Brian Krause

**Brian Krause** portrayed Leo Wyatt, the boyfriend and then husband of Piper Halliwell through the series of *Charmed*. He reprises his role of Leo Wyatt in Matt's *Charmed* Spinoff, *Blessed*.

His IDMb can be found here: *here*

His Twitter can be found here: *here*

## Biography

Brian Krause is best known for his portrayal of Whitelighter Leo Wyatt on Aaron Spelling’s popular program *Charmed* opposite Alyssa Milano, Rose McGowan, Holly Marie Combs and Shannen Doherty. The actor played the ever-developing character for eight television seasons, and during the fifth season he showcased his writing skills by penning one of the episodes Sense and Sense Ability. In May 2006, starring in the series finale marked Krause’s 145th episode on the program.

## Other Works

* *Devil's Diary*
* *Warbirds*
* *Beyond Loch Ness*
* *CSI: Miami*
* *The Closer*
* *Mad Men*
* *Cyrus*
* *Highway to Heaven*
* *Tales from the Crypt*
* *Bandit*
* *Family Album*
* *Walker, Texas Ranger*
* *High Tide*
* *Return to Cabin by the Lake*
* *Ties that Bind*
* *Return to the Blue Lagoon*
* *An American Summer*
* *December*
* *Sleepwalkers*
* *The Liars’ Club*
* *Breaking Free*
* *Mind Games*
* *Trash*
* *The Mission*
* *Protecting the King*
* *Jack Rio*
* *Desertion*
* *Nowhere to Hide*
* *The Gods of Circumstance*
* *Growth*

## Notes and Trivia

* Unlike many fans believe, Brian has no relation to Peter Krause.
* He was married with Beth Bruce and had a son together named Jamen Krause. The couple filed for divorce in 2000.
* Originally wanted to study medicine. Ironically, his character Leo was a doctor in his first life.
	+ Before his career as an actor, Brian pertained various part-time jobs. These include (but aren't limited to) driving a pie truck and hanging drywall. Currently, he is putting his construction skills to use as he renovates his Southern California Ranch Home.
* He is still good friends with his Charmed-wife, Holly Marie Combs.
* He enjoys playing golf, baseball and poker with his buddies. Ironically, his character, Leo is bad at golf.
	+ Besides the aforementioned, Brian also enjoys basketball, soccer, hiking, playing the guitar and the harmonica.
	+ Though his number-one priority is spending quality time with his son, Jamen.
* He has two dogs: Penny (a Golden Retriever) and Buddy (an Australian Shepherd).
* He studied Karate in his teens.
* He loves playing Scrabble. A reference to this might be in the *Charmed* series finale when old Piper and Leo are playing Scrabble.

* He was arrested for drunk and disorderly behavior in November 2nd, 2010.
* Brian dated co-worker Alyssa Milano from the end of season 3 to mid season 4 of *Charmed*.
* Holly and Brian knew each other before working on *Charmed*. Holly claimed that kissing scenes were awkward because it was like *kissing her brother*.
* On May 12th 2011, Brian visited Carroll Avenue to shoot for a movie. The house he was shooting in was coincidentally Dan Gordon's house. Whilst there, Brian re-visited the infamous Charmed House and tweeted a picture with him standing outside.
* He sometimes calls Holly Marie Combs; Piper on Twitter
* Holly Marie Combs was asked by a fan of *Charmed* to attempt to get Brian Krause onto her new show, *Pretty Little Liars*, as her character, Ella's handyman, which is a reference to season 1 of *Charmed* where Leo Wyatt was known for being the sisters handyman.
* He is native of Orange County, California, Brian Krause currently resides in the San Fernando Valley.
* Favorites:
	+ Color: Green
	+ Character on *Charmed* (besides Leo): Piper
	+ Movie: *Forrest Gump*
	+ Place in the World: Laguna Beach, California.
	+ *Charmed* Power: Orbing
	+ *Charmed* Episode: Sense and Sense Ability
* He has tweeted that he wants to travel to China.
* Aside for T.W. King and Chris Boyd (The Unaired Pilot), Brian Krause (as Leo Wyatt) and Kerr Smith (as Kyle Brody) were originally tried for the role of Andy Trudeau on *Charmed*.