Peter Krause Biography

Peter William Krause (born August 12, 1965) is an American film and television actor, director, and producer. He is perhaps best known for his lead roles as Nate Fisher on Six Feet Under, Adam Braverman on Parenthood, Nick George on Dirty Sexy Money, and Casey McCall on Sports Night.

Early life

Krause was born in Alexandria, Minnesota, to a mother who taught second grade and a father who was a high school English teacher. He was raised in Roseville, Minnesota, a suburb of St. Paul. He has two siblings, Michael and Amy.

Krause graduated in 1987 from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota, with a degree in English literature. He also has a Master of Fine Arts degree in Acting from New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts.

Career

In the early 1990s, Krause made a number of guest appearances on television shows such as Seinfeld, Beverly Hills, 90210, and Ellen. Starting in 1996, Krause appeared in a recurring role as Cybill Shepherd's son-in-law Kevin on her sitcom Cybill for four seasons. From 1998 to 2000, Krause also portrayed the character Casey McCall on the ABC network's comedy Sports Night. Although the show received considerable critical acclaim, it struggled to find an audience and was canceled after two seasons.

Krause starred in the HBO drama series Six Feet Under from 2001 to 2005. He received seven award nominations (including three Emmy nominations) for his portrayal of funeral director Nate Fisher.

Krause appeared on Broadway in the summer of 2004 in a revival of Arthur Miller's After the Fall.

In December 2006, he played the lead role, Detective Joe Miller, in the Sci Fi Channel miniseries The Lost Room.

From 2007 to 2009, Krause portrayed young lawyer Nick George in ABC's drama Dirty Sexy Money alongside veteran actor Donald Sutherland. He had initially turned down the role three times.

In March 2009, Krause was cast as the role of Adam Braverman in the NBC comedy-drama Parenthood. One year later in March 2010, Parenthood premiered as a mid-season replacement. In May, the show was picked up for a full second season.

Krause appeared in the 2011 fantasy film Beastly, based on Alex Flinn's 2007 novel of the same name.

Personal life

Krause and former girlfriend Christine King have a son named Roman, who was born in November 2001. He has been in a relationship with his Parenthood co-star Lauren Graham since 2010.

His father died in February 2012 and his mother has been diagnosed with breast cancer.

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1987	Blood Harvest	Boyfriend
1996	Lovelife	Tim
1998	Melting Pot	Pedro Marine
1998	The Truman Show	Lawrence
1998	My Engagement Party	David Salsburg
2000	It's a Shame About Ray	Mr. Hanks	Short film
2004	We Don't Live Here Anymore	Hank Evans
2006	Civic Duty	Terry Allen
2011	Beastly	Rob Kingsbury

Television

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1990	Carol and Company	Various	Unknown episodes
1992	Beverly Hills, 90210	Jay Thurman	3 episodes
1992	Seinfeld	Tim	Episode: "The Limo"
1994	Ellen	Tim	Episode: "The Hand That Robs the Cradle"
1995	Caroline in the City	Peter Welmerling	Episode: "Caroline and the Opera"
1995	Brotherly Love	Tom	Episode: "Double Date"
1995	If Not for You	Elliot	5 episodes
1995	The Great Defender	Crosby Caufield III	8 episodes
1995-1997	Cybill	Kevin Blanders	23 episodes
1996	The Drew Carey Show	Tom	Episode: "Drew Gets Motivated"
1997	3rd Rock from the Sun	Peter Connolly	Episode: "A Friend in Dick"
1998-2000	Sports Night	Casey McCall	45 episodes Nominated"?Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated"?Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series
1998	Style & Substance	Steve	Episode: "Pilot"
2001-2005	Six Feet Under	Nate Fisher	63 episodes Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2003-04) Nominated"?Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Television Series Drama (2002-03) Nominated"?Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2002-03, 2006) Nominated"?Satellite Award for Best Actor - Television Series Drama Nominated"?Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2002, 2005-06) Nominated"?Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (2002, 2004)
2006	The Lost Room	Detective Joe Miller	3 episodes
2007-2009	Dirty Sexy Money	Nick George	23 episodes
2010-present	Parenthood	Adam Braverman	Main Cast 90 episodes

Awards and nominations

Krause has been nominated for two Golden Globe Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and eight Screen Actors Guild Awards, winning two Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series awards for Six Feet Under.

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result
2000	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Sports Night
	Viewers for Quality Television	Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series
2002	Golden Globe Awards	Best Actor - Television Series Drama	Six Feet Under
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
		Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
2003	Golden Globe Awards	Best Actor - Television Series Drama
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
	Satellite Awards	Best Actor - Television Series Drama
	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
2004	Prism Awards	Best Performance in a Drama Series
	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
		Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
2005		Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
2006	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series