Peter Krause

About

Peter William Krause (; born August 12, 1965) is an American actor, director, and producer. He has held leading roles across multiple acclaimed television series, portraying Casey McCall on Sports Night (1998–2000), Nate Fisher on Six Feet Under (2001–2005), Nick George on Dirty Sexy Money (2007–2009), Adam Braverman on Parenthood (2010–2015), Benjamin Jones on The Catch (2016–2017), and Bobby Nash on Fox/ABC’s 9-1-1 (2018–2025). He is set to star in a NBC drama series, Line of Fire, in 2026.
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 on August 12, 1965, in Alexandria, Minnesota. His parents, Wanda Marie Krause (née Johnson) and William Popham “Bill” Krause, were both teachers in Minnesota. He was raised in Roseville, a suburb of St. Paul, and has two siblings, Amy and Michael.
As a teenager, Krause was active in track and field and gymnastics and attended Alexander Ramsey High School in Roseville. He graduated from high school in 1983 and was a pre-medical student at Gustavus…