- Peter Krause
Infobox actor
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name = Peter Krause
birthname = Peter William Krause
birthdate = birth date and age|1965|8|12
location = Alexandria,Minnesota
sagawards = Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
2003, 2004 "Six Feet Under"Peter William Krause (pronEng|ˈkraʊzə; born
August 12 1965 ) is a Emmy- andGolden Globe Award -nominated andScreen Actors Guild Award -winning Americanfilm andtelevision actor andfilm producer . He is perhaps best known for his lead roles asNate Fisher on the popular HBOdrama "Six Feet Under" andNick George on the ABCdramedy , "Dirty Sexy Money ".Biography
Early life
Peter Krause was born in Alexandria,
Minnesota , the son of two teachers. Growing up in Roseville, he was a skilled track and field athlete, but he suffered an unfortunatepole vault ing injury in high school that ended his athletic career. He attendedGustavus Adolphus College inSt. Peter, Minnesota and became interested intheatre . Graduating from Gustavus Adolphus in 1987, he decided to pursueacting as a career and enrolled in theMaster of Fine Arts program atNew York University . While working as abartender inNew York City , he met writerAaron Sorkin .Career
From 1998–2000 Krause portrayed the character
Casey McCall on the ABCcomedy "Sports Night ", created by his friendAaron Sorkin . Although the show received considerable critical acclaim, it struggled to find an audience and was cancelled after two seasons.Krause starred in the series "Six Feet Under" in 2001-6 and received much critical acclaim and several award nominations (including three
Emmy nominations) for his portrayal of funeral directorNate Fisher .In December 2006 he played the lead role, Detective Joe Miller, in the Sci Fi Channel miniseries "
The Lost Room ".He is currently starring in ABC's new drama "
Dirty Sexy Money " alongside veteran actorDonald Sutherland . [http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20070515abc01] After "Sports Night " and "Six Feet Under " it is the third show for which Krause has received star billing that his character has had a wife or ex-wife by the name of Lisa.Personal life
Peter Krause is currently living in
Los Angeles . He has a son, Roman Krause, and two siblings, Amy and Michael.Filmography
External links
*imdb name|id=0470244|name=Peter Krause
* [http://www.peterkrause.co.nr/mboard/mboard.php Peter Krause Messageboard]
* [http://www.hbo.com/sixfeetunder/cast/actors/peter_krause.shtml Peter Krause as Nate Fisher]
* [http://sidewalkstv.com/webclips/k/peterkrause.html Peter Krause 2007 Interview] on "Sidewalks Entertainment "
* [http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/17/dirty_sexy_money_star_produces_album Dirty Sexy Money's Peter Krause produces Jazz Album for Tamela D'Amico]
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