A native of Orange County, California, Brian Krause is best known for his portrayal of Whitelighter Leo Wyatt on Aaron Spelling's popular program Charmed (1998) [1998-2006/The WB] opposite Alyssa Milano, Rose McGowan, Holly Marie Combs and Shannen Doherty. He starred on the popular program for eight seasons and appeared in 154 episodes.
Since wrapping Charmed (1998), Krause has starred in numerous TV programs, including The Closer: L.A.: Enquêtes prioritaires (2005) (TNT), Une séductrice dans ma maison (2006) (Lifetime), Devil's Diary (2007) (Lifetime), La terreur du Loch Ness (2008) (Sci Fi Channel), Warbirds (2008) (Sci Fi Channel) and Les experts: Miami (2002) (CBS).
Among the actor's previous television credits are: Les routes du paradis (1984), Les contes de la crypte (1989), The Bandit Series (e.g., Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel (1994)), Album de famille (1994), Walker, Texas Ranger (1993), Surfers détectives (1994) and Plongée mortelle (2001).
Krause's film credits include: Desertion (2008), Jack Rio (2008), Retour au lagon bleu (1991) with Milla Jovovich, An American Summer (1990) with Brian Austin Green, December (1991) with Balthazar Getty and Jason London, Stephen King's La nuit déchirée (1992) with Alice Krige and Mädchen Amick, The Liars' Club (1993) with Wil Wheaton, Un pas vers la liberté (1995) with Christine Taylor and Jeremy London, Flirt avec la mort (1996) with Soleil Moon Frye, Trash (1999) with Jaime Pressly and Jeremy Sisto, The Mission (2005) with Jacklyn Zeman and Alex Hyde-White and Protecting the King (2007) with Tom Sizemore and Peter Dobson.
Krause was born in 1969 in El Toro, California. He graduated in 1987 from El Toro High School. He has an older brother, Patrick. He resides in the San Fernando Valley. Away from the studios, he enjoys golfing, surfing and jogging. Prior to making his mark as an actor, he juggled various part-time jobs -- including driving a pie truck and hanging drywall.
