Brian Krause
| Brian Krause | |
|---|---|
| Born | Brian Jeffrey Krause[1] February 1, 1969 El Toro, California, United States |
| Spouse | Beth Bruce (1996 - 2000) (divorced) |
| Website | |
| www.briankrause.us | |
Brian Jeffrey Krause (born February 1, 1969) is an American actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as Leo Wyatt on the WB Network TV series Charmed from 1998 to 2006.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Background
Born in El Toro, California to Alice and Jeff Krause, he is the younger of their two children. His older brother is named Patrick. Brian grew up in Southern California and took his first acting class with R. J. Adams at The Actors Workshop while in junior high as a way to avoid a bully in physical education class. In his teens, he studied karate, and attended El Toro High School, graduating in 1987. He continued his education at Orange Coast College where he played and lettered in soccer, scoring four goals as a midfielder and forward.
[edit] Career
Krause landed his first role in 1989 as a student in the TV series TV 101. He then starred in the made-for-TV-movie Match Point, the CBS Schoolbreak Special "American Eyes", and An American Summer, before landing his first major role as Richard Lestrange in Return to the Blue Lagoon. He was a co-star in the Bandit series prior to his most notable role of Leo in the WB Network series Charmed (1998–2006). Brian originally auditioned for the role of Andy Trudeau, but was cast as Piper's handyman love interest, Leo Wyatt. Due to budget restrictions in the 8th season, he only appeared in the first 10 episodes, and in the last 2 episodes. After Charmed, he has appeared in made-for-TV-movies and TV shows such as Mad Men and The Closer. Currently, he is portraying a minor character in the videogame L.A. Noire, lending his voice and image to it.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Film roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | An American Summer | Joey | |
| Return to the Blue Lagoon | Richard Lestrange | ||
| December | Tim Mitchell | ||
| 1992 | Sleepwalkers | Charles Brady | |
| 1993 | The Liars' Club | Pat | |
| 1994 | Family Album | Greg Thayer | TV movie |
| 1995 | Naked Souls | Edward | |
| Extreme Blue | Bart | ||
| Breaking Free | Clay Nelson | ||
| 1996 | Mind Games | Matt Jarvis | |
| 1998 | Get a Job | Mike | |
| 1999 | Dreamers | Pete | |
| Trash | Will Fowler | ||
| 2000 | The Party | The Husband | |
| 2005 | In the Blink of an Eye | Jay | |
| 2006 | To Kill a Mockumentary | Danson | |
| 2007 | Protecting the King | Jeff | |
| 2008 | Jack Rio | Billy Rafferty | |
| Warbirds | Jack Toller | ||
| Triloquist | Detective | ||
| Beyond Loch Ness | James Murphy | ||
| The Thacker Case | Jason Michaels | ||
| A Seductress in My Blouse | Michael Taylor | ||
| 2009 | Desertion | Brandon | |
| Nowhere to Hide | Edward Crane | ||
| Growth | Marco | ||
| 2012: Supernova | Kelvin | ||
| The Gods of Circumstance | Jim Jeff Jones | ||
| Hospital Daughter | Dr. Tyler Stevenson | ||
| 2010 | The Secrets of Valleyoaks Cave | Jason Patterson | |
| TBK: The Toolbox Murders | Detective Shane Cole | ||
| You're So Cupid | Daniel Valentine | ||
| Breaking into Hell | Dale Wilkinson | ||
| Cyrus | Cyrus Dancer |
[edit] Television roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Ann Jillian | Tom | episodes "Love: 15", "The Crush" |
| 1993 | Tales from the Crypt | Tex Crandall | episode "House of Horror" |
| 1995 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Billy Kramer | episode "Collision Course" |
| 1996 | High Tide | Scott Wilson | episode "Killshot" |
| 1997–1998 | Another World | Matt Cory | series regular |
| 1998–2006 | Charmed | Leo Wyatt | series regular |
| 2007 | CSI: Miami | Robert Whitten | episode "Cyber-lebrity" |
| 2008 | The Closer | Tom Merrick | episode "Controlled Burn" |
| 2008 | Mad Men | Kess | episode "The Mountain King" |
| 2010 | Castle | Father Aaron Lowe | episode "Under The Gun" |
[edit] Television movies and miniseries
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Match Point | Bart | |
| 1990 | CBS Schoolbreak Special: "American Eyes" | Matt Henderson | |
| 1994 | Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel | Lynn | |
| 1994 | Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit | Lynn | |
| 1994 | Bandit: Bandit Bandit | Lynn | |
| 1994 | Bandit: Bandit Goes Country | Lynn | |
| 2006 | Ties That Bind | David | |
| 2007 | Devil's Diary | Father Mark Mulligan | |
| 2010 | Next Stop Murder | Jeff |
[edit] References
- ^ "Biography". BrianKrause.us. http://briankrause.us/bio.htm. Retrieved 2007-07-01.
