Peter William Krause (/ˈkraʊzə/; born August 12, 1965) is an
American television and film actor. He has played lead roles in
multiple television series, portraying Casey McCall on Sports Night
(1998â€"2000), Nate Fisher on Six Feet Under (2001â€"2005), Nick
George on Dirty Sexy Money (2007â€"2009), Adam Braverman on Parenthood
(2010â€"2015), Benjamin Jones on The Catch (2016â€"2017), and Bobby
Nash on 9-1-1 (2018â€"present).For his work on Six Feet Under, Krause
was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe
Awards, and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards, winning twice for
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.Krause was
born in Alexandria, Minnesota, to two teachers. His mother taught
second grade and his father was a high school English teacher. He has
two siblings, Michael and Amy. He was raised in Roseville, Minnesota,
a suburb of St. Paul.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.
American television and film actor. He has played lead roles in
multiple television series, portraying Casey McCall on Sports Night
(1998â€"2000), Nate Fisher on Six Feet Under (2001â€"2005), Nick
George on Dirty Sexy Money (2007â€"2009), Adam Braverman on Parenthood
(2010â€"2015), Benjamin Jones on The Catch (2016â€"2017), and Bobby
Nash on 9-1-1 (2018â€"present).For his work on Six Feet Under, Krause
was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe
Awards, and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards, winning twice for
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.Krause was
born in Alexandria, Minnesota, to two teachers. His mother taught
second grade and his father was a high school English teacher. He has
two siblings, Michael and Amy. He was raised in Roseville, Minnesota,
a suburb of St. Paul.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.
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