T. R. Knight
Theodore Raymond Knight 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, 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, Cristina Yang, Izzie Stevens and Alex Karev 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 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.Stage
;BroadwaySource: Playbill VaultNoises Off as Tim AllgoodTartuffe as DamisA Life in the Theatre as JohnIt's Only a Play as Frank FingerStranger Things: The First Shadow as Victor Creel
;Off-Broadway
Source: Internet Off-Broadway DatabaseMarvin's Room This Lime Tree Bower as JoeMacbeth as Donalbain/MessengerThe Refreshment of the Spirit Right Way to Sue as Franklin/Various charactersThe Hologram Theory at MCGinn/Cazale Theater as TweetyThe Lake's End Scattergood as Brendan HilliardVoices of Peace and Dissent at Worth Street TheatreBoy as title characterThe Marriage of Bette & Boo Sold as MichaelRomeo and Juliet as MercutioPocatello
;ReadingsTruth or Consequences The Fool White People The Scholar Lend Me a Tenor On a Clear Day Torch Song Trilogy June Moon Honeymoon in Vegas as Jack SingerThe Miser
;RegionalWhat Didn't Happen Earth to Bucky at Bay Street Theater as BuckyParade as Leo Frank at Mark Taper Forum – Los Angeles, CAThe Seagull as Konstantin Gavrilovich Treplev, James Bridges Theater at UCLA – Los Angeles, CA
;Guthrie Theater – Minneapolis, MNA Christmas Carol as Tiny Tim, Dick Wilkins/OthersPhiladelphia, Here I Come! as JoeShe Stoops to Conquer Racing Demon as Ewan Gilmour A Midsummer Night's Dream as Francis FluteMuch Ado About Nothing as WatchmanAh, Wilderness! as Richard MillerAmadeus as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
;Jungle Theater – Minneapolis, MNJourney's End as 2nd Lt. Jimmy Raleigh
;Minnesota History Theatre – St. Paul, MNCivil Ceremony as Samuel
;Illusion Theatre – Minneapolis, MNAngelheaded Hipster: Howl for Allen as Allen Ginsberg
;Woman's Club of Minneapolis – Minneapolis, MNThe Laramie Project
;Chanhassen Dinner Theatres – Chanhassen, MNBrighton Beach Memoirs as Eugene Morris Jerome
;Theatre in the Round – Minneapolis, MNGemini as Randy
;Off-Broadway Musical Theatre – New Hope, MNOliver! as Oliver