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Keith Kupferer
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Keith Kupferer is an American actor born in March 1965 in Chicago, Illinois, who has been active in the entertainment industry since 1994. He is best known for his recurring role…
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Keith Kupferer is an American actor born in March 1965 in Chicago, Illinois, who has been active in the entertainment industry since 1994. He is best known for his recurring role as Captain Robert Bishop in Season 13 of Chicago Fire and for portraying a Bomb Squad Lieutenant in the Chicago Fire episode "Viral". Kupferer has also appeared in multiple episodes of Chicago P.D., playing various characters including Gary Stevens, Joe Frank Amerson, and Frank Amerson. His film credits include notable roles in The Dark Knight (2008), Road to Perdition (2002), and Widows (2018). In 2024, he received critical acclaim for his leading role as Dan in the indie film Ghostlight, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and earned him nominations for a Gotham Award and an Independent Spirit Award. The film features Kupferer alongside his real-life wife, Tara Mallen, and their daughter, Katherine Mallen Kupferer, who play his on-screen wife and daughter, respectively. Kupferer has also performed extensively on Chicago stages, including at the Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, and the Writers Theatre, where he received a Joseph Jefferson Equity Award nomination for his role in The Mystery of Love & Sex
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2026
Night Nurse
Movie Detective Murphy
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2026
Crooks
Movie The Fixer
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2026
Via Negativa
Movie
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2026
BRB
Movie
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2025
They Rescue Horses, Don’t They?
Movie Ian
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2024
American Schemers
Movie Reed
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2024
Ghostlight
Movie Dan Mueller
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2022
The Bear
TV show Dr. Levin
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2021
Monuments
Movie Grant
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2018
Widows
Movie Leadman
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2018
When Jeff Tried to Save the World
Movie Aaron
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2018
Not a Stranger
Movie Will
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2018
The Chi
TV show Lt. Neil Sokolow
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2017
Princess Cyd
Movie Cyd's Dad
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2016
Resurrecting McGinn(s)
Movie Liam McGinn
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2015
Better Call Saul
TV show Businessman
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2015
Empire
TV show Lead Cop
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2014
Chicago P.D.
TV show Frank Amerson
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2012
Chicago Fire
TV show Captain Robert Bishop
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2012
Lake Dredge Appraisal
TV show Cranst
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2011
The Dilemma
Movie Bank Customer
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2009
Public Enemies
Movie Agent Sopsic
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2008
The Express
Movie Small Fry Coach
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2008
The Dark Knight
Movie Heckler
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2008
Meet the Browns
Movie Supervisor
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2007
Fred Claus
Movie Salvation Army Santa
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2006
Stranger Than Fiction
Movie Demolition Foreman
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2006
Dirty Work
Movie Victor
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2002
Road to Perdition
Movie Nitti's Henchman
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1996
Early Edition
TV show Larry
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Monkey Bread
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