Acting credits
27
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Keith Kupferer
Acting
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Movies: 20Series: 7
TMDB ID: 1313093
IMDb ID: nm1199547
Known for: Acting
Born: March 8, 1965
Age: 60
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1996 - 2026
Years active: 31
Average TMDB rating: 7.19
Wikidata: Q126553413
Biography
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Keith Kupferer.
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2026 Movie
Night Nurse
as Detective Murphy
2026 Movie
They Rescue Horses, Don’t They?
as Ian
2025 Movie
4.0
American Schemers
as Reed
2024 Movie
7.1
Ghostlight
as Dan Mueller
2024 Movie
5.9
Monuments
as Grant
2021 Movie
6.5
Widows
as Leadman
2018 Movie
5.5
When Jeff Tried to Save the World
as Aaron
2018 Movie
4.7
Not a Stranger
as Will
2018 Movie
6.5
Princess Cyd
as Cyd's Dad
2017 Movie
Resurrecting McGinn(s)
as Liam McGinn
2016 Movie
5.3
The Dilemma
as Bank Customer
2011 Movie
6.7
Public Enemies
as Agent Sopsic
2009 Movie
7.1
The Express
as Small Fry Coach
2008 Movie
8.5
The Dark Knight
as Heckler
2008 Movie
6.6
Meet the Browns
as Supervisor
2008 Movie
5.9
Fred Claus
as Salvation Army Santa
2007 Movie
7.3
Stranger Than Fiction
as Demolition Foreman
2006 Movie
3.4
Dirty Work
as Victor
2006 Movie
7.3
Road to Perdition
as Nitti's Henchman
2002 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Keith Kupferer.
8.2
The Bear
as Dr. Levin • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.9
The Chi
as Lt. Neil Sokolow • 1 eps
2018 Series
8.7
Better Call Saul
as Businessman • 1 eps
2015 Series
8.4
Chicago P.D.
as Frank Amerson • 1 eps
2014 Series
8.4
Chicago Fire
as Captain Robert Bishop • 4 eps
2012 Series
Lake Dredge Appraisal
as Cranst • 19 eps
2012 Series
7.3
Early Edition
as Larry • 2 eps
1996 Series