Brian Jeffrey Krause (born February 1, 1969) is an American actor. He
is known for his role as Leo Wyatt on The WB television series Charmed
(1998â€"2006) and for portraying the lead role of Charles Brady in the
1992 horror film Sleepwalkers.Krause was born in El Toro, California,
the younger of two children of Alice and Jeff Krause. He is adopted.
His elder brother is named Patrick. 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
Orange Coast College.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 CBS Schoolbreak Special "American Eyes", and An
American Summer, before landing his first major role as Richard
Lestrange, Jr. in the film Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991). He was a
co-star in the Bandit series prior to his most notable role of Leo
Wyatt, in The WB Network series Charmed (1998â€"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 (2005â€"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 Mad Men (episode 2x12 The
Mountain King), The Closer (episode 4x01 Controlled Burn), and Castle
(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 YouTube 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.
is known for his role as Leo Wyatt on The WB television series Charmed
(1998â€"2006) and for portraying the lead role of Charles Brady in the
1992 horror film Sleepwalkers.Krause was born in El Toro, California,
the younger of two children of Alice and Jeff Krause. He is adopted.
His elder brother is named Patrick. 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
Orange Coast College.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 CBS Schoolbreak Special "American Eyes", and An
American Summer, before landing his first major role as Richard
Lestrange, Jr. in the film Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991). He was a
co-star in the Bandit series prior to his most notable role of Leo
Wyatt, in The WB Network series Charmed (1998â€"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 (2005â€"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 Mad Men (episode 2x12 The
Mountain King), The Closer (episode 4x01 Controlled Burn), and Castle
(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 YouTube 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.
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