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Date of Birth

1 February 1969, El Toro, California, USA

Birth Name

Brian Jeffrey Krause

Nickname

B.K.

Height

5' 11" (1.80 m)

Mini Biography

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" (2005) (TNT), Ties That Bind (2006) (TV) (Lifetime), Devil's Diary (2007) (TV) (Lifetime), Beyond Loch Ness (2008) (TV) (Sci Fi Channel), Warbirds (2008) (TV) (Sci Fi Channel) and "CSI: Miami" (2002) (CBS).

Among the actor's previous television credits are: "Highway to Heaven" (1984), "Tales from the Crypt" (1989), The Bandit Series (e.g., Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel (1994) (TV)), Family Album (1994) (TV), "Walker, Texas Ranger" (1993), "High Tide" (1994) and Return to Cabin by the Lake (2001) (TV).

Krause's film credits include: Desertion (2008), Jack Rio (2008), Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991) with Milla Jovovich, An American Summer (1991) with Brian Austin Green, December (1991) with Balthazar Getty and Jason London, Stephen King's Sleepwalkers (1992) with Alice Krige and Mädchen Amick, The Liars' Club (1993) with Wil Wheaton, "Breaking Free" with Christine Taylor and Jeremy London, Mind Games (1996) with Soleil Moon Frye, Trash (1999) with Jaime Pressly and Jeremy Sisto, "The Mission" 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.

IMDb Mini Biography By: Charles Riley, Publicist

Spouse

Beth Bruce

(1996 - 2000) (divorced) 1 child

Trivia

Brian and his wife had their first child, Jamen, in 1996.

Lettered in soccer at Orange Coast College in 1987, and scored four goals as a midfielder and forward.

He enjoys playing golf and baseball.

Originally wanted to study medicine

His parents are Alice & Jeff Krause.

Has two dogs: Penny and Buddy.

He studied Karate in his teens.

Has run two marathons and is attempting to run a total of four this year.

Loves playing Scrabble.

Has begun to surf with his teenage son.

No relation to Peter Krause.

Has donated his time to honor a fallen soldier.

Played a supernatural being that gave up their immortality and powers to marry a mortal woman in both the television series 'Charmed (1998) (TV)' and the movie You're So Cupid! (2010).