Brian Krause
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Brian Krause | |
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![]() Krause at the London Film and Comic Convention in July 2012 | |
Born | Brian Jeffrey Krause February 1, 1969 El Toro, California, United States |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1989–present |
Spouse |
Beth Bruce (m. 1996–2000) |
Children | 1 |
Brian Jeffrey Krause (born February 1, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Leo Wyatt on The WB television series Charmed (1998–2006) and for portraying the lead role of Charles Brady in the 1992 horror film Sleepwalkers.
Early life
Krause was born in El Toro, California, the younger of two children of Alice and Jeff Krause. He is adopted.[1] His elder brother is named Patrick. He grew up in Southern California and took his first acting class at The Actors Workshop while in junior high. In his teens, he studied karate and attended El Toro High School, where he graduated in 1987. He continued his education at Orange Coast College.
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, Jr. in the film Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991). He was a co-star in the Bandit series prior to his most notable role of Leo Wyatt, in The WB Network series Charmed (1998–2006). Krause originally auditioned for the role of Andy Trudeau but was cast as Piper's handyman/whitelighter love interest.
Due to budget restrictions in the eighth season (2005–06), he only appeared in the first 10 episodes and last two episodes. After Charmed, he has appeared in made-for-TV-movies and TV shows such as Mad Men (episode 2x12 The Mountain King) and The Closer (episode 4x01 Controlled Burn). He lent his voice and image to portray a minor character (Clem Feeney) in the videogame L.A. Noire, and he appeared in the YouTube video series Chad Vader, in Season 4, Episode 4: "The Return of Brian" (uploaded July 10, 2012), as himself, a former employee of Empire Market.[citation needed]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991 | An American Summer | Joey | |
Return to the Blue Lagoon | Richard Lestrange, Jr. | ||
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 | |
2001 | Return to Cabin by the Lake | Mike Helton | |
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 | ||
2011 | Camel Spiders | Captain Mike Sturges | |
2012 | The Unknown | Paul Baker | |
Gemini Rising | Plummer | ||
2013 | Red Sky | Michael Banks | |
Haunted Maze | Benedict Killer | ||
Coffin Baby | Detective Cole | ||
The Studio Club | Matt Forester | Also credited as director | |
Ben and Becca | Ben | Short film | |
Don't Shoot! I'm the Guitar Man | Jagger | ||
Christmas for a Dollar | William Kamp | ||
Poseidon Rex | Jackson Slate | - | |
2014 | Christmas Switch | Eddie Bennett | |
2015 | Plan 9 | Jeff Trent | |
Miracle Maker | James Booth | ||
2016 | House of Purgatory | Purgatory Caretaker | |
2016 | Earthtastrophe | Danny | |
2017 | Be Afraid | Dr. John Chambers | |
2018 | Cucuy: The Boogeyman | Kieran Martin | |
2018 | Underdog | Dallas | completed |
2019 | The Demonologist | Damian | |
2019 | Trauma Therapy | Arthur | filming |
2019 | Peter Pan, Land of Forever | Damian Salt | pre-production |
2019 | Jessica Frost | Don | pre-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1989 | Highway to Heaven | Boy #2 | Episode: "Goodbye, Mr. Zelinka" |
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, 144 episodes |
2007 | CSI: Miami | Robert Whitten | Episode: "Cyber-lebrity" |
2008 | The Closer | Tom Merrick | Episode: "Controlled Burn" |
Mad Men | Kess | Episode: "The Mountain King" | |
2010 | Castle | Father Aaron Lowe | Episode: "Under The Gun" |
2010 | Next Stop Murder | Jeff | |
2018 | Dynasty | George | Episode: "The Butler Did It" |
2018 | First List | Robert | Main role |
Television movies and miniseries
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1989 | Match Point | Bart | |
1990 | CBS Schoolbreak Special: "American Eyes" | Matt Henderson | |
1994 | Bandit's Silver Angel | Lynn | |
Beauty and the Bandit | Lynn | ||
Bandit Bandit | Lynn | ||
Bandit Goes Country | Lynn | ||
2006 | Ties That Bind | David | |
2007 | Devil's Diary | Father Mark Mulligan | |
2010 | Next Stop Murder | Jeff | |
2012 | Stalked at 17 | Mark | |
2014 | Expecting Amish | Hannah's Father | |
2016 | His Double Life | Scott/Gregg | |
2018 | Party Mom | Gary Thompson | Television film |
Video Games
Year | Title | Role |
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2004 | CSI: Miami | Robert Winton |
2011 | L.A. Noire | Clem Feeney |
Other
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Chad Vader | Himself | |
2013 | Ad Lucem | Brian |
References
External links
- Brian Krause at IMDb
- Unreferenced BLPs from April 2019
- 1969 births
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American people of German descent
- Living people
- Male actors from Orange County, California
- Male actors of German descent
- Orange Coast College alumni
- People from Lake Forest, California