Friday, July 31 2009, 18:12 BST
By Dan French, US TV Editor
WENN
Robert Knepper has been promoted to series regular on NBC's Heroes, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The actor - famous for his role as Theodore 'T-Bag' Bagwell in Prison Break - had originally signed for just six episodes, but now joins the show's regular cast.
Knepper recently revealed to DS that he based his character Samuel on a young Keith Richards.
Heroes will return to NBC for an uninterrupted run of 19 new episodes on Monday, September 21.
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