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

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television series ''

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

Early life

Krause was born in El Toro, California, 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 The Actors Workshop while in junior high. In his teens, he studied karate and attended El Toro High School, where he graduated in 1987. He continued his education at

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Career

200px, Krause at the London Film and Comic Convention in July 2012 Krause landed his first role in 1989 as a student in the TV series '' TV 101''. 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 Leo Wyatt, in The WB Network series ''

'' (1998–2006). Krause originally auditioned for the role of Andy Trudeau but was cast as Piper'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 '' L.A. Noire'', and he appeared in the

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video series '' Chad Vader'', 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

Music videos

Video games

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 El Toro High School alumni