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My Take
Peter Krause is, to me, the rare actor who makes reliability thrilling. From the rapid-fire banter of Sports Night to the haunted Nate Fisher in Six Feet Under and the steady captain of 9-1-1, he keeps anchoring great ensembles without ever grabbing for the spotlight. Two consecutive SAG ensemble awards tell the real story: he elevates everyone around him. There is a Midwestern plainness to his work, no vanity and no tricks, just precise emotional carpentry. I think television's golden age owes him more credit than he usually gets, and I will happily watch anything a good showrunner builds around him.
Overview
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…
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Peter Krause
- Name (Japanese)
- ピーター・クラウス
- Reading
- ぴーたー・くらうす
- Born
- August 12, 1965 (age 60)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Snake
- Origin
- Alexandria, Minnesota, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / director / film actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Roseville Area High School
- University
- New York University Tisch School of the Arts
Awards & achievements
- 2003 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
- 2004 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
- 2004 Prism Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Sports Night | — |
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Director — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.