American actor
Chad Lowe
Born (1968-01-15 ) January 15, 1968 (age 56) Occupation Actor Years active 1984–present Spouses Children 3 Relatives Rob Lowe (brother)John Owen Lowe (nephew)
Charles Davis Lowe II (born January 15, 1968)[2] is an American actor. 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
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 into 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 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
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
Television
Director
Producer
Awards and nominations
References
^ a b http://birth-records.mooseroots.com/l/10217442/Charles-Davis-Lowe-II [permanent dead link ]
^ a b "Chad Lowe: Biography" . TV Guide . June 25, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2012 .
^ a b c d e f "Chad Lowe plays Byron Montgomery" . ABC Family . Retrieved June 26, 2012 .
^ a b "Rob Lowe Biography" . Bio . Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2012 .
^ a b Fanshawe, Simon (March 23, 2002). "Pretty witty" . The Guardian . London. Retrieved October 14, 2012 .
^ Stated on Who Do You Think You Are? , April 27, 2012
^ "Picks and Pans Review: April Morning" . People . April 15, 1988. Retrieved June 26, 2012 .
^ "Life And Death Alter Course Of 5 TV Series" . Los Angeles Times . April 1, 1985. Retrieved June 26, 2012 .
^ "The 1993 Emmy Winners" . The New York Times . September 21, 1993. Retrieved June 26, 2012 .
^ "Chad Lowe's Not-So-Winding Road to 'Take Me Home' " . Los Angeles Times . September 21, 1993. Retrieved April 29, 2015 .
^ "Chad Lowe Joins ABC Family's Pretty Little Liars" . TV Guide . Retrieved June 26, 2012 .
^ a b "Hilary Swank, husband Chad Lowe split" . MSNBC . January 9, 2006. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2012 .
^ "Hilary Swank, Chad Lowe to file for divorce" . MSNBC. May 26, 2006. Archived from the original on January 3, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2012 .
^ "The Hottest Heartbreak Hairstyles: Hilary Swank" . Cosmopolitan . March 31, 2010. Retrieved June 25, 2012 .
^ "OMG! The 6 Most Cringeworthy Oscar Moments In Recent Memory" . Business Insider . Retrieved June 26, 2012 .
^ "Hilary Swank winning an Oscar® for "Million Dollar Baby" " . YouTube . Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2012 .
^ "Chad Lowe Steps Out with His New Girlfriend" . People. January 17, 2007. Retrieved June 26, 2012 .
^ "Lowe's girlfriend gives birth to daughter" . United Press International. May 20, 2009. Retrieved June 26, 2012 .
^ "Chad Lowe & Kim Painter Are Now Husband and Wife" . People. August 31, 2010. Retrieved June 26, 2012 .
^ Toomey, Alyssa (November 16, 2012). "Chad Lowe and Wife Welcome a Baby Girl!" . E! Online . Retrieved November 17, 2012 .
^ 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 opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
^ "Chad Lowe joins ABC Family series" . The Hollywood Reporter . April 2010. Retrieved August 30, 2019 .
^ " 'Supergirl' Books Chad Lowe to Guest and Direct" . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved August 30, 2019 .
^ "Chad Lowe as Clyde Bennett on Hailey Dean Mysteries: 2+2=Murder" . Hallmark Movies and Mysteries . Retrieved August 30, 2019 .
^ Ellenbogen, Rachael (June 17, 2018). " 'Hailey Dean Mysteries: Will To Kill' Hallmark Movies Premiere: Cast, Trailer, Synopsis" . International Business Times . Retrieved August 30, 2019 .
^ "Chad Lowe as Clyde Bennett on A Will to Kill" . Hallmark Movies and Mysteries . Retrieved August 30, 2019 .
^ Walsh, S. M. (October 30, 2017). "Chad Lowe Guest Stars and Directs 'Supergirl' " . Heavy.com . Retrieved August 30, 2019 .
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