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About Rod
Character actor in New York with major recent network TV credits
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MY BIO:
Rod Knoll plays frumpy nerds and "squares" such as a by-the-book, nerdy bird watcher on an episode of CBS' "Bull" and a helpless, nerdy nebbish on an episode of Marvel's hit series "Daredevil". Rod also played an obsessed gay peep show customer on an episode of the HBO series "The Deuce". He filmed a recent episode of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" where he played another nerdy, hapless guy who gets caught in a vulnerable situation, but unfortunately, most of his role was cut out of the episode.
Rod got his SAG card at the age of 22 by doing a commercial in 1987. He had his first TV success on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" playing the role of a preppy friend of "Carlton" and member of the ultra-preppy and ultra-"square" high school glee club called the "Alligaroos". Equally at home in both comedy and drama, Rod even appeared in a unique commercial where he played a "sobbing tooth" in a dark PSA warning against the dangers of chewing tobacco.
Rod's most notable success in theater came in comedies when he garnered rave reviews for playing the comedic leading role of "Eugene Jerome" in several stage productions of Neil Simon's semi-autobiographical "Brighton Beach" plays, "Brighton Beach Memoirs" and its sequel, "Biloxi Blues".
Rod is a New York-trained actor, and he spent many years studying various techniques and approaches to acting under many acting teachers in New York. Rod grew up in a small town in Pennsylvania, but he left right after high school and moved to New York City to start studying acting at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Through NYU, Rod was able to get a diverse array of acting training with many teachers including many first-generation Strasberg method acting teachers such as Geoffrey Horne, David Gideon and Fred Sadoff who together have trained many successful actors. Rod also studied with first-generation Chekhov acting technique teachers, including briefly with Oscar winner Beatrice Straight.
Unique traits: Demo reel is at www.rodsreel.com Web site/Bio/IMDB page is at www.rodknoll.com
Certifications
Credits
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Television: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (
2019 )
Television by NBC/Universal TV/Wolf Films Co-Star -
The Deuce (
2018 )
Film Co-Star (Credited as "Actor"; Role: Obsessed gay peep show customer) -
86 Zombies (
2018 )
Television (Horror) Recurring When Death comes to Dalton, a roadhouse waitress and her co-workers must turn the tables on a town full of flesh-hungry Diners and stay a step ahead of The Butcher himself. -
Bull (
2016 )
Television (Comedy, Crime and Drama) Large Co-Star (Role: "Arthur Jolene") BULL stars Michael Weatherly as Dr. Jason Bull in a drama inspired by the early career of Dr. Phil McGraw, the founder of one of the most prolific trial consulting firms of all time. Brilliant, brash and charming, Dr. Bull is the ultimate puppet master as he combines psychology, human intuition and high-tech data to learn what makes jurors, attorneys, witnesses and the accused tick. Bull employs an enviable team of experts at Trial Analysis Corporation to shape successful narratives down to the very last detail. They include his quick-witted ex-brother-in-law, Benny Colón, who plays a defense attorney in mock trials; Marissa Morgan, a cutting-edge neurolinguistics expert from the Department of Homeland Security; former NYPD detective Danny James, the firm's tough but relatable investigator; haughty millennial hacker Cable McCrory, who is responsible for gathering cyber intelligence; and Chunk Palmer, a fashion-conscious stylist and former All-American defensive back who fine-tunes ... -
Daredevil (
2016 )
Television (Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi and 1 More) Co-Star As a child Matt Murdock was blinded by a chemical spill in a freak accident. Instead of limiting him it gave him superhuman senses that enabled him to see the world in a unique and powerful way. Now he uses these powers to deliver justice, not only as a lawyer in his own law firm, but also as vigilante at night, stalking the streets of Hell's Kitchen as Daredevil, the man without fear. Written by DDK -
Port Charles (
1998 - 1999 )
Television by Wendy Riche (Drama) Actor Spin-off of "General Hospital" focusing on the professional and personal lives of the first year interns at Port Charles' General Hospital. Now residents at the hospital, the doctors and their friends and families are constantly threatened by Dr. Greg Cooper who may or may not be the General Homicide killer. Cooper tries to get revenge on all of them because he was dropped from the hospital's intern program. Written by Adam-157 -
Days of Our Lives (
1996 )
Television by Irna Phillips (Drama) Actor "Like sands through the hourglass... so are the Days of Our Lives." These words, spoken by late cast member Macdonald Carey, open every episode of this daytime drama, chronicaling the trials and tribulations of the citizens of the fictional city of Salem. Written by Kevin Ackley <kackley1@aol.com> -
General Hospital (
1994 - 1996 )
Television by Frank Hursley (Drama) Actor During the original show up through the 1970s, the show primarily covered Dr. Steve Hardy (John Beradino) and his friend, Nurse Jessie Brewer (Emily McLaughlin). Late in the 1970s, the show was doing badly in the ratings, so a new executive producer, Gloria Monty, decided to move the show's focus away from the hospital and onto material more relevant to a younger audience than the stereotypical "bored housewife", thus bringing in Luke and Laura, (Anthony Geary and Genie Francis) and eventually having them marry in a stereotypical fantasy wedding that would not be matched until the real-life marriage of Prince Charles and Lady Diana. Written by Paul Robinson -
Valley of the Dolls (TV remake) (
1994 )
Television by Jo La Mond Co-Star -
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (
1991 )
Television by Susan Borowitz (Comedy) Co-Star When Will, an inner-city teenager from Philly is sent by his mother to live with his relatives (the Banks') in Bel-Air, everybody is in for a surprise. It is funny how influence can go both ways... Written by Steve Richer <sricher@sympatico.ca> -
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