Peter Krause

Peter Krause

actor, producer, director

Peter Krause was born on Aug 12, 1965 in USA. Peter Krause's big-screen debut came with Blood Harvest directed by Bill Rebane in 1987, strarring Boyfriend. Peter Krause is known for 9-1-1 directed by Bradley Buecker, Angela Bassett stars as Athena Grant and Peter Krause as Bobby Nash. Peter Krause has got 4 awards and 18 nominations so far. The most recent award Peter Krause achieved is Prism Awards. The upcoming new movie Peter Krause plays is Saint Judy which will be released on Mar 01, 2019.

Peter William Krause was born on August 12, 1965, in Alexandria, Minnesota. Both his parents were teachers, and he has a sister and brother. He was raised in Roseville, Minnesota. He graduated in 1987 from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota, with a degree in English literature. In 1990, he received a Master of Fine Arts degree in Acting from New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts.Krause's first role was in a horror movie Blood Harvest (1987). On Carol & Company (1990), he appeared opposite Carol Burnett and Richard Kind. It was an anthology comedy series, with actors playing different characters each week. After it ended in 1991, he guest starred on Seinfeld: The Limo (1992) as Tim, a white supremacist, and on Beverly Hills (1990) in a recurring role. In 1995, he appeared in starring and recurring roles on two short-lived shows, The Great Defender (1995) and If Not for You (1995). He also guest starred on Ellen (1994), University Hospital (1995), Caroline in the City (1995), Salut les frangins (1995), Le Drew Carey Show (1995) and La vie à cinq (1994). He also got a major recurring role as Cybill's son-in-law, Kevin Blanders on Cybill (1995). Around the same time, he also appeared in a romantic comedy Lovelife (1997) opposite Saffron Burrows, Bruce Davison and Carla Gugino, and in 3e planète après le soleil: A Friend in Dick (1997).In 1998, he appeared in three movies, including The Truman Show (1998). He also got a starring role on ABC's comedy Sports Night (1998), created by Aaron Sorkin. He played sports anchor Casey McCall, opposite Josh Charles, Felicity Huffman and Joshua Malina, until the show's cancellation in 2000. After "Sports Night", he got a another starring role, on HBO's Six pieds sous terre (2001), created by Alan Ball. He received three Emmy nominations and two Golden Globes nominations for his role as funeral director Nate Fisher, the son of Ruth (Frances Conroy) and the brother of David (Michael C. Hall) and Claire (Lauren Ambrose). During a break from "Six Feet Under" in 2004, he also appeared in We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004) opposite Laura Dern and Mark Ruffalo and played a part on Broadway. After "Six Feet Under" ended in 2005, he appeared in the miniseries The Lost Room (2006) opposite Julianna Margulies and Elle Fanning as the lead Joe Miller and played the lead and produced the thriller Civic Duty (2006). In 2007, he got yet another lead on Dirty Sexy Money (2007) as the lawyer of one of New York City's wealthiest families, opposite Donald Sutherland, William Baldwin and Natalie Zea. Krause was also a producer on the show, but unfortunately, it ended in 2009, after two seasons.After "Dirty Sexy Money" ended, Krause did not stay idle long, when he received the lead on Parenthood (2010) as Adam Braverman, opposite Lauren Graham, Craig T. Nelson and Bonnie Bedelia. "Parenthood" ended in 2015 after six seasons. In 2016, he was cast in ABC's crime drama, The Catch (2016), produced by Shonda Rhimes. The series lasted for two seasons and he played a con artist, who is being chased by a private investigator (Mireille Enos'), whom he defrauded. In 2017, he was cast in a leading role on FOX's 9-1-1 (2018), created by Ryan Murphy. He plays an LAFD fire captain Bobby Nash, opposite Angela Bassett. He also serves as an executive producer of the series.

  • Birthday

    Aug 12, 1965
  • Place of Birth

    Alexandria, Minnesota, USA
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Awards

4 wins & 18 nominations

Prism Awards
2004
Best Performance in a Drama Series (Multi-Episode Series)
Winner - Prism Award
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2004
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Winner - Actor
2004
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Winner - Actor
2003
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Winner - Actor
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