Then: As the elder, prodigal Fisher son, Krause landed on Six Feet Under with a bang, literally stripping down in a broom closet at the airport with his on-again-off-again-girlfriend-to-be, Brenda Chenowith (Rachel Griffiths). Despite his Gen-X m.o. as a college dropout, organic grocer, and ladies’ man extraordinaire, in the face of tragedy, Nate quickly evolved into a loving (if not conflicted) father, son, brother, husband, and boyfriend (several times over). Luckily, he somehow navigated the Fisher family pathos without losing his rugged charm.