Kraig Dane was born in Ames, Iowa and grew up in a small town out side of Des Moines. He attend college at Iowa State University, but is proud to say he's a "True Hawkeye (University of Iowa) at Heart". In 2010 Kraig moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. He's worked in front of lens as well as behind it, most recently being cast in 2016's season premiere of Criminal Minds as Daniel Cullen and in 2017's This Is Us.