Keith Kupferer
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
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.8616 |
| Birthday | 1965-03-08 |
| Place of Birth | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Also Known As |
2016
Resurrecting McGinn(s)
0/0
Declan, an author struggling with his unrealized potential, is confronted by renewed grief over his long dead brother Aidan. His wife Anastasie sugges...
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Resurrecting McGinn(s)
2006
Dirty Work
3.4/6
Bad City is the tangled story of three men's lives: Manning, a dirty, disillusioned cop; Julian, king of drugs, thugs and prostitution; and Frank, a r...
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Dirty Work
2024
Ghostlight
7.1/97
When a construction worker unexpectedly joins a local theater's production of Romeo and Juliet alongside his estranged teenage daughter, the drama ons...
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Ghostlight
2024
American Schemers
4/1
Two flamboyant con artists pose as heirs to a deceased socialite, only to find that the community they’ve infiltrated is as crooked as they are.
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American Schemers
2018
When Jeff Tried to Save the World
5.5/31
When Jeff discovers that the bowling alley he manages is being sold, he must do everything he can to save the place he's come to call home.
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When Jeff Tried to Save the World
2008
The Dark Knight
8.529/35612
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the rema...
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The Dark Knight
2006
Stranger Than Fiction
7.287/2518
Harold Crick is a lonely IRS agent whose mundane existence is transformed when he hears a mysterious voice narrating his life.
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Stranger Than Fiction
2009
Public Enemies
6.686/4807
Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side o...
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Public Enemies
2008
Meet the Browns
6.7/110
A single mother living in inner city Chicago, Brenda has been struggling for years to make ends meet and keep her three kids off the street. When she'...
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Meet the Browns
2002
Road to Perdition
7.352/3970
Mike Sullivan works as a hit man for crime boss John Rooney. Sullivan views Rooney as a father figure, however after his son is witness to a killing,...
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Road to Perdition
2011
The Dilemma
5.33/913
Longtime friends Ronny and Nick are partners in an auto-design firm. They are hard at work on a presentation for a dream project that would really lau...
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The Dilemma
2017
Princess Cyd
6.5/150
High school athlete Cyd Loughlin lives alone with her depressive father in South Carolina, perpetually longing to get away from it all. When her aunt,...
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Princess Cyd
2018
Widows
6.488/2465
A police shootout leaves four thieves dead during an explosive armed robbery attempt in Chicago. Their widows have nothing in common except a debt lef...
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Widows
2018
Not a Stranger
4.7/7
When a former high school teacher with a dark secret befriends and mentors three 12-year-old boys, the police suspect him of wrongdoing.
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Not a Stranger
2007
Fred Claus
5.9/910
Fred Claus and Santa Claus have been estranged brothers for many years. Now Fred must reconcile his differences with his brother whom he believes over...
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Fred Claus
2008
The Express
7.133/285
Follow the inspirational life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.
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The Express
2021
Monuments
5.9/14
A young widower sidesteps grief, loss, and familial dysfunction when he steals his wife's ashes and sets off on an impulsive odyssey through America's...
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Monuments
Crooks
0/0
Faye and Johnny rob a gangsters' poker den. Faye double crosses Johnny and takes off with the money and is soon pursued by the oldest and deadliest as...
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Crooks
2025
They Rescue Horses, Don’t They?
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In an adult world wrecked by opiate addiction, a high school horse rescuer seeks revenge on the animal who hurt her friend.
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They Rescue Horses, Don’t They?
Monkey Bread
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Ruth, who, while tightroping the line between dreams coming true and utter disappointment, gets a gig babysitting for one of her idols and comes face...
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Monkey Bread
2026
BRB
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15-year-old Sam embarks on a road trip with her older sister Dylan to meet the boy she fell for in a chatroom.
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BRB
2026
Night Nurse
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As a series of perverse scam calls unsettles an idyllic retirement community, a starry-eyed nurse becomes entangled with her mysterious patient.
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Night Nurse
2026
Via Negativa
0/0
Dan, a young priest who has abandoned his conservative diocese after learning of the death of his estranged friend, Paul. Struggling with a deep crisi...
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