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Robert Knepper

Robert Knepper

39 movies on Netflix

Biography

Robert Knepper is an American actor who started in theater before moving into television and film. Born in Fremont, Ohio, and raised in Maumee, Ohio, he became interested in acting through his mother's work at a community theater. He studied at Northwestern University and worked in Chicago theater. He began his screen career in 1986 with That's Life! (1986) and later had roles in Wild Thing (1987), Young Guns II (1990), and When the Bough Breaks (1994). His best-known role came in 2005 as Theodore T-Bag Bagwell in the Fox drama Prison Break, which ran until 2009 and returned in 2017; the character is often cited as one of television's greatest villains. During that time he appeared in Hitman (2007), Transporter 3 (2008), and The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008). After Prison Break, he played Samuel Sullivan in Heroes and later appeared on iZombie and in the Twin Peaks revival.

67years old

Turns 68 on July 8in 268 days

  • Born Fremont
  • Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
  • Also credited as Robert Lyle Knepper

Movie Career

Films
39
Career span
39 years1986 to 2025

Genres

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  1. Early training

    Knepper quit Northwestern University near the end of his degree and moved to New York City, where he kept working in theater.

  2. First role

    Knepper did not plan on film and television work, but his screen career began in 1986 with The Paper Chase and That's Life!.

  3. Big break

    Knepper had a recurring part on the HBO show Carnivàle. In 2005 he was cast as Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell in Prison Break, the role he became best known for.

  4. Beyond film

    Knepper voiced the audiobook adaptation of The Secret History of Twin Peaks, the tie-in epistolary novel for the show in which he played gangster Rodney Mitchum.

Robert Knepper movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Hitman2007 Action, Crime, Dramaas Yuri Marklov

    IMDb rating 6.2188K votes

  2. Transporter 32008 Action, Adventure, Crimeas Johnson

    IMDb rating 6.1187K votes

  3. R.I.P.D.2013as Stanley Nawicki

    IMDb rating 5.6153K votes

  4. Jack Reacher: Never Go Back2016as Gen. Harkness

    IMDb rating 6.2196K votes

  5. The Day the Earth Stood Still2008as Colonel

    IMDb rating 5.5189K votes

  6. Hostage2005as Wil Bechler

    IMDb rating 6.5117K votes

  7. Species III2004as Dr. Abbot

    IMDb rating 4.212K votes

  8. Prison Break: The Final Break2009as Theodore 'T-Bag' Bagwell

    IMDb rating 7.829K votes

Most often with

Brad Turner directed two of these films, Hicham Hajji two and Mauro Borrelli two. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Gary Dourdan, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Gary DourdanBrice Bexter, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Brice BexterJames Hong, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with James HongKiefer Sutherland, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Kiefer SutherlandWilliam Fichtner, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with William FichtnerKim Coates, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Kim CoatesBrad TurnerDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Brad TurnerHicham HajjiDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Hicham HajjiMauro BorrelliDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Mauro Borrelli

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Box office

What Robert Knepper's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$952 million

20 of the 39 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 39 films: 20 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 7 never in cinemas; 10 figure not found; 1 too new to count.

  • 20Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 7Never in cinemas
  • 10Figure not found
  • 1Too new to count

Top grosser

The Day the Earth Stood Still2008as Colonel$233 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 95% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Day the Earth Stood Still2008as Colonel
    $233M24.5% of the total
  2. 2
    Jack Reacher: Never Go Back2016as Gen. Harkness
    $162M17.0% of the total
  3. 3
    Transporter 32008as Johnson
    $109M11.4% of the total
  4. 4
    Hard Target 22016as Jonah Aldrich
    $105M11.0% of the total
  5. 5
    Hitman2007as Yuri Marklov
    $101M10.6% of the total
  6. 6
    Hostage2005as Wil Bechler
    $78M8.2% of the total
  7. 7
    R.I.P.D.2013as Stanley Nawicki
    $62M6.5% of the total
  8. 8
    Young Guns II1990as Deputy Carlyle
    $59M6.2% of the total
D.O.A. (1988), $12.7 millionRenegades (1989), $9.0 millionThe Last Supper (2025), $6.3 millionPhantoms (1998), $5.6 millionMade in Heaven (1987), $4.6 millionAlzarfa (2025), $2.4 millionGas Food Lodging (1992), $1.3 millionLove & Sex (2000), $580,372Where the Day Takes You (1992), $390,152Search and Destroy (1995), $389,503Wild Thing (1987), $84,000Lena and Snowball (2021), $8,756

$43.4 millionfrom the other 12 films with a worldwide figure, 5% of the total

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