Peter Krause

Peter Krause
Krause at Paleyfest in 2013
Born	Peter William Krause (1965-08-12) August 12, 1965 (age 51) Alexandria, Minnesota, United States
Occupation	Actor, producer
Years active	1987–present
Partner(s)	Lauren Graham (2010–present)
Children	1

Peter William Krause (/ˈkraʊzə/; born August 12, 1965) is an American film and television actor, director, and producer. He has played 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. He currently stars in ABC's The Catch.

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.

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.