Robert Knepper Net Worth

What Is Robert Knepper's Net Worth?

Robert Knepper is an American actor who has a net worth of $2 million. Robert Knepper is best known for playing the role of Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell on the Fox series "Prison Break" (2005–2009; 2017). He has also played Tommy Dolan on HBO's "Carnivàle" (2003–2005), Samuel Sullivan on NBC's "Heroes" (2009–2010), and Angus McDonough on The CW's "iZombie" (2015–2018). Knepper has more than 150 acting credits to his name, including the films "Young Guns II" (1992), "Everyone Says I Love You" (1996), "Phantoms" (1998), "Good Night, and Good Luck" (2005), "Transporter 3" (2008), "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (2008), "My Way" (2012), "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1" (2014), "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back" (2016), and "S.W.A.T." (2019) and the television series "Thieves" (2001), "Stargate Universe" (2010), "Cult" (2013), "Twin Peaks" (2017), and "Nova Vita" (2021). Robert played Antonius in "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1" (2014) and "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2" (2015), and he has lent his voice to the films "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1996), "Turok: Son of Stone" (2008), and "Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters" (2013). He also served as an executive producer on the 2022 film "Mindcage."

Early Life

Robert Knepper was born Robert Lyle Knepper on July 8, 1959, in Fremont, Ohio. His father, Donald Knepper, was a veterinarian, and his mother, Pat Deck, was a props-handler at a local theater, which inspired Robert to become interested in acting at an early age. Knepper grew up in Maumee, Ohio, and attended Maumee High School, graduating in 1977. He then enrolled at Northwestern University, and during his college days, he began acting professionally in Chicago productions. Before earning his degree, Robert dropped out of college and moved to New York City.

Career

Knepper made his onscreen debut in 1986, appearing in the film "That's Life!" and guest-starring on "The Paper Chase." He played the title role in the 1987 film "Wild Thing," and he followed it with "Made in Heaven" (1987), "D.O.A." (1988), and "Renegades" (1989). He appeared in three episodes of "L.A. Law" between 1986 and 1993, and he guest-starred on "Tour of Duty" (1987), "The Twilight Zone" (1987), "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987), and "Gideon Oliver" (1989). In the '90s, Robert starred in films such as "Young Guns II" (1990), "When the Bough Breaks" (1994), "Search and Destroy" (1995), "Dead of Night" (1996), "Everyone Says I Love You" (1996), "You Are Here" (1997), "Phantoms" (1998), and "Jaded" (1998), and he voiced Frollo's Soldiers in the animated Disney movie "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1996). He played Dr. Peter Roland on the short-lived CBS series "E.A.R.T.H. Force" (1990), and he guest-starred on "China Beach" (1990–1991), "Civil Wars" (1991), "Red Shoe Diaries" (1992), "Murder, She Wrote" (1993–1996), "Law & Order" (1995), "New York Undercover" (1995), "ER" (1998), and "Star Trek: Voyager" (1999) and appeared in the TV movies "Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion" (1991) and "Zelda" (1993).

Robert began the 2000s with a role in the film "Love & Sex," then he appeared in "Lady in the Box" (2001), "Topa Topa Bluffs" (2002), "Swatters" (2002), "Hostage" (2005), "Hitman" (2007), "Transporter 3" (2008), and "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (2008). In 2005, he portrayed Don Surine in the George Clooney-directed historical drama "Good Night, and Good Luck," which earned six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. Knepper guest-starred on "Profiler" (2000), "La Femme Nikita" (2000), "The West Wing" (2001), "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (2001), and "CSI: Miami" (2004), and he portrayed Robert F. Kennedy in the TV movie "Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot." He played Special Agent Shue on the 2001 ABC drama "Thieves," then he had recurring roles as Sean on the CBS medical drama "Presidio Med" (2002–2003) and Tommy Dolan on HBO's "Carnivàle" (2003–2005). In 2005, Robert began starring as Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell on Fox's "Prison Break." The series originally ended in 2009, and Knepper reprised his role in the 2009 TV movie "Prison Break: The Final Break" (which took place before the final scene of the series) and the 2017 revival of the show. He played Samuel Sullivan on the NBC series "Heroes" from 2009 to 2010 and Simeon on Syfy's "Stargate Universe" in 2010.

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Next, Knepper appeared in the films "Burning Daylight" (2010), "R.I.P.D." (2013), "Ride" (2014), "The Hoarder" (2015), "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back" (2016), "Badsville" (2017), "Frat Pack" (2018), "Edge of Fear" (2018), "S.W.A.T." (2019), "Redemption Day" (2021), "Warhunt" (2022), "Mindcage" (2022), and "The Last Supper" (2025), and he portrayed Frank Sinatra in the 2012 biopic "My Way." He also played Antonius in "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1," which grossed $755.4 million at the box office, and "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2" (2015), which earned $661.4 million. Robert guest-starred on "Criminal Minds" (2010), "Shameless" (2011), "The Blacklist" (2013), "Hawaii Five-0" (2014–2015), "Arrow" (2014), "The Flash" (2014), "Chicago Fire" (2015), "Chicago PD" (2015), "NCIS" (2015), "American Horror Story: Hotel" (2015), "The Orville" (2017), and "The Pact" (2022), and he had recurring roles as Captain Johanson on the TNT crime drama "Public Morals" (2015), General Jamie McClendon on the Showtime espionage thriller "Homeland" (2016–2018), and Rodney Mitchum on the 2017 "Twin Peaks" revival. In 2013, Knepper played Roger Reeves /Billy Grimm on The CW series "Cult" and Sid Rothman on the TNT crime drama "Mob City. From 2015 to 2019, he appeared in 17 episodes of The CW's "iZombie" as Angus McDonough.

Personal Life

Robert was married to Tory Herald from 2005 to 2010, and they welcomed a son, Benjamin Peter, in 2002. Knepper wed Nadine Kary on July 8, 2013. In November 2017, costume designer Susan Bertram accused Robert of sexually assaulting her on the "Gas Food Lodging" set in the early 1990s. He denied the accusations on social media, and in February 2018, Betram filed a defamation lawsuit. In June 2021, the lawsuit was settled, and the terms have not been publicly disclosed. After Betram's allegations came to light, four more women came forward with allegations against Knepper, including a rape allegation. Robert denied all the allegations, and when The CW conducted an internal inquiry, the network found no evidence of misconduct taking place on the set on "iZombie" and let him remain on the series.

Award Nominations

In 2006, Knepper received a Satellite Award nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for "Prison Break," and the following year, the show earned him a Teen Choice Award nomination for Choice TV: Villain. In 2018, he received a Best Supporting Actor nomination for "Badsville" at the Vancouver Badass Film Festival.

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