Keith Kupferer

Known for ActingBorn 1965-03-08 (age 61)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 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 & SexRead more

Movies & web series

Better Call Saul

The Dark Knight

Chicago P.D.

Chicago Fire

The Bear

The Chi

Road to Perdition

Stranger Than Fiction

Ghostlight

Early Edition

Empire

American Schemers

The Express

Public Enemies

Meet the Browns

Princess Cyd

Widows

Monuments

Fred Claus

When Jeff Tried to Save the World

The Dilemma

Not a Stranger

Dirty Work

BRB

Night Nurse

Via Negativa

They Rescue Horses, Don’t They?

Resurrecting McGinn(s)

Lake Dredge Appraisal

Crooks

Monkey Bread