What Happened to the Actors of Six Feet Under?

Peter Krause, aka Nate Fisher, studied Fine Arts at NYU. Before SFU, he appeared in many TV series, such as Seinfeld, Beverly Hills 90210, Ellen, Party of Five, 3rd Rock from the Sun and a few movies, like the Truman Show. He originally auditioned for the part of David Fisher, but the creator who couldn't find an actor for the part of Nate thought that he had a great chemistry with Rachel Griffith (Brenda) and gave him the part. He later was the main character in a new TV serie that he produced called Dirty Sexy Money, but the show was cancelled in 2008. He is now making a new serie, Parenthood, and the movie Beastly, with actors Neil Patrick Harris, Vanessa Hudgens and Mary-Kate Olsen. He is dating Christine King, and they had a son Roman in 2001.

Michael C. Hall (David Fisher) was a theater actor and played in many major Broadway plays before doing SFU. He is mostly known now for his main character as Dexter Morgan in the TV series Dexter, that he co-produces. He was married to Amy Spanger from 2002 to 2006 and recently married his co-star Jennifer Carpenter who plays his sister in Dexter.

Frances Conroy (Ruth Fisher) is also mostly famous for her parts in Broadway plays such as "Mother Courage and Her Children," "King Lear," "All's Well That Ends Well," "Measure for Measure", "Othello", "Our Town", "The Little Foxes", "In the Summer House", "Ring Round the Moon", "A Bright Room Called Day", "The Secret Rapture", "The Last Yankee" and "The Ride Down Mt. Morgan". She appears in more than 60 TV series or movies including Happy Town, Nip Tuck, Desperate Housewives, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Manhattan, etc. She married the actor Jan Munroe in 1992.

Lauren Ambrose (Claire Fisher) originally trained as an opera singer at the Educational Center for the Arts, New Haven's performing arts school and Tanglewood in Massachusetts. She married Sam Handel in 2001 and they have one child, Orson born in 2007. After SFU, she played in a few movies including Cold Souls, Loving Leah, A Dog Year, Love and Other Impossible Pursuits, Where the Wild Things Are, and more recently in Tonight at Noon and An Entire Body. She also acted in major theater plays, such as "Exit the King" with Susan Sarandon and Geoffrey Rush.

Rachel Griffiths (Brenda) worked with a theater company until she became famous with the movie Muriel's Wedding. She also played in Blow with Johnny Depp. She married Andrew Taylor in 2002 and they have a daughter Clementine Grace born in 2009. She is now playing Sarah Parker in the TV series Brothers & Sisters alongside Calista Flockhart.

Freddy Rodriguez (Rico Diaz) began acting in High School and appeared in many plays such as "To Kill a Mockingbird", "Twelve Angry Men", "The Crucible", "A Midsummers Night's Dream" and "The Lottery". He played in many movies and TV series before his part in Six Feet Under and also after, with notable a recent recurrent part in Ugly Betty. He married his high school sweet heart Elsie and they have 2 boys, Elijah and Giancarlo, the latter playing his son in SFU.

Mathew St. Patrick is married and has a son Tommy, born in 2005. He recently appeared on the album "Mr. Mathers" by Eminem and in TV series including Reunion, Law & Order, Higglytown Heroes, Private Practice, Identity, NCIS: Los Angeles.