Peter Krause

Peter Krause

Infobox actor


imagesize = 150px
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- and Golden Globe Award-nominated and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning American film and television actor and film producer. He is perhaps best known for his lead roles as Nate Fisher on the popular HBO drama "Six Feet Under" and Nick George on the ABC dramedy, "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 unfortunate pole vaulting injury in high school that ended his athletic career. He attended Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota and became interested in theatre. Graduating from Gustavus Adolphus in 1987, he decided to pursue acting as a career and enrolled in the Master of Fine Arts program at New York University. While working as a bartender in New York City, he met writer Aaron Sorkin.

Career

From 1998–2000 Krause portrayed the character Casey McCall on the ABC comedy "Sports Night", created by his friend Aaron 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 director Nate 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 actor Donald 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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