Nick Krause

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Nick Krause
Born (1992-04-14) April 14, 1992 (age 29)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActor, director, producer, writer
Known for The Descendants (2011)

Nick Krause (born April 14, 1992) is an American film and television actor. In 2014 Krause won Best Actor for his portrayal of Harlon in the film White Rabbit at the Boston and Catalina Film Festivals. Other roles include the film The Descendants (2011).

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Early life and education

Krause was born in Austin, Texas, as the son of the talent agent Liz Atherton, [1] and was raised in Georgetown. His sister is the actress Kate Krause. He attended NYOS Charter School [2] and graduated early from Georgetown High School in order to begin the filming of The Descendants in Hawaii. [3] He also attended a mathematics [4] college course at the age of ten. Krause is of part-Mexican descent. [5]

Acting career

Krause's interest in acting began at the age of ten, when he attended an improvisation comedy workshop. [2] [6]

In 2014 Krause won Best Actor in the film White Rabbit for his portrayal of Harlon at the Catalina Film Festival. His other works include How to Eat Fried Worms (2006) as Nigel, in Homo Erectus (2007) as young Thudnik, in The Descendants (2011) as Sid and in the TV series Hollywood Heights (2012) as Adam. He also played Berto, Drew's college roommate, on the TV series Parenthood (2010). Krause also had a small role in the 2014 film Boyhood .

Krause starred in the music video for the single, "Weekend" by the band Priory, alongside Bailey Noble. In the clip, actors Nick Krause and Bailey Noble are teenagers who spend their mundane days toiling away at a roller rink. Nick daydreams of winning Bailey's affection by pulling some pretty slick skate moves on the floor, but in reality, as always, doesn't quite measure up. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 The Garage Young Boy #1
2006 How to Eat Fried Worms Nigel
2007Dawn of SexYoung Thudnik
2008EnoughUnknownVideo Short
2009 ExTerminators Bo Turner
2011 The Descendants Sid
2013 White Rabbit Harlon Mackey
2014 Boyhood Charlie
2016 Darwin Darwin
2017 Windsor Lawton
2017 Class Rank Bagger
2021 Shoplifters of the World Billy

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 Jack & Bobby Bully in Rich's Posse (Uncredited)1 Episode: #1.1
2007 As the Bell Rings Hallway JockShort 1 Episode: #1.1
2012Hollywood Uncensored with Sam RubinHimself-Panelist1 Episode: #1.197
2012 GCB Landry Cockburn1 Episode: #1.1
2012SketchyEater1 Episode: #1.2
2012 Hollywood Heights AdamRecurring: 15 Episodes
2013 Key & Peele Monday1 Episode: #3.7
2013–14 Parenthood BertoRecurring: 6 Episodes
2014 Married Frat Treasurer1 Episode: #1.4
2015 Grimm Jonah RikenGuest: 2 Episodes
2015Fashion News LiveHimself1 Episode: #21.26
2017HoppedN/ATelevision Movie Co-Producer

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