In the fall of 1998, the first episode of the American mystical television series Charmed was released. Pretty soon, this project became a real hit, which allowed him to survive on air for 8 seasons.
Over the years, the series managed to change a lot of characters, but there were heroes who starred in all seasons. In addition to the Enchanted themselves, Leo White (Wyatt) was such a “long-liver.” What kind of character is this and what is its place in the plot? Let's find out about him and the actor who played him.
The television series "Charmed"
This TV show tells about the unusual adventures of the three Halliwell sisters.
For many years these girls did not even realize that they belong to the family of powerful good sorceresses. But once the youngest of them discovered an ancient magic book in the attic. After reading a spell from her, she activated the powers of all three Halliwells, and amazing things began to happen to the girls.
However, in addition to good new abilities brought sisters and a lot of problems. It turned out that invisibly for ordinary people in the world there is a constant struggle between good and evil. Having sided with goodness, Halliwell is now constantly attacked by various demons who seek to kill the girls and take possession of their amazing powers.
The main characters
The oldest and most powerful is Prue Halliwell. After the early death of her mother, she took care of her younger sisters to help her grandmother. Because of this, she did not have time for herself, the girl was not able to fully arrange her personal life.
It has telekinesis. Later she learned to create astral projections. Died in season 3 of the project.
Piper Halliwell is the kindest and most caring of their sisters. She always dreamed of living a normal life, but she could not achieve this.
In the middle of the series, she gave birth to two wizards - Wyatt and Chris, and at the end also a daughter - Melissa Prue.
Has the gift of stopping time, later learned to explode objects. When she was pregnant with Wyatt, due to his strength she was the most powerful sorceress in the world. He likes to cook and do housework.
Phoebe Halliwell is the youngest and most naughty of the sisters. At first, she had only passive forces (to see the past and future in contact with the subject), so she began to study martial arts. Later she gained the gift of levitation and the power of empathy. She is the most loving of the sisters.
She was in love with the demon Cole, but, despite his attempts to change for the better, their relationship did not work out. In the final, she became the wife of Cupid and gave birth to three daughters from him.
After the death of Prue, it turned out that the girls' mother had an affair with her guardian angel and she secretly gave birth to another daughter from him - Paige Matthews. It was she who later became the third Charmed and took over the baton in the fight against evil with the dead Prue.
At first she knew how to teleport things, but closer to the finale she developed the abilities of a keeper and learned to heal others.
Who is Leo White (Enchanted)?
In the magical world where sorceress sisters live, all good sorceresses have their own guardian angels. Their duties include instructing the sorceress, as well as healing her in case of injuries.
For the Halliwell sisters, Leo White (Wyatt) was such a keeper.
Character biography before turning into an angel
Most of the angels at first were ordinary people, but for their kindness and nobility after death, they turned into guardians. So it happened with Leo from “Charmed” (the character’s photo can be seen below).
In his human life, this hero was born on May 6, 1924 in San Francisco.
He was a kind and caring person, dreamed of becoming a doctor. However, because of the Second World War, he could not fulfill his dream, as he went to the front as a medical orderly.
During one of the battles, two close friends of Leo from Enchanted died. The hero blamed himself for a long time on this. Soon (in 1942) Wyatt himself died heroically, for which he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
At the post of guardian angel
After his death, Leo was elected as the guardian angel by the elders. He showed himself well in this field. That is why when Enchanted gained strength, he was made the keeper of the girls.
At that time, Halliwell just mastered the world of magic, so Leo from "Charmed" did not reveal to them his essence and goals, but introduced himself as a master. Thus, he worked for a long time in their house, watching them and quietly helping them.
Being a very attractive young man, Leo liked two sisters at once: Phoebe and Piper. The girls began to fight for his attention. However, Phoebe later backtracked because she realized that the guy likes Piper, and she flirts with him just to annoy her sister.
Leo and Piper
In the wizarding world, the relationship between sorceresses and their guardians is strictly prohibited, so the lovers had to leave. For a while, the Enchanted did not know when Leo would return to them, and indeed whether this would happen at all. Therefore, Piper started an affair with a cute neighbor guy named Dan.
Accidentally infected with a fever, the girl was on the verge of death, while the elders did not allow Leo to treat her, since this was not a magical mutilation.
However, the keeper broke the rules and saved his beloved. For this, he was deprived of all abilities, making him an ordinary person. Returning to the sisters in this form, Leo began to live with them, while Piper had already met with Dan.
Despite all the obstacles, the hero was able to regain both the powers of the keeper and the favor of Piper. He also proposed to her and they secretly decided to get married from the elders.
Unfortunately, the wedding was disrupted, and Leo himself was forcibly taken from his sisters.
Only after many months and numerous adventures, the lovers were given permission to get married.
After some time, Piper gave birth to a son, Wyatt, named after the human name Leo from “Charmed”. This boy turned out to be an incredibly talented wizard, so the forces of evil for a long time tried to persuade him to his side.
After the dark sorcerers tried to harm the elders, and the sisters and their keeper were able to prevent this, Leo received a promotion. After becoming an elder, he was forced to leave the post of guardian, which was taken by a certain Chris. Although he helped the girls of Halliwell, because of his actions, the relationship of Leo and Piper finally deteriorated and they broke up.
Subsequently, it turned out that Chris is the youngest son of this couple. To save Wyatt, he came from the future. Since he did not open his parents for a long time, it got to the point that he almost disappeared. Later Chris made peace with Leo and together they saved Wyatt from the future from becoming an evil wizard.
The fate of Leo
Despite saving the future Wyatt, in the present, one of the elders, Gideon, secretly tried to harm the boy. Leo was forced to kill him, for which he was deprived of the elder’s place and turned into a fugitive.
Wandering, he became close to the Avatars. These powerful creatures planned to use the keeper to change the world order with the Enchanted.
Unlike angels, Avatars could not only heal, but also raise the dead. Therefore, when the Halliwell sisters were killed, Leo became an Avatar to resurrect them. Further, the hero convinced the sisters to take their side - and the world was changed.
Subsequently, the former keeper was disappointed in his choice and helped to return everything to its place. However, for his misconduct, he had to be punished. As a result, he was deprived of strength, and he became an ordinary person. Thus, the hero managed to reunite with Piper and his sons.
In the last season, this hero became the target of the Death Angel, and in order to save him, the sisters had to be allowed to temporarily “freeze” him.
Leo's return to the Enchanted occurred under sad circumstances: Phoebe and Page died, and the family house was destroyed.
Later, Piper and her beloved found a way to return to the past and save the sisters. The lovers themselves continued to live happily together until old age.
Brian Krause is the actor who played Leo in Charmed
The artist, who embodied on the screen the image of the guardian angel of the Hollywood sisters, was an American of German descent - Brian Jeffrey Krause.
The future Leo from Enchanted was born in 1969 in California.
Like his hero, Brian since childhood dreamed of becoming a doctor, but fate decided otherwise. At the age of 16 he got on television and since then he finally chose the career of a minister of Melpomene.
The most outstanding roles of Krause
Today in the filmography of Brian Krause there are more than 30 projects, but only two of them brought fame to him.
He first attracted attention in 1991, playing the role of Richard in "Return to the Blue Lagoon."
In the next few years, Brian starred in many episodes of second-rate projects (December, Club of Liars, The Secret of the Asteroid, etc.).
The second breakthrough in his career was his role in the television series Charmed. After the first season, Krause began to be perceived by spectators all over the world as an actor who played Leo in the TV series “Charmed”. Unfortunately, at the moment this is the biggest achievement of the artist.
After Charmed, Krause often starred, but his role of great recognition did not bring him.
His most famous works of recent years are Castle, Chains That Bind Us, Cupid Dog, Plan 9, and Don't Be Afraid.