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Chad Lowe(I)

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Chad Lowe at an event for 24 (2001)
'California Scheming' tells the story of three teens in Malibu who meet Chloe (Mantegna), the beautiful new girl in town. Nick and Jason, two best friends and surf buddies from Malibu are drawn to Chloe's good looks and mystique, while Hillary(Seiferth), in town from Boston and staying with family in the wake of her mother's untimely death, is looking for friends and a place to fit in. Chloe introduces the three teens to the world of drugs and misdemeanor, but she may have more in store than she leads them to believe.
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Chad Lowe is an American actor, director, and producer.

He was born Charles Davis Lowe II in Dayton, Ohio, to Barbara Lynn (Hepler), a school teacher, and Charles Davis Lowe, a trial lawyer. He is the younger brother of actor Rob Lowe. Chad first appeared opposite Rob in the movie Oxford Blues (1984), in which he played a computer hacker. He quickly followed this up with a starring role in Silence of the Heart (1984) opposite childhood friend and fellow actor Charlie Sheen. Silence of the Heart (1984) is a dark drama about the problems teenagers often face and the subsequent danger of suicide relating to these problems. It was the first film to properly address the subject. The film also features then up-and-coming actors Sherilyn Fenn and Casey Siemaszko.

There Must Be a Pony (1986), a drama shot for TV, saw Chad starring alongside Elizabeth Taylor and Robert Wagner. He then co-starred with Donald Sutherland and Mia Sara in the occult horror film Apprentice to Murder (1988). Chad saw the eighties out with the thriller True Blood (1989) with Jeff Fahey, James Tolkan, and Sherilyn Fenn.

Next, he and Tommy Lee Jones headlined the long-running Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) anthology, in the TV Movie segment 'April Morning' (1987). The movie is based upon the novel by the late Howard Fast and is set during the American Revolution or American War of Independence (1775-1783).

He worked steadily throughout the nineties, acting in both TV and film. In 1990 he starred with David Soul and Edward Herrmann in the TV drama So Proudly We Hail (1990). The witty drama An Inconvenient Woman (1991) followed the next year. Chad then played Charlie Sykes in the oddball fantasy-comedy-horror road movie Highway to Hell (1991).

But his role as AIDS victim Jesse McKenna in Life Goes On (1989) (1991-1993) is perhaps his most well-known. He starred with Bill Smitrovich and Patti LuPone. His performance won him an Emmy Award.

In 2000 Chad played country and western legend John Denver in Take Me Home: The John Denver Story (2000), a movie based on the musician's life and book.

Chad then starred with Richard Gere and Diane Lane in the ambitious thriller, Unfaithful (2002). He has since clocked up over sixty film and TV roles including recurring roles in ER (1994) and 24 (2001) with Kiefer Sutherland.

Chad is married to Kim Painter and they have a daughter, Mabel.

He is (2010) starring in the hit TV series Pretty Little Liars (2010).
BornJanuary 15, 1968
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BornJanuary 15, 1968
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy

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Chad Lowe and Obba Babatundé in The Apartment Complex (1999)
R. Lee Ermey, Chad Lowe, and Obba Babatundé in The Apartment Complex (1999)
Chad Lowe, Obba Babatundé, and Patrick Warburton in The Apartment Complex (1999)
Chad Lowe in The Apartment Complex (1999)
Chad Lowe in The Apartment Complex (1999)
Chad Lowe in The Apartment Complex (1999)
Chad Lowe and Sofia Vassilieva in Supergirl (2015)
Chad Lowe and Sofia Vassilieva in Supergirl (2015)
Chad Lowe in Supergirl (2015)
Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jamie Kennedy, and Chad Lowe in Ghost Whisperer (2005)
Jamie Kennedy and Chad Lowe in Ghost Whisperer (2005)
Jamie Kennedy and Chad Lowe in Ghost Whisperer (2005)

Known for

Diane Lane in Unfaithful (2002)
Unfaithful
6.7
  • Bill Stone
  • 2002
William Hurt, Julianna Margulies, Rita Wilson, and Michelle Trachtenberg in Beautiful Ohio (2006)
Beautiful Ohio
5.8
  • Director
  • 2006
Life Goes On (1989)
Life Goes On
7.1
TV Series
  • Jesse McKenna
Kevin Dillon, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Connolly, and Jerry Ferrara in Entourage (2015)
Entourage
6.5
  • Chad Lowe
  • 2015

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Actor

  • Rob Lowe, Gina Torres, Jim Parrack, Sierra Aylina McClain, Julian Works, Ronen Rubinstein, Brian Michael Smith, Natacha Karam, and Rafael L. Silva in 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020)
    9-1-1: Lone Star
  • David Harewood, Chyler Leigh, Jesse Rath, Azie Tesfai, Melissa Benoist, Katie McGrath, and Nicole Maines in Supergirl (2015)
    Supergirl
  • Lacey Chabert, Danica McKellar, Jesse McCartney, Nolan North, Stephanie Lemelin, Khary Payton, and Denise Boutte in Young Justice (2010)
    Young Justice
    • (voice)
  • 7 Days to Vegas (2019)
    7 Days to Vegas
  • Hailey Dean Mystery (2016)
    Hailey Dean Mystery
  • Troian Bellisario, Sasha Pieterse, Lucy Hale, Ashley Benson, and Shay Mitchell in Pretty Little Liars (2010)
    Pretty Little Liars
  • Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander in Rizzoli & Isles (2010)
    Rizzoli & Isles
  • Kevin Dillon, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Connolly, and Jerry Ferrara in Entourage (2015)
    Entourage
  • Gia Mantegna in California Scheming (2014)
    California Scheming
  • Brooke Elliott in Drop Dead Diva (2009)
    Drop Dead Diva
  • Ghost Whisperer (2005)
    Ghost Whisperer
  • David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel in Bones (2005)
    Bones
  • Kiefer Sutherland, Reiko Aylesworth, Carlos Bernard, Jude Ciccolella, Glenn Morshower, and Mary Lynn Rajskub in 24 (2001)
    24
  • Fielder's Choice (2005)
    Fielder's Choice
  • Patricia Arquette in Medium (2005)
    Medium

Director

  • Rob Lowe, Gina Torres, Jim Parrack, Sierra Aylina McClain, Julian Works, Ronen Rubinstein, Brian Michael Smith, Natacha Karam, and Rafael L. Silva in 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020)
    9-1-1: Lone Star
  • Jesse L. Martin, Danielle Panabaker, Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, and Carlos Valdes in The Flash (2014)
    The Flash
  • Minka Kelly, Savannah Welch, Alan Ritchson, Anna Diop, Conor Leslie, Ryan Potter, Brenton Thwaites, Curran Walters, and Teagan Croft in Titans (2018)
    Titans
  • Adrian Lyles, Julia Lester, Saylor Bell, Meg Donnelly, Matt Cornett, Olivia Rodrigo, Frankie A. Rodriguez, Joshua Bassett, Sofia Wylie, and Dara Reneé in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (2019)
    High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
  • Angela Bassett and Peter Krause in 9-1-1 (2018)
    9-1-1
  • James Brolin, Dianne Wiest, Colin Hanks, Thomas Sadoski, Betsy Brandt, Zoe Lister-Jones, Dan Bakkedahl, Angelique Cabral, Holly J. Barrett, Giselle Eisenberg, and Niall Cunningham in Life in Pieces (2015)
    Life in Pieces
  • David Harewood, Chyler Leigh, Jesse Rath, Azie Tesfai, Melissa Benoist, Katie McGrath, and Nicole Maines in Supergirl (2015)
    Supergirl
  • Haley Ramm and Liana Liberato in Light as a Feather (2018)
    Light as a Feather
  • Troian Bellisario, Sasha Pieterse, Lucy Hale, Ashley Benson, and Shay Mitchell in Pretty Little Liars (2010)
    Pretty Little Liars
  • Diedrich Bader, Katy Mixon, Daniel DiMaggio, Meg Donnelly, and Giselle Eisenberg in American Housewife (2016)
    American Housewife
  • Notorious (2016)
    Notorious
  • Emma Ishta in Stitchers (2015)
    Stitchers
  • Rob Lowe and Fred Savage in The Grinder (2015)
    The Grinder
  • David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel in Bones (2005)
    Bones
  • Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander in Rizzoli & Isles (2010)
    Rizzoli & Isles

Producer

  • William Hurt, Julianna Margulies, Rita Wilson, and Michelle Trachtenberg in Beautiful Ohio (2006)
    Beautiful Ohio
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California Scheming
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California Scheming
Highway To Hell
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Highway To Hell
The Zeta Project: Crime Waves
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The Zeta Project: Crime Waves
'California Scheming' Red Band Trailer
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'California Scheming' Red Band Trailer

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    • January 15, 1968
    • Dayton, Ohio, USA
    • Kim PainterAugust 28, 2010 - present (3 children)
    • Rob Lowe(Sibling)
  • Played "Arthur Bartley" on stage in a Los Angeles production of 'James Leo Herlihy''s play, "Blue Denim".
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    Younger brother of actor Rob Lowe.
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    Actually, every time I am back in New York, I read for as many plays as I can.

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