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T. R. Knight
Knight in 2008
Born	Theodore Raymond Knight (1973-03-26) March 26, 1973 (age 51) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2000–present
Spouse	Patrick B. Leahy ​(m. 2013)​

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, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he became involved with the Guthrie Theater at the age of twelve. He attended Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, for grades K-8. 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. He dropped out and soon landed leading roles at the Guthrie Theater.

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. He performed in 2003 as Damis in Tartuffe. He performed in the 2003 Off-Broadway production of Scattergood, receiving a Drama Desk Award nomination as Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play. Knight also starred Off-Broadway at Primary Stages in the 2004 drama Boy.

On television, Knight was a regular cast member of the short-lived Nathan Lane/Laurie Metcalf 2003 CBS television series Charlie Lawrence.

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, and his decision to come out as gay.

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. He returned to Broadway in David Mamet's A Life in the Theatre in 2010, where he played the role of John, opposite Patrick Stewart. In 2019, he voiced Sir Cedric, the gay protagonist in the animated series The Bravest Knight. 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 during his role on Grey's Anatomy. 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.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

Broadway

Source: Playbill Vault

• 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

Off-Broadway

Source: Internet Off-Broadway Database

• Marvin's Room (1998)
• This Lime Tree Bower (1999) as Joe
• Macbeth (1999) as Donalbain/Messenger
• "The Refreshment of the Spirit" (2000)
• Right Way to Sue (2001 at HERE Mainstage) as Franklin/Various characters
• The Hologram Theory (2000) at MCGinn/Cazale Theater as Tweety
• The Lake's End (2003)
• Scattergood (2003) as Brendan Hilliard
• Voices of Peace and Dissent (2003) at Worth Street Theatre
• Boy (2004) as title character
• 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)
• White People (Staged Reading)
• The Scholar (Staged Reading)
• Lend Me A Tenor (2009) (Staged Reading)
• On a Clear Day (2010) (Staged Reading)
• Torch Song Trilogy (2011) (Staged Reading)
• June Moon (2011) (Roundabout PlayReading Series)
• Honeymoon in Vegas (2011) (Staged Reading) as Jack Singer
• The Miser (2012) (Reading)

Regional

• What Didn't Happen (2000) (Workshop at Vassar)
• Earth to Bucky (2003) at Bay Street Theater as Bucky
• Parade (musical) (2009) as Leo Frank at Mark Taper Forum – Los Angeles, CA
• The Seagull (2012) (radio theater) as Konstantin Gavrilovich Treplev, James Bridges Theater at UCLA – Los Angeles, CA

Guthrie Theater – Minneapolis, MN

• 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)

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

• Oliver! (1985) as Oliver

References

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6. Isherwood, Charles. "Review. 'Tartuffe' " Variety, January 9, 2003
7. Weber, Bruce. "Theater Review. A Dedicated Pupil for a Professor of Seduction" The New York Times, March 5, 2003
8. Murray, Matthew. "2003 Drama Desk Awards Presented" theatermania.com, May 18, 2003
9. " Boy Listing" Archived October 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Internet Off-Broadway Database. Retrieved March 31, 2015
10. Gans, Andrew. "Nathan Lane's "Charlie Lawrence" Pulled from CBS Schedule" Playbill, July 1, 2003
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13. McNulty, Charles. "Theater Review" Los Angeles Times, October 4, 2009
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15. Romano, Nick (May 23, 2019). "Hulu announces The Bravest Knight kids cartoon with same-sex parents". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
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21. under directing credits
22. "Mentor Project | Programs". Cherry Lane Theatre. March 1, 2014. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
23. Murray, Matthew. "Review" talkinbroadway.com, May 21, 2001
24. Hofler, Robert. "Review" Variety, April 3, 2000
25. Simonson, Robert. "Worth Street Revives 'Voices of Peace and Dissent' Aug. 16, 23 and 30" Playbill, August 11, 2004
26. Hernandez, Ernio (April 2, 2004). "T.R. Knight to Star as Boy in World Premiere Julia Jordan Play at Primary Stages". Playbill. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2007.
27. Gans, Andrew. "DIVA TALK: News of Betty, Bernadette, Patti, Karen, Audra & Ute: Who Could Ask for Anything More?" Playbill, April 12, 2002
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29. " 'June Moon' Listing" archive.roundabouttheatre.org. Retrieved March 31, 2015
30. " 'Honeymoon in Vegas' Reading" broadwayworld.com, 2011
31. Healy, Patrick (November 1, 2011). "Investors Check Out 'Honeymoon in Vegas' Workshop". The New York Times.
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35. "Culture Monster". Los Angeles Times. June 19, 2009.
36. Bacalzo, Dan. "Calista Flockhart, T.R. Knight, Dakin Matthews to Head Up L.A. Theatre Works' Seagull'" theatermania.com, August 28, 2012
37. "Actor TR Knight To Return For Minn.'s Guthrie Gala" minnesota.cbslocal.com, May 3, 2013

External links

• T. R. Knight at IMDb
• 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

• 1973 births
• Living people
• 20th-century American male actors
• 21st-century American male actors
• American male stage actors
• American male television actors
• American gay actors
• American people of German descent
• LGBTQ people from Minnesota
• Male actors from Minneapolis