T. R. Knight

T. R. Knight is an American actor, born Theodore Raymond Knight on March 26, 1973, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he began working at the Guthrie Theater as a boy. After moving to New York he built a stage career that included the 2001 Broadway revival of Noises Off and an Off-Broadway role in Scattergood that drew a Drama Desk nomination. His breakthrough came in 2005 when he was cast as Dr. George O'Malley, a surgical intern, on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy, a role he played until 2009 and which brought a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He later returned to Broadway, appeared in the series 11.22.63, and voiced Sir Cedric in the animated series The Bravest Knight.