
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

The Dark Knight
2008 · as Heckler

Public Enemies
2009 · as Agent Sopsic

Road to Perdition
2002 · as Nitti's Henchman

Widows
2018 · as Leadman

Fred Claus
2007 · as Salvation Army Santa

Night Nurse
2026 · as Detective Murphy

Stranger Than Fiction
2006 · as Demolition Foreman

The Dilemma
2011 · as Bank Customer

Ghostlight
2024 · as Dan Mueller

Meet the Browns
2008 · as Supervisor

The Express
2008 · as Small Fry Coach

Monkey Bread

Princess Cyd
2017 · as Cyd's Dad

BRB
2026

Not a Stranger
2018 · as Will

Dirty Work
2006 · as Victor

When Jeff Tried to Save the World
2018 · as Aaron

Monuments
2021 · as Grant