TV star finds fear in "Civic Duty"

Actor Peter Krause is best known for his Emmy®-nominated starring role as Nate Fisher in the HBO drama Six Feet Under.

A native of Minneapolis, Krause made his television debut in 1990 as a company member on Carol Burnett's variety show, Carol and Company. From 1998-2000, he played Casey McCall on the two-season run of the ABC series, Sports Night. He also appeared in the Sci-Fi Channel miniseries, The Lost Room.

He starred opposite Naomi Watts and Mark Ruffalo in the film, "We Don't Live Here Anymore," as well as in independent films including "Lovelife" and "My Engagement Party." Krause, who holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from New York University Program, made his Broadway debut in the 2004 production of Arthur Miller's "After the Fall."

In this April 2007 interview, host Cindy Rhodes speaks to the actor about starting in the business, his role on Six Feet Under, and his lead role in the film, "Civic Duty," where Krause plays depressed accountant Terry Allen, who recently lost his job.

In the Freestyle Releasing film, Allen begins to suspect his new neighbor (Khaled Abol Naga), a single Islamic grad student with a penchant for unexplained late night activities, is part of a terrorist conspiracy. Although both Terry's wife (Kari Matchett) and the FBI agent (Richard Schiff) to whom he reports his suspicions are skeptical about his fears, Terry becomes increasingly obsessed with uncovering the man's true identity.