Robert Knepper

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 (2005–2009, 2017) and Samuel Sullivan in the final season of Heroes. He has also appeared in films such as Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), Hitman (2007) and Transporter 3 (2008). 2Early life Knepper was born in Fremont, Ohio, to Pat Deck and Donald Knepper. He was interested in acting from an early age, due to his mother's involvement at a community theater. He was raised in Maumee, Ohio, near Toledo, by his mother and father, who are veterinarians. Knepper spent many years of his youth working in community theater and high school productions. After graduating from Maumee High School in 1977, he attended Northwestern University to study drama. 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. 2Career 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