T. R. Knight

Theodore Raymond Knight (born March 26, 1973) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Dr. George O’Malley on the ABC medical drama television series Grey’s Anatomy (2005–2009, 2020), which earned him a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2007.

Knight was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he became involved with the Guthrie Theater at the age of twelve.[1] He attended Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, for grades K-8.[2] Knight received the Conners Foundation Scholarship as a freshman and apprenticed at the Children’s Theatre Company. He also worked at the local Red Owl supermarket alongside his brother. After finishing high school at the Academy of Holy Angels in Richfield, Knight enrolled at the University of St. Thomas for a brief period of time.[3] He dropped out and soon landed leading roles at the Guthrie Theater.