T.R. Knight Biography


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T.R. Knight was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and spent his last two years there as part of the acting company at the Guthrie Theater. He has returned to the Guthrie twice since then to play Richard Miller in Eugene O'Neill's "Ah, Wilderness!" and the title role in Peter Shaffer's "Amadeus."

Since moving to New York, Knight has performed on Broadway as Tim Allgood in Michael Frayn's "Noises Off," opposite Patti LuPone, Peter Gallagher and Richard Easton, and as Damis in "Tartuffe," with Brian Bedford. Off-Broadway credits include Joe in Conor McPherson's "This Lime Tree Bower" and Brendan Hilliard in Anto Howard's "Scattergood," for which he received a Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play.

On television Knight was a series regular opposite Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf in "Charlie Lawrence."
(courtesy of ABC)
Best known for his role as Dr. George O'Malley on ABC's hit medical drama Grey's Anatomy, T.R. Knight began his acting career on the stage in his hometown of Minneapolis, MN. In the early 2000s, he began appearing in a handful of guest spots on programs ranging from Frasier to Law & Order: Criminal Intent before landing one of the leads on the aforementioned Grey's Anatomy in 2005. Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide



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