T.R. Knight

American actor T.R. Knight, known to television fans as Dr. George O'Malley of Grey's Anatomy, grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota and started out as a theater actor in his hometown. He was part of the acting company at the Guthrie Theater since he was a child. After graduating from the Academy of Holy Angels in Richfield, T.R. briefly attended the University of Minnesota before dropping out and continuing with acting on stage.

In the Guthrie, Knight played Richard Miller in Eugene O'Neill's Ah, Wilderness! and the title character in Amadeus by Peter Shaffer. On Broadway, he portrayed Damis in Tartuffe alongside Brian Bedford and acted as Tim Allgood in Michael Frayn's Noises Off opposite Patti LuPone, Peter Gallagher, and Richard Easton. Other theatrical credits include Joe in Conor McPherson's This Lime Tree Bower and Brendan Hilliard in Anto Howard's Scattergood, for which he earned a Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play.

Before winning the role of the endearing intern George on the hit ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy in 2005, Emmy-nominated Knight was a series regular opposite Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf on Charlie Lawrence. He has also made guest appearances in TV shows such as Frasier, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and CSI.