Chad Lowe

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Chad Lowe
Born
Charles Davis Lowe II [1]

(1968-01-15) January 15, 1968 (age 56)
Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1984–present
Spouses
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(m. 1997;div. 2007)​
Kim Painter
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(m. 2010)​
Children3
Relatives Rob Lowe (brother)
John Owen Lowe (nephew)
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Searchtool.svg Lowe at the event for 24 in 2001

Charles Davis Lowe II (born January 15, 1968) [2] is an American actor and director. He is the younger brother of actor Rob Lowe. He won an Emmy Award for his supporting role in Life Goes On as a young man living with HIV. He has had recurring roles on ER , Melrose Place , and Now and Again . Lowe played Deputy White House Chief of Staff Reed Pollock on the sixth season of 24 , [3] and played Byron Montgomery on Pretty Little Liars.

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Early life

Lowe was born in Dayton, Ohio, [2] the son of Barbara Lynn Wilson ( née  Hepler; 1939–2003), a teacher, and Charles Davis Lowe, a trial lawyer. [1] His parents divorced when Lowe was young. [4] He has an older brother, actor Rob Lowe, and two half brothers from the second marriages of his parents, the producer Micah Dyer (maternal) and Justin Lowe (paternal). Lowe was baptized in the Episcopal Church. [5] He is of German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh ancestry. [6]

Lowe was raised in a "traditional midwestern setting" [5] in Dayton, attending Oakwood Junior High School, before moving to the Point Dume area of Malibu, California, with his mother and brother. He attended Santa Monica High School, the same high school as fellow actors Holly Robinson Peete, Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen, Sean Penn, Chris Penn, and Robert Downey Jr.. [4]

Career

Lowe began his acting career in the 1980s when he appeared in a number of television films. Lowe co-starred with Charlie Sheen in the 1984 CBS Television drama Silence of the Heart . [3] In 1988 he co-starred with Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Urich in the made-for-TV film April Morning , which depicted the battle of Lexington in the American Revolutionary War. [7] Lowe played the titular character in the short-lived sitcom Spencer , which he left after six episodes. [8]

From 1991 to 1993, he starred in Life Goes On , for which he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 1993. [9]

Lowe had recurring roles on Melrose Place, Popular , Now and Again, and ER, and guest-starring roles on Touched by an Angel , Superman , CSI: Miami and Medium . [3] Lowe's feature film appearances have included roles in Nobody's Perfect, True Blood, Quiet Days in Hollywood , Floating, and Unfaithful . [3] In 2000, he portrayed iconic singer John Denver in the television film Take Me Home. That year he also wrote and directed the short film The Audition . [10] Lowe made his feature film directorial debut in 2007 with Beautiful Ohio . [3] Lowe has directed episodes of Bones , Brothers and Sisters , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , Hack , Without a Trace , and Pretty Little Liars . [3]

In April 2010, Lowe replaced Alexis Denisof as Aria's father, Byron Montgomery, in Pretty Little Liars . [11]

Personal life

While filming Quiet Days in Hollywood , Lowe met actress Hilary Swank. They married on September 28, 1997. [12] On January 9, 2006, Lowe and Swank announced their separation, [12] and in May 2006, they announced their intention to divorce. [13] The divorce was finalized on November 1, 2007. [14] Swank infamously forgot to thank Lowe during her acceptance speech after winning her first Academy Award in 2000 (for Boys Don't Cry ). [15] Upon winning her second Oscar in 2005, for Million Dollar Baby , Lowe was the first person she thanked. [16]

On January 19, 2007, a representative announced that Lowe was dating producer Kim Painter. [17] Lowe and Painter's daughter was born on May 16, 2009. [18] Lowe and Painter were married on August 28, 2010, in a small ceremony in Los Angeles. [19] They welcomed their second daughter on November 15, 2012. [20] Their third daughter was born on March 18, 2016.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984 Oxford Blues Computer HackerUncredited
1988 Apprentice to Murder Billy Kelly
1989 True Blood Donny Trueblood
1990 Nobody's Perfect Stephen/Stephanie
1992 Highway to Hell Charlie Sykes
1996 Driven LeGrand
1997 Floating Doug
Trading Favors Marty
Quiet Days in Hollywood Richard
The OthersVTV Director
1998Suicide, the ComedyJ.J.
2000 The Audition UncreditedShort film
2001Your GuardianParker Smith
2002 Unfaithful Bill Stone
The Space BetweenTicket ManShort film
2003Red BetsyOrin Sanders
2014 California Scheming Mr. Behrle
2015 Entourage Chad Lowe
2019 7 Days to Vegas Sheriff

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984 Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac Al HamiltonTelevision film
Silence of the Heart Skip LewisTelevision film
1984–1985 Spencer Spencer WingerSeries regular; 7 episodes
1986 There Must Be a Pony Josh SydneyTelevision film
1988 April Morning Adam CooperTelevision film
CBS Schoolbreak Special Michael WellsEpisode: "No Means No"
1990So Proudly We HailBilly KincaidTelevision film
1991CaptiveJeff FrostTelevision film
An Inconvenient WomanKippie PetworthMiniseries; 2 episodes
1991–1993 Life Goes On Jesse McKennaSeries regular; 35 episodes
1993 Candles in the Dark Jaan ToomeTelevision film
1995Fighting for My DaughterEricTelevision film
SiringoWinton PowellTelevision film
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short ShowRob "That's Right" TardaTelevision film
Dare to LoveStephenTelevision film
Snowy River: The McGregor Saga Sam Taylor2 episodes
1996 ABC Afterschool Specials RogerEpisode: "Me and My Hormones"
1996–1997 Melrose Place Carter GallavanRecurring role; 8 episodes
1997 In the Presence of Mine Enemies Sergeant LottTelevision film
The HungerNevilleEpisode: "A Matter of Style"
1997–2005 ER Dr. George Henry4 episodes
1998Target EarthCommander Fauk, Alien ChiefTelevision film
Poltergeist: The Legacy Josh MillerEpisode: "The Covenant"
Touched by an Angel Arthur BowersEpisode: "Miles to Go Before I Sleep"
Superman: The Animated Series Cosmic Boy Voice, episode: "New Kids in Town" [21]
1999 The Apartment Complex Stan WardenTelevision film
Popular Luke Grant 4 episodes
1999–2000 Now and Again Craig Spence4 episodes
The Wild Thornberrys Buck the Ibex, Barking Deer #1Voice, 2 episodes [21]
2000Take Me Home: The John Denver Story John Denver Television film
2001Acceptable RiskEdward WellesTelevision film
The Zeta Project Wade PenningtonVoice, episode: "Crime Waves" [21]
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Jason MayberryEpisode: "Pique"
Night Visions Andy HarrisEpisode: "Hate Puppet
2003 Hack Jimmy ScanlonEpisode: "Brothers in Arms"
CSI: Miami Scott MandevilleEpisode: "Blood Brothers"
2004 Without a Trace Lawrence PierceEpisode: "Upstairs Downstairs"
2005 Medium David CallEpisode: "Being Mrs. O'Leary's Cow"
Fielder's Choice PhilipTelevision film
2007 24 Reed PollockRecurring role; 8 episodes
2009 Bones Brandon CaseyEpisode: "The Doctor in the Den"
Ghost Whisperer Nathan WeissEpisode: "Cause for Alarm"
2010 Drop Dead Diva Daniel PorterEpisode: "Back from the Dead"
2010–2017 Pretty Little Liars Byron Montgomery Series regular; 52 episodes [22]
2011–2013; 2019 Young Justice Captain Marvel Voice, 5 episodes [21]
2016 Rizzoli & Isles Charlie DouglasEpisode: "Murderjuana"
2017–2018; 2020 Supergirl Thomas Coville8 episodes [23]
2018 Hailey Dean Mystery: 2+2=Murder Clyde Bennett Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Television Movie [24] [25] [26]
Hailey Dean Mystery: A Will to Kill
2019 Hell's Kitchen HimselfEpisode: "Poor Trev"
2022–2023 9-1-1: Lone Star Robert Strand5 episodes

Director

YearTitleNotes
2000 The Audition Directorial debut; short film
2002The Space BetweenShort film
2003 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Episode: "Soulless"
2004 Hack Episode: "Extreme Commerce"
2006 Beautiful Ohio Feature film
2007–2015 Bones 13 episodes
2008–2010 Brothers & Sisters 2 episodes
2011–2017 Pretty Little Liars 15 episodes
2014 Twisted Episode: "Danny Indemnity"
2015 Rizzoli & Isles Episode: "Bassholes"
2015–2018 Life in Pieces 6 episodes
2016 The Grinder Episode: "Delusions of Grinder"
Stitchers Episode: "Red Eye"
Notorious Episode: "Chase"
2017 American Housewife Episode: "The Snowstorm"
Supergirl 2 episodes [27]
2018 Light as a Feather 2 episodes
2019; 2024 9-1-1 Episodes: "The Searchers", "Buck, Bothered and Bewildered", "Confessions"
2019–2023 The Flash 4 episodes
2019 High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Episode: "Blocking"
2021–2024 9-1-1: Lone Star 6 episodes
2021 Titans Episode: "Purple Rain"
2023 Found Episode: "Missing While Homeless"

Producer

YearTitleNotes
2005 Celebrity Charades Executive producer
2006 Beautiful Ohio Producer

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryTitleResults
1989 Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special CBS Schoolbreak Special Nominated
1993 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Life Goes On Won
Viewers for Quality Television Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Drama SeriesWon
2007 Sarasota Film Festival Debut Director Beautiful Ohio Won
2021 Garden State Film Festival Best Ensemble (Feature) 7 Days to Vegas Won

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