Brian Jeffrey Krause (born February 1, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for his role as

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television series ''

Charmed ''Charmed'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Constance M. Burge and produced by Aaron Spelling and his production company Spelling Television, with Brad Kern serving as showrunner. The series was originally broadcast ...

'' (1998–2006) and for portraying the lead role of Charles Brady in the 1992 horror film '' Sleepwalkers''.

Early life

Krause was born in

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, the son of Alice and Jeff Krause. He has a brother named Patrick. Krause was adopted. He grew up in Southern California and took his first acting class at

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while in junior high. In his teens, he studied karate and attended

El Toro High School El Toro High School is a public high school in Lake Forest, California, United States. It is one of five high schools in the Saddleback Valley Unified School District (SVUSD) and serves Lake Forest and its district of Portola Hills and a small po ...

, where he graduated in 1987. He continued his education at

Orange Coast College Orange Coast College (OCC) is a public community college in Costa Mesa in Orange County, California. It was founded in 1947, with its first classes opening in the fall of 1948. It provides Associate of Art and Associate of Science degrees, cert ...

Career

Krause landed his first role in 1989 as a student in the TV series ''

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''. He then starred in the made-for-TV-movie ''Match Point'', the ''

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'' "American Eyes", and ''An American Summer'', before landing his first major role as Richard Lestrange, Jr. in the film ''

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'' (1991). He was a co-star in the ''Bandit'' series prior to his most notable role of

, in The WB Network series ''

'' (1998–2006). Krause originally auditioned for the role of

Andy Trudeau ''Charmed'' is an American television series that was originally broadcast by The WB for eight seasons from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006. The series narrative follows a trio of sisters, known as the Charmed Ones, the most powerful good w ...

but was cast as

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'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 ''

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'' (episode 2x12 ''The Mountain King''), ''

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(''episode 4x01 ''Controlled Burn''), and ''

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'' (episode 3x03 ''Under the Gun''). He lent his voice and image to portray a minor character (Clem Feeney) in the videogame ''

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'', and he appeared in the

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video series ''

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'', in Season 4, Episode 4: "The Return of Brian" (uploaded July 10, 2012), as himself, a former employee of Empire Market. He starred as Ben in the 2012 film ''Ben and Becca'', directed by Victor Alferi, written and produced by Bibi Amos, who also starred as Becca.

Filmography

Film

Television

Television movies and miniseries

Video Games

Other

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Krause, Brian 1969 births 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American adoptees American male film actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from Orange County, California Orange Coast College alumni Male actors from Lake Forest, California