Prison Break actor Robert Knepper helped rescue a distressed Canada goose on Tuesday along with his wife, a TransLink supervisor, and McDonald's staff.

The actor, who is in Vancouver to shoot the Prison Break reboot, was driving home for dinner on Aug. 2 when he saw the bird near Main Street and Terminal.

"We saw a lone Canadian goose all by its lonesome in a little grassy area," he said on Instagram.

"The goose tried to take flight but couldn't quite clear the top of an oncoming car and was clipped underneath. He/she fell to the street and hobbled back."

Knepper said, as the son of a veterinarian, he had to help.

That's when TransLink transit supervisor Chris Berg got involved. He was in the area and he gave Knepper a pair of gloves, while the actor's wife, Nadine, got a box from a nearby McDonald's big enough to fit the goose.

Berg said he wasn't thrilled about getting too close to the goose.

"It was definitely trying to run away from us," he told CBC.

Goose taken to animal clinic

But the trio were able to eventually capture it.

"Nadine caught it. I threw my hoodie over the goose. We put the goose in the box and drove it to the nearest emergency animal clinic," Knepper said on Instagram.

It's only when Knepper posted about the goose-saving adventure on Instagram that Berg realized he was a well-known actor.

"He was a really down-to-earth type of guy," Berg told CBC.

The Canada goose was sent to the Wildlife Rescue Association in Burnaby. Staff at the animal clinic said the goose was probably just in shock.

Still, Knepper said on Instagram that he likes to think the goose was appreciative of their efforts.

"When we returned to our hotel, I shook out my hoodie, expecting a load of goose poop," he wrote.

"Instead, one lone goose feather fell softly to the ground. I'd like to think it was a sign from the goose saying, 'Hey, thanks for taking the time to help out some body who took a wrong turn.'"