Peter Krause<\/a> has found a new calling after 9-1-1<\/a>,<\/em> as the actor is set to star in the NBC drama Protection<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n The Emmy-nominated actor has been cast as Mike Thornhill in the upcoming NBC pilot. Krause will portray a former Secret Service agent who has become Assistant Director of Intelligence. A lifelong government man with working-class roots, Mike is described as \u201ca career blue-collar government worker who doesn\u2019t want his job to end. He\u2019s been the life of the party forever, and that attitude has come at a cost.\u201d<\/p>\n The logline for the pilot is as follows: \u201cWhen a U.S. Marshal falls in the line of duty, a seemingly cut-and-dry case turns into a deadly conspiracy as a family of law enforcement agents become the target of a mysterious assassin. Bridging personal differences and crossing professional boundaries, the Thornhill family must use the expertise from a lifetime of protecting civilians and politicians to protect one another and bring the killer to justice \u2026 even if it means betraying their sworn code.\u201d<\/p>\n The role marks a return for Krause to NBC, where he starred as Adam Braverman on the acclaimed family drama Parenthood<\/em><\/a>, which ran for six seasons from 2010 to 2015. Earlier in his career, he led the cult-favorite ABC dramedy Sports Night<\/a><\/em>, which aired from 1998 to 2000 and helped establish him as a standout television presence. Krause later headlined HBO\u2019s groundbreaking funeral drama Six Feet Under<\/a><\/em> from 2001 to 2005, earning multiple Emmy nominations in the role of Nate Fisher, and returned to network television with ABC\u2019s hit first responder drama 9-1-1,<\/em> where he starred as Captain Bobby Nash from 2018 to 2024.<\/p>\n