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Robert Knepper: 'Sid Rothman will never die'

Zap2it: Your new drama is the creation of Frank Darabont, who also created AMC's "The Walking Dead," which stars your former "Prison Break" co-star Sarah Wayne Callies. Has this connection benefited you?

Robert Knepper: Frank's a huge fan of "Prison Break." He loved me on "Prison Break." He actually called Sarah and said, "What's he like to work with?" She helped me get the job, I think. She gave me a glowing report.

Zap2it: What does it mean to have former co-stars say nice things about you?

Robert Knepper: I was kicking around as an actor for 25 years before "Prison Break." People kept saying, "I need a name; I need a name for this." I thought, "I'm that no-name actor that people respect and like and nobody else knows about, except the people I work with." I just had my good name. It's always been important to me to get along with people.

Zap2it: At this point, a few episodes into production, what can you tell me about your character, hit man and mob capo Sid Rothman?

Robert Knepper: The first thing I did when we started the series and I knew my name was Sid Rothman, I Googled him and said, "Where's Sid Rothman? I can't find him anywhere. He must be a famous gangster." And he's not. He's made up. So there are all these things we can do. We're not tied into history. We'll see if Frank still believes this, but at one point he said, "Sid Rothman will never die." So we'll see.

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Collider: Had you been auditioning for a bunch of different shows, or were you focused specifically on Cult?

Robert Knepper: It was pilot season. There’s also a show I ended up doing, as well. I’m recurring on Frank Darabont’s show, which was called L.A. Noir, and it got picked up. I don’t know what it’s called now. I heard they were changing the name of it. That’s shooting in L.A., and I really wanted to get that to be close to my boy. I wanted to play Chief Parker, who’s the cop who becomes the Police Chief of L.A. Frank said, “No, I love you and want you on the show, but I see you as this other character.” I loved that and Cult.

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