Chad Lowe

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**Charles Davis Lowe II** (born January 15, 1968) 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*, and played Byron Montgomery on *Pretty Little Liars.*

## Early Life

Lowe was born in Dayton, Ohio, the son of Barbara Lynn Wilson (née Hepler; 1939–2003), a teacher, and Charles Davis Lowe, a trial lawyer. His parents divorced when Lowe was young. 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. He is of German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh ancestry.

Lowe was raised in a "traditional midwestern setting" 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 Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen, Sean Penn, Chris Penn, and Robert Downey, Jr.

## 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*. 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. Lowe played the title character in the short-lived sitcom, *Spencer*, which he left after six episodes.

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.

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*. Lowe's feature film appearances have included roles in *Nobody's Perfect*, *True Blood*, *Quiet Days in Hollywood*, *Floating*, and *Unfaithful*. In 2000 he portrayed iconic singer John Denver in the made-for-television movie *Take Me Home*. That year he also wrote and directed the short film *The Audition*. Lowe made his feature film directorial debut in 2007 with *Beautiful Ohio*. Lowe has directed episodes of *Bones*, *Brothers and Sisters*, *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit*, *Hack*, *Without a Trace*, and *Pretty Little Liars*.

In April 2010, Lowe replaced Alexis Denisof as Aria's father, Byron Montgomery, in *Pretty Little Liars*.

## Personal life

While filming *Quiet Days in Hollywood*, Lowe met actress Hilary Swank. They married on September 28, 1997. On January 9, 2006, Lowe and Swank announced their separation, and in May 2006, they announced their intention to divorce. The divorce was finalized on November 1, 2007. Swank infamously forgot to thank Lowe during her acceptance speech after winning her first Academy Award in 2000 (for *Boys Don't Cry*). Upon winning her second Oscar in 2005 for *Million Dollar Baby*, Lowe was the first person she thanked.

On January 19, 2007, a representative announced that Lowe was dating producer Kim Painter. Lowe and Painter's daughter Mabel Painter Lowe was born on May 16, 2009. Lowe and Painter were married on August 28, 2010, in a small ceremony in Los Angeles. They welcomed their second daughter, Fiona Hepler Lowe, on November 15, 2012. Hepler was Lowe's late mother's maiden name. They welcomed their third daughter, Nixie Barbara Lowe, on March 18, 2016.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://birth-records.mooseroots.com/l/10217442/Charles-Davis-Lowe-II
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Chad Lowe: Biography". TV Guide. June 25, 2012. http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/chad-lowe/bio/143928. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Chad Lowe plays Byron Montgomery". ABC Family. http://abcfamily.go.com/shows/pretty-little-liars/cast-details/chad-lowe/461199. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Rob Lowe Biography". *Bio*. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120901213448/http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/rob-lowe.html. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Fanshawe, Simon (March 23, 2002). "Pretty witty", *The Guardian* (London). Retrieved on October 14, 2012.
6. ↑ Stated on *Who Do You Think You Are?*, April 27, 2012
7. ↑ IMDB
8. ↑ "Picks and Pans Review: April Morning". People. April 15, 1988. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20098761,00.html. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
9. ↑ "Life And Death Alter Course Of 5 TV Series". Los Angeles Times. April 1, 1985. http://articles.latimes.com/1985-04-01/entertainment/ca-28384\_1\_tv-series/2. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
10. ↑ "The 1993 Emmy Winners". New York Times. September 21, 1993. https://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/21/arts/the-1993-emmy-winners.html. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
11. ↑ "Chad Lowe's Not-So-Winding Road to 'Take Me Home'". Los Angeles Times. September 21, 1993. http://articles.latimes.com/2000/apr/29/entertainment/ca-24563. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
12. ↑ "Chad Lowe Joins ABC Family's Pretty Little Liars". TV Guide. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Chad-Lowe-Joins-1016877.aspx. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Hilary Swank, husband Chad Lowe split". MSNBC. January 9, 2006. http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/10777333/ns/today-entertainment/t/hilary-swank-husband-chad-lowe-split/#.T-k0yXCuJ7E. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
14. ↑ "Hilary Swank, Chad Lowe to file for divorce". MSNBC. May 26, 2006. http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/12992249/ns/today-entertainment/t/hilary-swank-chad-lowe-file-divorce/#.T-kzo3CuJ7E. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
15. ↑ "The Hottest Heartbreak Hairstyles: Hilary Swank". Cosmopolitan. http://www.cosmopolitan.com/hairstyles-beauty/hair-care/breakup-hairstyles#slide-8. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
16. ↑ "OMG! The 6 Most Cringeworthy Oscar Moments In Recent Memory". Business Insider. http://www.businessinsider.com/oscars-2011-nominees-james-franco-2011-2?op=1. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
17. ↑ "Hilary Swank winning an Oscar® for "Million Dollar Baby"". *YouTube*. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWGNsP26ttQ. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
18. ↑ "Chad Lowe Steps Out with His New Girlfriend". People. January 17, 2007. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20009124,00.html. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
19. ↑ "Lowe's girlfriend gives birth to daughter". United Press International. May 20, 2009. http://www.upi.com/Entertainment\_News/2009/05/20/Lowes-girlfriend-gives-birth-to-daughter/UPI-77361242864966/. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
20. ↑ "Chad Lowe & Kim Painter Are Now Husband and Wife". People. August 31, 2010. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20417307,00.html. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
21. ↑ Toomey, Alyssa (November 16, 2012). "Chad Lowe and Wife Welcome a Baby Girl!". *E! Online*. http://www.eonline.com/news/364035/chad-lowe-and-wife-welcome-a-baby-girl. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
22. ↑ "Chad Lowe Names Daughter Fiona Hepler" (November 20, 2012). Retrieved on November 21, 2012.
23. ↑ "Chad Lowe joins ABC Family series" (in en). https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chad-lowe-joins-abc-family-22233.
24. ↑ "'Supergirl' Books Chad Lowe to Guest and Direct" (in en). https://ew.com/tv/2017/09/13/supergirl-chad-lowe-season-3/.
25. ↑ "Chad Lowe as Clyde Bennett on Hailey Dean Mysteries: 2+2=Murder". https://www.hallmarkmoviesandmysteries.com/hailey-dean-mystery-2-2-murder/cast/Chad-Lowe.
26. ↑ Ellenbogen, Rachael (2018-06-17). "‘Hailey Dean Mysteries: Will To Kill’ Hallmark Movies Premiere: Cast, Trailer, Synopsis". https://www.ibtimes.com/hailey-dean-mysteries-will-kill-hallmark-movies-premiere-cast-trailer-synopsis-2691398.
27. ↑ "Chad Lowe as Clyde Bennett on A Will to Kill". https://www.hallmarkmoviesandmysteries.com/hailey-dean-mysteries-A-Will-to-Kill/cast/Chad-Lowe.
28. ↑ Walsh, S. M. (2017-10-30). "Chad Lowe Guest Stars and Directs ‘Supergirl’" (in en). https://heavy.com/entertainment/2017/10/chad-lowe-supergirl-guest-star-directs/.

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