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todd lowe at the 2010 sag awards houston , texas , us 10 may 1977 1997 -- present todd lowe at the 2010 sag awards crop.jpg todd lowe
 actor
todd lowe

todd lowe -lrb- born may 10 , 1977 -rrb- is an american actor .
he is best known for his role as terry bellefleur on hbo 's true blood , and as zach van gerbig on `` gilmore girls '' .
lowe most recently played terry bellefleur on hbo 's `` true blood '' , a ptsd-suffering iraqi war veteran who works as a short order cook at merlotte 's bar & grill .
in addition to television and film , todd has starred in over twenty stage productions and has worked on several plays written by playwright justin tanner .
lowe has been a singer and guitarist for pilbilly knights , a country-rock band based in los angeles .
the band released a compact disc , `` california nigth club '' -lrb- sic -rrb- in january 2007 .
he is currently a member of another rock country band , the la hootenanny .
lowe is a graduate of the university of texas at austin graduating with a bachelor of fine arts degree in 1999 .
while looking for jobs as an actor , lowe worked as a substitute teacher .
