-2003)
• The Pennsylvania Miners' Story (2002)
• "Haunted" (1 episode, 2002)
• Topa Topa Bluffs (2002)
• Swatters (2002)
• "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (1 episode, 2001)
• "Thieves" (2001)
• Lady in the Box (2001)
• Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot (2001)
• "The West Wing" (1 episode, 2001)
• "La Femme Nikita" (1 episode, 2000)
• "Profiler" (1 episode, 2000)
• "Harsh Realm" (1 episode, 2000)
• "Seven Days" (1 episode, 2000)
• Love & Sex (2000)
• Absence of the Good (1999)
• "Star Trek: Voyager" (1 episode, 1999)
• Kidnapped in Paradise (1999)
• "Strange World" (1 episode, 1999)
• "Brimstone" (1 episode, 1998)
• The Stringer (1998)
• "ER" (1 episode, 1998)
• Phantoms (1998)
• You Are Here (1998)
• "The Visitor" (1 episode, 1997)
• Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
• Under Heat (1996)
• "Central Park West" (1 episode, 1996)
• Voice from the Grave (1996)
• "Murder, She Wrote" (3 episodes, 1993-1996)
• Desert Breeze (1996)
• Jaded (1996)
• The Undercover Kid (1996)
• Dead of Night (1996)
• "Pointman" (1 episode, 1995)
• "New York News" (1 episode, 1995)
• "Law & Order" (1 episode, 1995)
• Search and Destroy (1995)
• MugShot (1995)
• Getting Out (1994)
• Pointman (1994)
• Zelda (1993)
• South Beach" (1993)
• Red Shoe Diaries 2: Double Dare (1993)
• "L.A. Law" (3 episodes, 1986-1993)
• Doorways (1993)
• When the Bough Breaks (1993)
• Where the Day Takes You (1992)
• "Red Shoe Diaries" (1 episode, 1992)
• Gas, Food Lodging (1992)
• "Tequila and Bonetti" (1 episode, 1992)
• "Civil Wars" (1 episode, 1991)
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion (1991)
• "China Beach" (2 episodes, 1990-1991)
• Session Man (1991)
• "E.A.R.T.H. Force" (3 episodes, 1990)
• Young Guns II (1990)
• Renegades (1989)
• "Gideon Oliver" (1 episode, 1989)
• D.O.A. (1988)
• "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1 episode, 1987)
• Made in Heaven (1987)
• "Tour of Duty" (1 episode, 1987)
• "The Twilight Zone" (1 episode, 1987)
• Police Story: The Freeway Killings (1987)
• Wild Thing (1987)
• That's Life! (1986)
• "The Paper Chase" (1 episode, 1986)