Robert Knepper Becomes Heroes Regular

Robert Knepper has been upped to regular on NBC’s Heroes. Knepper’s character Samuel is at the center of the major new story line on the sci-fi series. He is the charismatic but evil Earth-moving ringleader of a traveling carnival who recruits people with special powers for a mysterious purpose. Knepper originally signed for six episodes and so far has appeared in every episode of the show’s upcoming fourth season.