[3] He grew up in Southern California and took his first acting class at The Actors Workshop while in junior high.

In his teens, he studied karate and attended El Toro High School, where he graduated in 1987.

He then starred in the made-for-TV-movie Match Point, the CBS Schoolbreak Special "American Eyes", and An American Summer, before landing his first major role as Richard Lestrange, Jr. in the film Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991).

Krause originally auditioned for the role of Andy Trudeau but was cast as Piper's handyman/whitelighter love interest.

He lent his voice and image to portray a minor character (Clem Feeney) in the videogame L.A. Noire, and he appeared in the YouTube video series Chad Vader, in Season 4, Episode 4: "The Return of Brian" (uploaded July 10, 2012), as himself, a former employee of Empire Market.