Actor
Keith Kupferer
March 8, 1965 · 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 & Sex
Notable work
8.5The Dark Knight (2008)
as Heckler
8.7Better Call Saul (2015)
as Businessman
6.7Public Enemies (2009)
as Agent Sopsic
7.4Road to Perdition (2002)
as Nitti's Henchman
8.4Chicago P.D. (2014)
as Frank Amerson and as Gary Stevens and as Joe
7.3Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
as Demolition Foreman
6.5Widows (2018)
as Leadman
8.4Chicago Fire (2012)
as Captain Robert Bishop
8.1The Bear (2022)
as Dr. Levin
5.4The Dilemma (2011)
as Bank Customer
5.8Fred Claus (2007)
as Salvation Army Santa
7.1Empire (2015)
as Lead Cop
Often works with
Christian Stolte
3 titles together
Public Enemies, Stranger Than Fiction, Chicago Fire
Christian Bale
2 titles together
The Dark Knight, Public Enemies
Maggie Gyllenhaal
2 titles together
The Dark Knight, Stranger Than Fiction
Ron Dean
2 titles together
The Dark Knight, Early Edition
Amy Morton
2 titles together
Chicago P.D., The Dilemma
Queen Latifah
2 titles together
Stranger Than Fiction, The Dilemma
Full filmography · 28
Night Nurse
as Detective Murphy
2026
Crooks
as The Fixer
2026
BRB
cast
2026
They Rescue Horses, Don’t They?
as Ian
2025
American Schemers
as Reed
2024
Ghostlight
as Dan Mueller
20247.1
Monuments
as Grant
2021
Widows
as Leadman
20186.5
When Jeff Tried to Save the World
as Aaron
20185.5
Not a Stranger
as Will
2018
Princess Cyd
as Cyd's Dad
20176.6
Resurrecting McGinn(s)
as Liam McGinn
2016