T. R. Knight
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Main otherScript error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Template:Wikidata image Theodore Raymond Knight (born March 26, 1973) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Dr. George O'Malley on the ABC medical drama television series Grey's Anatomy (2005–2009, 2020), which earned him a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2007.
Early life
Knight was born March 26, 1973,[1] in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he became involved with the Guthrie Theater at the age of twelve.[2] He attended Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, for grades K-8.[3] Knight received the Conners Foundation Scholarship as a freshman and apprenticed at the Children's Theatre Company. He also worked at the local Red Owl supermarket alongside his brother. After finishing high school at the Academy of Holy Angels in Richfield, Knight enrolled at the University of St. Thomas for a brief period of time.[4] He dropped out and soon landed leading roles at the Guthrie Theater.[2]
Career
Knight moved to New York City and appeared on the stage. He played opposite Patti LuPone in the 2001 Broadway revival of Noises Off.[5] He performed in 2003 as Damis in Tartuffe.[6] He performed in the 2003 Off-Broadway production of Scattergood,[7] receiving a Drama Desk Award nomination as Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play.[8] Knight also starred Off-Broadway at Primary Stages in the 2004 drama Boy.[9]
On television, Knight was a regular cast member of the short-lived Nathan Lane/Laurie Metcalf 2003 CBS television series Charlie Lawrence.[10]
In 2005, Knight was cast in his breakthrough role as Dr. George O'Malley on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy. Introduced as a surgical intern at the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital, O'Malley worked his way up to resident level, while his relationships with his colleagues Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh), Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl) and Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) formed a focal point of the series. When Knight auditioned for the show, he expected a one-season run. In 2009, after the conclusion of the fifth season, it was confirmed that Knight would not be returning for the show's sixth season. The actor said the reason for his departure was due to a "breakdown in communication" with executive producer Shonda Rhimes, his character's lack of screen time,[11] and his decision to come out as gay.[12]
Knight received generally positive reviews for his performance as O'Malley, and garnered a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards.
Knight starred as Leo Frank in a production of the musical Parade, which opened October 4, 2009, at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles.[13] He returned to Broadway in David Mamet's A Life in the Theatre in 2010, where he played the role of John,[14] opposite Patrick Stewart. In 2019, he voiced Sir Cedric, the gay protagonist in the animated series The Bravest Knight.[15] In 2016, a sci-fi series called 11.22.63 with James Franco aired for one season. Knight plays Johnny Clayton, Franco's love interest's abusive husband.
Personal life
Knight came out as gay during his role on Grey's Anatomy in 2006. After his role on the hit series ended, Knight married his husband Patrick B. Leahy, a ballet dancer and writer, in Hudson, New York, on October 7, 2013.[16][17]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Dear, Home Letters from World War I | Soldier | |
| 2002 | Garmento | Daniel | |
| 2006 | Last Request | Jeffrey | |
| 2013 | 42 | Harold Parrot | |
| 2015 | A Year and Change | Kenny | |
| 2017 | Hello Again | Carl (The Husband) | |
| 2024 | Adam the First | Jacob Jr | |
| 2025 | Forge | Sandy Baker |
Television
Stage
- Broadway
Source: Playbill Vault[18]
- Noises Off (2001 revival) as Tim Allgood
- Tartuffe (2003 revival) as Damis
- A Life in the Theatre (2010) as John
- It's Only a Play (2015) as Frank Finger
- Stranger Things: The First Shadow (2025) as Victor Creel
- Off-Broadway
Source: Internet Off-Broadway Database[19]
- Marvin's Room (1998)[20][21]
- This Lime Tree Bower (1999) as Joe
- Macbeth (1999) as Donalbain/Messenger
- The Refreshment of the Spirit (2000)[22]
- Right Way to Sue (2001 at HERE Mainstage) as Franklin/Various characters[23]
- The Hologram Theory (2000) at MCGinn/Cazale Theater[24] as Tweety
- The Lake's End (2003)
- Scattergood (2003) as Brendan Hilliard
- Voices of Peace and Dissent (2003) at Worth Street Theatre[25]
- Boy (2004) as title character[26]
- The Marriage of Bette & Boo (2007)
- Sold (2011) as Michael
- Romeo and Juliet (2013) as Mercutio
- Pocatello (2014) (Playwrights Horizons)
- Readings
- Truth or Consequences (Staged Reading)
- The Fool (2002) (Staged Reading)[27]
- White People (Staged Reading)
- The Scholar (Staged Reading)
- Lend Me a Tenor (2009) (Staged Reading)[28]
- On a Clear Day (2010) (Staged Reading)
- Torch Song Trilogy (2011) (Staged Reading)
- June Moon (2011) (Roundabout PlayReading Series)[29]
- Honeymoon in Vegas (2011) (Staged Reading) as Jack Singer[30][31]
- The Miser (2012) (Reading)[32]
- Regional
- What Didn't Happen (2000) (Workshop at Vassar)[33]
- Earth to Bucky (2003) at Bay Street Theater as Bucky[34]
- Parade (2009) as Leo Frank at Mark Taper Forum – Los Angeles, CA[35]
- The Seagull (2012) (radio theater) as Konstantin Gavrilovich Treplev, James Bridges Theater at UCLA – Los Angeles, CA[36]
- Guthrie Theater – Minneapolis, MN[37]
- A Christmas Carol (1978–1980, 1996) as Tiny Tim, Dick Wilkins/Others
- Philadelphia, Here I Come! (1996) as Joe
- She Stoops to Conquer (1996)
- Racing Demon as Ewan Gilmour (1997)
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (1997) as Francis Flute
- Much Ado About Nothing (1998) as Watchman
- Ah, Wilderness! (1999) as Richard Miller
- Amadeus (2001) as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Jungle Theater – Minneapolis, MN
- Journey's End as 2nd Lt. Jimmy Raleigh (1995)
- Minnesota History Theatre – St. Paul, MN
- Civil Ceremony as Samuel (1996)
- Illusion Theatre – Minneapolis, MN
- Angelheaded Hipster: Howl for Allen (1997) as Allen Ginsberg
- Women's Club of Minneapolis – Minneapolis, MN
- The Laramie Project (2008)[4]
- Chanhassen Dinner Theatres – Chanhassen, MN
- Brighton Beach Memoirs (1993) as Eugene Morris Jerome
- Theatre in the Round – Minneapolis, MN
- Gemini (1992) as Randy
- Off-Broadway Musical Theatre – New Hope, MN
References
External links
- Template:Trim/ Template:PAGENAMEBASE at IMDbTemplate:EditAtWikidataScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- T. R. Knight on TVguide.com
- T. R. Knight at Broadway.com
- ABC Bio
- Articles
- 2001 interview at Broadway.com
- 2004 article from Playbill
- 2006 interview at ABC News
- 2006 article from Minneapolis Star Tribune
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ a b "Biography. T. R. Knight" infoplease.com. Retrieved March 31, 2015
- ↑ Walsh, Jim. "An improvisational life" Template:Webarchive southwestjournal.com, September 23, 2012
- ↑ a b Papatola, Dominic P. "'Grey's Anatomy' star comes home for a project near to his heart" twincities.com, October 12, 2008
- ↑ Jones, Kenneth. "Bway Run of Noises Off Revival Ends Sept. 1" Playbill, September 1, 2002
- ↑ Isherwood, Charles. "Review. 'Tartuffe' " Variety, January 9, 2003
- ↑ Weber, Bruce. "Theater Review. A Dedicated Pupil for a Professor of Seduction" The New York Times, March 5, 2003
- ↑ Murray, Matthew. "2003 Drama Desk Awards Presented" theatermania.com, May 18, 2003
- ↑ " Boy Listing" Template:Webarchive Internet Off-Broadway Database. Retrieved March 31, 2015
- ↑ Gans, Andrew. "Nathan Lane's "Charlie Lawrence" Pulled from CBS Schedule" Playbill, July 1, 2003
- ↑ T.R. Knight reveals why he left 'Grey's Anatomy'" CNN, July 23, 2009
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ McNulty, Charles. "Theater Review" Los Angeles Times, October 4, 2009
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Template:Cite magazine
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ "T.R. Knight Broadway" playbillvault.com. Retrieved March 31, 2015
- ↑ "T.R. Knight Listing" Template:Webarchive Internet Off-Broadway Database. Retrieved March 31, 2015
- ↑ under DAVID CASTANEDA (Lighting Design)Template:Dead link
- ↑ under directing credits
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Murray, Matthew. "Review" talkinbroadway.com, May 21, 2001
- ↑ Hofler, Robert. "Review" Variety, April 3, 2000
- ↑ Simonson, Robert. "Worth Street Revives 'Voices of Peace and Dissent' Aug. 16, 23 and 30" Playbill, August 11, 2004
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Gans, Andrew. "DIVA TALK: News of Betty, Bernadette, Patti, Karen, Audra & Ute: Who Could Ask for Anything More?" Playbill, April 12, 2002
- ↑ "T.R. Knight to Exit 'Grey's Anatomy'; Eyes Tenor on Broadway" broadway.com, June 17, 2009
- ↑ " 'June Moon' Listing" archive.roundabouttheatre.org. Retrieved March 31, 2015
- ↑ " 'Honeymoon in Vegas' Reading" broadwayworld.com, 2011
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Hetrick, Adam. Red Bull Readings to Feature T.R. Knight, Jan Maxwell, Lily Rabe, Michael Urie and More" Template:Webarchive playbill.com, October 2, 2012
- ↑ Rizzo, Frank. An Historic Murder In Verse And Song" Hartford Courant, July 6, 2000
- ↑ Klein, Alvin. "THEATER; Three Lost Souls, Yearning for a Way Out" The New York Times, July 20, 2003
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Bacalzo, Dan. "Calista Flockhart, T.R. Knight, Dakin Matthews to Head Up L.A. Theatre Works' Seagull'" theatermania.com, August 28, 2012
- ↑ "Actor TR Knight To Return For Minn.'s Guthrie Gala" minnesota.cbslocal.com, May 3, 2013