Jim Knobeloch

Biography


JIM KNOBELOCH - Raised on a farm outside of Belleville, Illinois, graduated with Dean's College honors from Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville, where he received two Bachelor of Arts degrees; theatre and art. With the intent of teaching acting on the university level, he enrolled in the Master of Fine Arts program as a teaching assistant at the Ohio State University. While there, Jim earned his Equity card in summer theatre and helped found the Ohio Repertory Theatre, performing in its inaugural productions of "When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?" and "A Streetcar Named Desire". Upon completion of his degree, he decided to move to New York to pursue a career in the theatre.

During Jim's tenure in New York, he was seen in several off-off Broadway productions, was cast in a featured role in Michael Cimino's "Heaven's Gate" and appeared off Broadway in "Standstill" and "The Count of Monte Cristo". He toured internationally with "Albee Directs Albee" which performed eight of the playwright's one acts, including "The Zoo Story" and "The American Dream", all plays directed by Mr. Albee.

He is a founding member of the Mirror Repertory Company, where he appeared with the late Geraldine Page in "Paradise'Lost", "The Inheritors" and "Joan of Lorraine".

Since arriving in Los Angeles seven years ago, he has joined the companies of Theatre West, Actor's Alley and the Powerhouse Theatre Repertory Company. He co-starred for two seasons as D.A. Duncan Watts opposite Sharon Gless on the highly acclaimed "Trials of Rosie O'Neill", was featured in the USA movie "Tagget" with Daniel Travanti and gueststarred on "Dark Justice" before landing the series regular role of Jake Slicker on the CBS Entertainment/Sullivan Company hit, "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman".

Jim and his wife, Beth Sullivan, welcomed their son and daughter, Jack Sullivan Knobeloch and Tess Sullivan Knobeloch on March 12, 1996.