# Geoffrey Lower

Geoffrey Lower (born March 19, 1963) is an American actor known for playing Reverend Timothy Johnson on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. He also played Monica Geller's boyfriend Alan in the Friends episode "The One With the Thumb".

## Early life and education

Lower grew up in Casper, Wyoming. He attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and Juilliard School.

## Career

Lower's contemporary theater credits include What Doesn't Kill Us at the McCadden Theatre in Hollywood, California, There's One in Every Marriage at P.R.T.E. and The Marrieds at the Whitmore-Lindley Theatre Center. In addition to six seasons as the Rev. Timothy Johnson on the CBS-TV series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, Lower's television career includes two seasons on The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (1990), as well as many guest appearances on numerous other TV series, with one notable appearance on NBC's Quantum Leap as Confederate officer Lieutenant Montgomery in the Season 5 episode "The Leap Between The States". His film appearances have placed him alongside a wide array of award-winning acting colleagues, which include Frances McDormand, John Lithgow, Robin Williams, Peter Gallagher, and Giancarlo Giannini.
He has appeared on HGTV's House Hunters Renovation program, in Silver Lake, California, where Lower works as a general contractor and carpenter. On this episode, he was assisting in the homeowner's renovation of their new, Spanish-style bungalow.
He appeared in a stage production of The Graduate at the Laguna Playhouse as Mr. Robinson, opposite Melanie Griffith as Mrs. Robinson.

## Personal life

Lower lives in Los Angeles with his wife, producer Karen Severin.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1991 | Hook | Brad |
| 1994 | Heaven Sent | Parker |
| 1997 | Heaven Before I Die | Sterrea |
| 1998 | Johnny Skidmarks | Woody Warshawski |
| 1999 | Avalanche | Jay Weston |
| 2000 | Time Share | Russell |
| 2000 | More Dogs Than Bones | Policeman |
| 2000 | Housebound | Jarrid |
| 2020 | Disrupted | Harold Price |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1990–1992 | The Trials of Rosie O'Neill | Udell Correy III | 9 episodes |
| 1991 | My Life and Times | Merlino | Episode: "Fare on Park Avenue " |
| 1991 | Silverfox | Jeffrey Campbell | Television film |
| 1992 | Jake and the Fatman | Edward Bolton | Episode: "Mickey Daytona" |
| 1993 | Quantum Leap | Lt. Richard Montgomery | Episode: "The Leap Between States" |
| 1993 | Matlock | Terry Landis | Episode: "The Obsession" |
| 1993 | And the Band Played On | Dr. David Simpson | Television film |
| 1993–1998 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Rev. Timothy Johnson | 113 episodes |
| 1994 | Friends | Alan | Episode: "The One With the Thumb" |
| 1995 | Hudson Street | Jay Gallagher | Episode: "Crime, Per Se" |
| 1995 | The Naked Truth | Edward Dane | 1 episode |
| 1996 | Simon | Doc | Episode: "Simon Night Fever" |
| 1998 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Gene | Episode: "The Nature of Nurture" |
| 1999 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Movie | Rev. Timothy Johnson | Television film |
| 2000 | Martial Law | Dennis Taggart | Episode: "Final Conflict: Part 1" |
| 2001 | NYPD Blue | Phil Carlson | Episode: "Two Clarks in a Bar" |
| 2005 | JAG | Donald Pulone | Episode: "The Sixth Juror" |
| 2005 | NCIS | CDR Robert Morris | Episode: "Switch" |