Brian Krause

A native of Orange County, California, 'Brian Krause' (qv) is best known for his portrayal of Whitelighter Leo Wyatt on 'Aaron Spelling' (qv)'s popular program _Charmed (1998)_ (qv) [1998-2006/The WB] opposite 'Alyssa Milano' (qv), 'Rose McGowan' (qv), 'Holly Marie Combs' (qv) and 'Shannen Doherty' (qv). He starred on the popular program for eight seasons and appeared in 154 episodes.Since wrapping _Charmed (1998)_ (qv), Krause has starred in numerous TV programs, including _The Closer (2005)_ (qv) (TNT), _Ties That Bind (2006)_ (qv) (Lifetime), _Devil's Diary: Schreib hinein, es wird so sein (2007)_ (qv) (Lifetime), _Beyond Loch Ness (2008)_ (qv) (Sci Fi Channel), _Warbirds (2008)_ (qv) (Sci Fi Channel) and _CSI: Miami (2002)_ (qv) (CBS).Among the actor's previous television credits are: _Highway to Heaven (1984)_ (qv), _Tales from the Crypt (1989)_ (qv), The Bandit Series (e.g., _Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel (1994)_ (qv)), _Family Album (1994)_ (qv), _Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)_ (qv), _High Tide (1994)_ (qv) and _Return to Cabin by the Lake (2001)_ (qv).Krause's film credits include: _Desertion (2008)_ (qv), _Jack Rio (2008)_ (qv), _Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991)_ (qv) with 'Milla Jovovich' (qv), _An American Summer (1990)_ (qv) with 'Brian Austin Green' (qv), _December (1991)_ (qv) with 'Balthazar Getty' (qv) and 'Jason London' (qv), 'Stephen King' (qv)'s _Sleepwalkers (1992)_ (qv) with 'Alice Krige' (qv) and 'Mädchen Amick' (qv), _The Liars' Club (1993)_ (qv) with 'Wil Wheaton' (qv), _Breaking Free (1995)_ (qv) with 'Christine Taylor' (qv) and 'Jeremy London' (qv), _Mind Games (1996)_ (qv) with 'Soleil Moon Frye' (qv), _Trash (1999)_ (qv) with 'Jaime Pressly' (qv) and 'Jeremy Sisto' (qv), _The Mission (2005)_ (qv) with 'Jacklyn Zeman' (qv) and 'Alex Hyde-White' (qv) and _Protecting the King (2007)_ (qv) with 'Tom Sizemore' (qv) and 'Peter Dobson' (qv).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.::Charles Riley, Publicist