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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
RelativesRob Lowe (brother)
John Owen Lowe (nephew)
External image
image icon 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.

Early life

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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

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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 title 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

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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

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1984 Oxford Blues Computer Hacker Uncredited
1988 Apprentice to Murder Billy Kelly
1989 True Blood Donny Trueblood
1990 Nobody's Perfect Stephen/Stephanie
1991 Highway to Hell Charlie Sykes
1996 Driven LeGrand
1997 Floating Doug
Trading Favors Marty
Quiet Days in Hollywood Richard
The Others VTV Director
1998 Suicide, the Comedy J.J.
2000 The Audition Uncredited Short film
2001 Your Guardian Parker Smith
2002 Unfaithful Bill Stone
The Space Between Ticket Man Short film
2003 Red Betsy Orin Sanders
2014 California Scheming Mr. Behrle
2015 Entourage Chad Lowe
2019 7 Days to Vegas Sheriff

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1984 Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac Al Hamilton Television film
Silence of the Heart Skip Lewis Television film
1984–1985 Spencer Spencer Winger Series regular; 7 episodes
1986 There Must Be a Pony Josh Sydney Television film
1988 April Morning Adam Cooper Television film
CBS Schoolbreak Special Michael Wells Episode: "No Means No"
1990 So Proudly We Hail Billy Kincaid Television film
1991 Captive Jeff Frost Television film
An Inconvenient Woman Kippie Petworth Miniseries; 2 episodes
1991–1993 Life Goes On Jesse McKenna Series regular; 35 episodes
1993 Candles in the Dark Jaan Toome Television film
1995 Fighting for My Daughter Eric Television film
Siringo Winton Powell Television film
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show Rob "That's Right" Tarda Television film
Dare to Love Stephen Television film
Snowy River: The McGregor Saga Sam Taylor 2 episodes
1996 ABC Afterschool Specials Roger Episode: "Me and My Hormones"
1996–1997 Melrose Place Carter Gallavan Recurring role; 8 episodes
1997 In the Presence of Mine Enemies Sergeant Lott Television film
The Hunger Neville Episode: "A Matter of Style"
1997–2005 ER Dr. George Henry 4 episodes
1998 Target Earth Commander Fauk, Alien Chief Television film
Poltergeist: The Legacy Josh Miller Episode: "The Covenant"
Touched by an Angel Arthur Bowers Episode: "Miles to Go Before I Sleep"
Superman: The Animated Series Cosmic Boy Voice, episode: "New Kids in Town"[21]
1999 The Apartment Complex Stan Warden Television film
Popular Luke Grant 4 episodes
1999–2000 Now and Again Craig Spence 4 episodes
The Wild Thornberrys Buck the Ibex, Barking Deer #1 Voice, 2 episodes[21]
2000 Take Me Home: The John Denver Story John Denver Television film
2001 Acceptable Risk Edward Welles Television film
The Zeta Project Wade Pennington Voice, episode: "Crime Waves"[21]
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Jason Mayberry Episode: "Pique"
Night Visions Andy Harris Episode: "Hate Puppet
2003 Hack Jimmy Scanlon Episode: "Brothers in Arms"
CSI: Miami Scott Mandeville Episode: "Blood Brothers"
2004 Without a Trace Lawrence Pierce Episode: "Upstairs Downstairs"
2005 Medium David Call Episode: "Being Mrs. O'Leary's Cow"
Fielder's Choice Philip Television film
2007 24 Reed Pollock Recurring role; 8 episodes
2009 Bones Brandon Casey Episode: "The Doctor in the Den"
Ghost Whisperer Nathan Weiss Episode: "Cause for Alarm"
2010 Drop Dead Diva Daniel Porter Episode: "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 Douglas Episode: "Murderjuana"
2017–2018; 2020 Supergirl Thomas Coville 8 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 Himself Episode: "Poor Trev"
2022–2023 9-1-1: Lone Star Robert Strand 5 episodes

Director

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Year Title Notes
2000 The Audition Directorial debut; short film
2002 The Space Between Short 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"
2019–2023 The Flash 4 episodes
2019 High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Episode: "Blocking"
2021–2024 9-1-1: Lone Star 5 episodes
2021 Titans Episode: "Purple Rain"
2023 Found Episode: "Missing While Homeless"

Producer

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Year Title Notes
2005 Celebrity Charades Executive producer
2006 Beautiful Ohio Producer

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Title Results
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 Series Won
2007 Sarasota Film Festival Debut Director Beautiful Ohio Won
2021 Garden State Film Festival Best Ensemble (Feature) 7 Days to Vegas Won

References

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  1. ^ a b http://birth-records.mooseroots.com/l/10217442/Charles-Davis-Lowe-II[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b "Chad Lowe: Biography". TV Guide. June 25, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Chad Lowe plays Byron Montgomery". ABC Family. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Rob Lowe Biography". Bio. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  5. ^ a b Fanshawe, Simon (March 23, 2002). "Pretty witty". The Guardian. London. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  6. ^ Stated on Who Do You Think You Are?, April 27, 2012
  7. ^ "Picks and Pans Review: April Morning". People. April 15, 1988. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  8. ^ "Life And Death Alter Course Of 5 TV Series". Los Angeles Times. April 1, 1985. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  9. ^ "The 1993 Emmy Winners". The New York Times. September 21, 1993. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  10. ^ "Chad Lowe's Not-So-Winding Road to 'Take Me Home'". Los Angeles Times. September 21, 1993. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  11. ^ "Chad Lowe Joins ABC Family's Pretty Little Liars". TV Guide. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  12. ^ a b "Hilary Swank, husband Chad Lowe split". MSNBC. January 9, 2006. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  13. ^ "Hilary Swank, Chad Lowe to file for divorce". MSNBC. May 26, 2006. Archived from the original on January 3, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  14. ^ "The Hottest Heartbreak Hairstyles: Hilary Swank". Cosmopolitan. March 31, 2010. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  15. ^ "OMG! The 6 Most Cringeworthy Oscar Moments In Recent Memory". Business Insider. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  16. ^ "Hilary Swank winning an Oscar® for "Million Dollar Baby"". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  17. ^ "Chad Lowe Steps Out with His New Girlfriend". People. January 17, 2007. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  18. ^ "Lowe's girlfriend gives birth to daughter". United Press International. May 20, 2009. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  19. ^ "Chad Lowe & Kim Painter Are Now Husband and Wife". People. August 31, 2010. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  20. ^ Toomey, Alyssa (November 16, 2012). "Chad Lowe and Wife Welcome a Baby Girl!". E! Online. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  21. ^ a b c d "Chad Lowe (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved August 5, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  22. ^ "Chad Lowe joins ABC Family series". The Hollywood Reporter. April 2010. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  23. ^ "'Supergirl' Books Chad Lowe to Guest and Direct". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  24. ^ "Chad Lowe as Clyde Bennett on Hailey Dean Mysteries: 2+2=Murder". Hallmark Movies and Mysteries. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  25. ^ Ellenbogen, Rachael (June 17, 2018). "'Hailey Dean Mysteries: Will To Kill' Hallmark Movies Premiere: Cast, Trailer, Synopsis". International Business Times. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  26. ^ "Chad Lowe as Clyde Bennett on A Will to Kill". Hallmark Movies and Mysteries. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  27. ^ Walsh, S. M. (October 30, 2017). "Chad Lowe Guest Stars and Directs 'Supergirl'". Heavy.com. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
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