Lowe, Chad 1968–

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Lowe, Chad 1968–

PERSONAL

Full name, Charles Lowe; born January 15, 1968, in Dayton, OH; son of Chuck and Barbara Lowe; brother of Rob Lowe (an actor); married Hilary Swank (an actress), September 28, 1997. Education: Attended high school in Santa Monica, CA; studied acting.

Addresses: Office—Accomplice Films, 1416 North La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028. Agent—David Rose, Innovative Artists, 1505 10th St., Santa Monica, CA 90401.

Career: Actor. Accomplice Films, Los Angeles, partner. Appeared in public service announcements. Los Angeles Youth Network (homeless shelter), volunteer, beginning 1991.

Awards, Honors: Emmy Award, outstanding supporting actor in a drama series, and Q Award, best supporting actor in a quality drama series, Viewers for Quality Television, both 1993, for Life Goes On.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Spencer Winger (title role), Spencer (also known as Under One Roof), NBC, 1984–85.

Jesse McKenna, Life Goes On, ABC, 1991–93.

Carter Gallavan, a recurring role, Melrose Place, Fox, 1996–97.

Host, Celebrity Charades, American Movie Classics, beginning 2005.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Kippie Petworth, An Inconvenient Woman, ABC, 1991.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Al Hamilton, Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac (also known as Flight No. 90 and Florida Flight 90), NBC, 1984.

Skip Lewis, Silence of the Heart, CBS, 1984.

Josh Sydney, There Must Be a Pony, ABC, 1986.

Billy Kincaid, So Proudly We Hail (also known as Skinheads), CBS, 1990.

Jeff Frost, Captive (also known as Season of Fear), ABC, 1991.

Jaan Toome, Candles in the Dark, The Family Channel, 1993.

Winton Powell, Siringo, 1994.

Eric, Fighting for My Daughter (also known as Fighting for My Daughter: The Anne Dion Story), ABC, 1995.

Stephen Wells, Dare to Love (also known as I Dare to Die), ABC, 1995.

Sergeant Lott, In the Presence of Mine Enemies, Showtime, 1997.

Commissioner Faulk, Target Earth, ABC, 1998.

Stan Warden, The Apartment Complex, Showtime, 1999.

John Denver, Take Me Home: The John Denver Story, CBS, 2000.

Edward Welles, Acceptable Risk (also known as Robin Cook's "Acceptable Risk"), TBS, 2001.

Phillip Fielder, Fielder's Choice, The Hallmark Channel, 2005.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Adam Cooper, "April Morning," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1988.

Michael Wells, "No Means No," CBS Schoolbreak Special, CBS, 1988.

Night of 100 Stars III (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars), NBC, 1990.

Host, Understanding HIV: Does Teen America Know the Facts?, syndicated, 1992.

In a New Light, ABC, 1992.

In a New Light '93, ABC, 1993.

Rob Tarda, The Show Formerly Known as The Martin Short Show, NBC, 1995.

Roger, "Me and My Hormones," ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1996.

Hollywood Hockey Cup, Comedy Central, 1996.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The 61st Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1989.

The 72nd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2000.

The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards, Independent Film Channel, 2001.

The 75th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Sam Taylor, "Shoshoni Dreaming," Snowy River: The McGregor Saga (also known as Banjo Patterson's "The Man from Snowy River"), The Family Channel, 1995.

Sam Taylor, "The Trial of Hetti Lewis," Snowy River: The McGregor Saga (also known as Banjo Patterson's "The Man from Snowy River"), The Family Channel, 1995.

George Henry, "Do You See What I See?," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1997.

George Henry, "Freak Show," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1997.

George Henry, "Something New," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1997.

Neville, "A Matter of Style," The Hunger, Showtime, 1997.

Arthur Bowers, "Miles to Go before I Sleep," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1998.

Josh Miller, "The Covenant," Poltergeist: The Legacy, Showtime, Sci-Fi Channel, and syndicated, 1998.

Voices of Rokk Krinn and Cosmic Boy, "New Kids in Town," Superman (animated; also known as The New Batman/Superman Adventures and Superman: The Animated Series), The WB, 1998.

Craig Spence, "Boy Wonder," Now and Again, CBS, 1999.

Craig Spence, "Everybody Who's Anybody," Now and Again, CBS, 1999.

Craig Spence, "The Insurance Man Always Rings Twice," Now and Again, CBS, 1999.

Mr. Luke Grant, "Mo' Menace, Mo' Problems," Popular, The WB, 1999.

Mr. Luke Grant, "The Phantom Menace," Popular, The WB, 1999.

Mr. Luke Grant, "Truth or Consequences," Popular, The WB, 1999.

Mr. Luke Grant, "Under Siege," Popular, The WB, 1999.

Voice of first barking deer, "Born to Be Wild," The Wild Thornberrys (animated), Nickelodeon, 1999.

Guest, The Martin Short Show, syndicated, 1999.

Voice of Buck the Ibex, "Every Little Bit Alps," The Wild Thornberrys (animated), Nickelodeon, 2000.

Guest, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 2000.

Andy Harris, "Hate Puppet," Night Visions, Fox, 2001.

Jason Mayberry, "Pique," Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order's Sex Crimes, Law & Order: SVU, and Special Victims Unit), NBC, 2001.

Voice of Wade Pennington, "Crime Waves," The Zeta Project (animated), The WB, 2001.

Himself, Intimate Portrait: Kellie Martin, Lifetime, 2002.

Jimmy Scanlon, "Brothers in Arms," Hack, CBS, 2003.

Scott Mandeville, "Blood Brothers," CSI: Miami, CBS, 2003.

Lawrence Pierce, "Upstairs Downstairs," Without a Trace (also known as Vanished), CBS, 2004.

(In archive footage) Himself, 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops (also known as E's "101"), E! Entertainment Television, 2004.

David Call, "Being Mrs. O'Leary's Cow," Medium, NBC, 2005.

Dr. George Henry, "The Providers," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 2005.

Guest, The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, CNBC, 2005.

Guest, The View, ABC, 2005.

Appeared in episodes of Instant Comedy with the Groundlings.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Craig Spence, "Origins," Now and Again, CBS, 1999.

Television Work; Series:

Creator and executive producer, Celebrity Charades, American Movie Classics, beginning 2005.

Television Director; Episodic:

"Dial 0 for Murder," Hack, CBS, 2003.

"Soulless," Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order's Sex Crimes, Law & Order: SVU, and Special Victims Unit), NBC, 2003.

"The Road Home," Without a Trace (also known as Vanished), CBS, 2006.

Film Appearances:

(Uncredited) Computer hacker, Oxford Blues, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1984.

Billy Kelly, Apprentice to Murder (also known as The Long Lost Friend and The Long Lost Friends), New World, 1988.

Donny Trueblood, True Blood, Fries, 1989.

Stephen/Stephanie, Nobody's Perfect, Moviestore Entertainment, 1990.

Charlie Sykes, Highway to Hell, Hemdale Releasing, 1992.

LeGrand, Driven, Driven Productions, 1996.

Marty, Do Me a Favor (also known as Trading Favors), Quadra Entertainment, 1997.

Richard, The Way We Are (also known as Quiet Days in Hollywood), 1997.

VTV director, The Others, The Asylum/Cinequanon Pictures International, 1997.

J. J., Suicide, the Comedy (also known as The Intervention), Alibi Entertainment, 1998.

Doug, Floating, Phaedra Cinema, 1999.

The Audition (short film), 2000.

Parker Smith, Your Guardian, Junebug Films, 2001.

Bill Stone, Unfaithful (also known as Infidele and Untreu), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002.

Orin Sanders, Red Betsy, Lang Features, 2003.

Film Director:

The Audition (short film), 2000.

The Space Between (short film), 2002.

(And producer) Beautiful Ohio, Accomplice Films/Boom Baby Productions, 2006.

Stage Appearances:

Coming of Age in Soho, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, Martinson Hall, New York City, 1985.

Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (also known as Huckleberry Finn), Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA, 1990.

John, Grotesque Love Songs, Workshop of the Players Art Theatre, New York City, 1990.

Night of 100 Stars III (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars), Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1990.

Lieutenant Will Stephenson, Burning Blue, Samuel Beckett Theatre, New York City, 2002.

The Exonerated, Forty-Five Bleecker Street Theatre, New York City, between 2002 and 2004.

Appeared as Arthur Bartley in Blue Denim, Los Angeles.

RECORDINGS

Audiobooks:

Leif Enger, Peace Like a River, HarperAudio, 2001.

Joyce Carol Oates, Big Mouth and Ugly Girl, Harper, 2002.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

The Space Between (short film), 2002.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

TV Guide, April 29, 2000, pp. 40-42.