Rob Lowe

Rob Lowe

Known for
Acting
Born
March 17, 1964 (age 62)
Birthplace
Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

Biography

Robert Hepler "Rob" Lowe (born March 17, 1964) is an American actor. Lowe came to prominence after appearing in films such as The Outsiders, Oxford Blues, About Last Night..., and St. Elmo's Fire. On television, Lowe is known for his roles as Sam Seaborn on The West Wing, Senator Robert McCallister on Brothers & Sisters, and Chris Traeger on Parks and Recreation.

Known For

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Filmography

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My New Friend Jim

My New Friend Jim

Movie · as Richard Cory

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The Sham poster

The Sham

Movie

2027
The Third Parent poster

The Third Parent

Movie · as Mason 'Cap' Hollow

2026
The Musical poster

The Musical

Movie · as Principal Brady

2026
In a Holidaze poster

In a Holidaze

Movie

2026
Confession poster

Confession

Movie · as Alexei

2026
Rob Lowe: The Outsider poster

Rob Lowe: The Outsider

Movie · as Self

2026
After Hours with James Corden poster

After Hours with James Corden

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2025
Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words poster

Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words

Movie · as Self

2024
BRATS poster

BRATS

Movie · as Self

2024
Inside the Mind of a Dog poster

Inside the Mind of a Dog

Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

2024
The Floor poster

The Floor

TV · as Self - Host · 70 eps

2024
Hot Ones Versus poster

Hot Ones Versus

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2023
Dog Gone poster

Dog Gone

Movie · as John Marshall

2023
Liberty or Death: Boston Tea Party poster

Liberty or Death: Boston Tea Party

TV · as Self - Host · 4 eps

2023
Unstable poster

Unstable

TV · as Ellis Dragon · 16 eps

2022
Yankees-Dodgers: An Uncivil War poster

Yankees-Dodgers: An Uncivil War

Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

2022
The Andy Warhol Diaries poster

The Andy Warhol Diaries

TV · as Self · 6 eps

2022
The '80s: Top Ten poster

The '80s: Top Ten

TV · as Self - Host · 6 eps

2022
The Pentaverate poster

The Pentaverate

TV · as Rob Lowe · 6 eps

2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show poster

The Jennifer Hudson Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2021
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! poster

Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!

Movie · as Self - Host / Narrator (voice)

2020
A Parks and Recreation Special poster

A Parks and Recreation Special

Movie · as Chris Traeger

2020
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall poster

The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

Movie · as Self

2020
The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation poster

The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation

Movie · as Chris Traeger

2020
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote poster

A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote

Movie · as Sam Seaborn

2020
Celebrity Watch Party poster

Celebrity Watch Party

TV · 1 ep

2020
9-1-1: Lone Star poster

9-1-1: Lone Star

TV · as Owen Strand · 72 eps

2020
Reunited Apart poster

Reunited Apart

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2019
I Am Patrick Swayze poster

I Am Patrick Swayze

Movie · as Self

2019
Holiday in the Wild poster

Holiday in the Wild

Movie · as Derek Holliston

2019
The Knight Before Christmas poster

The Knight Before Christmas

Movie · as Derek

2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2019
Wild Bill poster

Wild Bill

TV · as Bill Hixon · 6 eps

2019
Mental Samurai poster

Mental Samurai

TV · as Self - Host · 19 eps

2019
What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage poster

What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage

TV · 1 ep

2018
Calgary '88 poster

Calgary '88

Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

2018
Super Troopers 2 poster

Super Troopers 2

Movie · as Guy LeFranc

2018
The Bad Seed poster

The Bad Seed

Movie · as David

2018
Basketball: A Love Story poster

Basketball: A Love Story

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

2017
How to Be a Latin Lover poster

How to Be a Latin Lover

Movie · as Rick

2017
The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar poster

The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar

Movie · as Simba (voice)

2017
Elton John: The Nation's Favourite Song poster

Elton John: The Nation's Favourite Song

Movie · as Self

2017
The Fabulous Allan Carr poster

The Fabulous Allan Carr

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2017
The Lowe Files poster

The Lowe Files

TV · as Self · 9 eps

2017
The Orville poster

The Orville

TV · as Darulio · 2 eps

2016
Monster Trucks poster

Monster Trucks

Movie · as Reece Tenneson

2016
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar poster

The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar

Movie · as Simba (voice)

2016
Pocket Listing poster

Pocket Listing

Movie · as Frank Hunter

2016
Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe poster

Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe

Movie · as Self

2016
1984 – The Season That Saved Football poster

1984 – The Season That Saved Football

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2016
Chelsea poster

Chelsea

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2016
The Lion Guard poster

The Lion Guard

TV · as Simba (voice) · 4 eps

2015
Beautiful & Twisted poster

Beautiful & Twisted

Movie · as Ben Novack Jr.

2015
I Hate Christian Laettner poster

I Hate Christian Laettner

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2015
The 2000's: The Decade We Saw It All poster

The 2000's: The Decade We Saw It All

TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 4 eps

2015
Celebrity Family Feud poster

Celebrity Family Feud

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
The Grinder poster

The Grinder

TV · as Dean Sanderson · 22 eps

2015
Moonbeam City poster

Moonbeam City

TV · as Dazzle Novak (voice) · 10 eps

2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter poster

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
Hot Ones poster

Hot Ones

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
You, Me and the Apocalypse poster

You, Me and the Apocalypse

TV · as Father Jude · 10 eps

2015
Code Black poster

Code Black

TV · as Dr. Ethan Willis · 29 eps

2015
The 2000's: A New Reality poster

The 2000's: A New Reality

TV · as Narrator (voice) · 2 eps

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Drew Peterson: Untouchable poster

Drew Peterson: Untouchable

Movie · as Drew Peterson

2014
Sex Tape poster

Sex Tape

Movie · as Hank

2014
The Interview poster

The Interview

Movie · as Self (uncredited)

2014
The '90s: The Last Great Decade? poster

The '90s: The Last Great Decade?

TV · as Narrator (voice) · 3 eps

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones poster

Off Camera with Sam Jones

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors poster

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
Knife Fight poster

Knife Fight

Movie · as Paul Turner

2013
Behind the Candelabra poster

Behind the Candelabra

Movie · as Dr. Jack Startz

2013
Prosecuting Casey Anthony poster

Prosecuting Casey Anthony

Movie · as Jeff Ashton

2013
Killing Kennedy poster

Killing Kennedy

Movie · as John F. Kennedy

2013
The '80s: The Decade That Made Us poster

The '80s: The Decade That Made Us

TV · 6 eps

2012
Good Mythical Morning poster

Good Mythical Morning

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2011
Breakaway poster

Breakaway

Movie · as Dan Winters

2011
I Melt with You poster

I Melt with You

Movie · as Jonathan

2011
Franklin & Bash poster

Franklin & Bash

TV · as Rob Lowe · 1 ep

2010
WWII in HD: The Air War poster

WWII in HD: The Air War

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2010
Young Justice poster

Young Justice

TV · as Captain Marvel (voice) · 2 eps

2010
Who Do You Think You Are? poster

Who Do You Think You Are?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2010
Conan poster

Conan

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2009
The Invention of Lying poster

The Invention of Lying

Movie · as Brad Kessler

2009
Too Late to Say Goodbye poster

Too Late to Say Goodbye

Movie · as Bart Corbin

2009
Prequel: The Dawn of Lying poster

Prequel: The Dawn of Lying

Movie · as Brad Kessler

2009
Parks and Recreation poster

Parks and Recreation

TV · as Chris Traeger · 75 eps

2009
WWII in HD poster

WWII in HD

TV · as Robert Sherrod (voice) · 10 eps

2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2007
Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming poster

Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming

Movie · as Ted Cogan

2007
Most Shocking Celebrity Moments of the 80s poster

Most Shocking Celebrity Moments of the 80s

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2007
Brothers & Sisters: Family Album

Brothers & Sisters: Family Album

Movie · as Self/Robert McCallister

2007
Californication poster

Californication

TV · as Eddie Nero · 6 eps

2007
The Graham Norton Show poster

The Graham Norton Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2006
A Perfect Day poster

A Perfect Day

Movie · as Rob Harlan

2006
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition poster

Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2006
Brothers and Sisters poster

Brothers and Sisters

TV · as Robert McCallister · 78 eps

2005
Thank You for Smoking poster

Thank You for Smoking

Movie · as Jeff Megall

2005
The Christmas Blessing poster

The Christmas Blessing

Movie · as Robert Layton

2005
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood poster

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

Movie · as Rob Lowe

2005
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders' poster

Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'

Movie · as Self

2005
Just the Two of Us poster

Just the Two of Us

Movie · as Self

2005
Beach Girls

Beach Girls

TV · as Jack Kilvert · 6 eps

2005
The Showbiz Show with David Spade poster

The Showbiz Show with David Spade

TV · 2 eps

2005
The Friday Night Project poster

The Friday Night Project

TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep

2004
Perfect Strangers poster

Perfect Strangers

Movie · as Lloyd Rockwell

2004
Dr. Vegas

Dr. Vegas

TV · as Dr. Billy Grant · 10 eps

2004
Retrosexual: The '80s

Retrosexual: The '80s

TV · as (archive footage) · 5 eps

2004
Salem's Lot poster

Salem's Lot

TV · as Ben Mears · 2 eps

2003
View from the Top poster

View from the Top

Movie · as Pilot Steve

2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

TV · as Self · 7 eps

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self, Self - Guest Host · 2 eps

2003
The Lyon's Den poster

The Lyon's Den

TV · as John 'Jack' Turner · 13 eps

2003
Celebrities Uncensored poster

Celebrities Uncensored

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
Real Time with Bill Maher poster

Real Time with Bill Maher

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2002
The Christmas Shoes poster

The Christmas Shoes

Movie · as Robert Layton

2002
Framed poster

Framed

Movie · as Mike Santini

2002
Austin Powers in Goldmember poster

Austin Powers in Goldmember

Movie · as Middle Number Two

2002
American Idol poster

American Idol

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2001
Proximity poster

Proximity

Movie · as William Conroy

2001
Jane Doe poster

Jane Doe

Movie · as David Doe

2001
Hard Knocks poster

Hard Knocks

TV · 1 ep

2001
Good Day Live poster

Good Day Live

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2001
Primetime Glick poster

Primetime Glick

TV · 1 ep

2000
The Specials poster

The Specials

Movie · as The Weevil

2000
One Hell of a Guy poster

One Hell of a Guy

Movie · as Nick

2000
Escape Under Pressure poster

Escape Under Pressure

Movie · as John Spencer

1999
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me poster

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Movie · as Young Number Two

1999
Dead Silent poster

Dead Silent

Movie · as Kevin Finney

1999
Behind the Scenes of 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me' poster

Behind the Scenes of 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'

Movie · as Self

1999
Family Guy poster

Family Guy

TV · as Stanford Cordray (voice), Rob Lowe (voice) · 1 ep

1999
The West Wing poster

The West Wing

TV · as Sam Seaborn · 79 eps

1999
Atomic Train poster

Atomic Train

TV · as John Seger · 2 eps

1998
Outrage poster

Outrage

Movie · as Tom Casey

1997
Contact poster

Contact

Movie · as Richard Rank

1997
Midnight Man poster

Midnight Man

Movie · as Sean Dillon

1997
Crazy Six poster

Crazy Six

Movie · as Billie, aka Crazy Six

1997
Living in Peril poster

Living in Peril

Movie · as Walter Woods

1997
Hostile Intent poster

Hostile Intent

Movie · as Mike Cleary

1997
For Hire poster

For Hire

Movie · as Mitch Lawrence

1997
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery poster

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

Movie · as Decapitated Henchman's Friend (uncredited)

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1996
Mulholland Falls poster

Mulholland Falls

Movie · as Hoodlum

1996
On Dangerous Ground poster

On Dangerous Ground

Movie · as Sean Dillon

1996
Fox Hunt poster

Fox Hunt

Movie · as Edison Pettibone

1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show poster

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1996
The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1995
First Degree poster

First Degree

Movie · as Det. Rick Mallory

1995
Tommy Boy poster

Tommy Boy

Movie · as Paul Burns (uncredited)

1995
The Naked Truth poster

The Naked Truth

TV · as Rob Lowe · 1 ep

1994
Frank & Jesse poster

Frank & Jesse

Movie · as Jesse James

1994
The Stand poster

The Stand

Movie

1994
The Stand poster

The Stand

TV · as Nick Andros · 4 eps

1993
Suddenly, Last Summer poster

Suddenly, Last Summer

Movie · as Doctor Cukrowicz

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1992
Wayne's World poster

Wayne's World

Movie · as Benjamin Oliver

1992
The Finest Hour poster

The Finest Hour

Movie · as Lawrence Hammer

1992
The Larry Sanders Show poster

The Larry Sanders Show

TV · as Rob Lowe · 1 ep

1991
The Dark Backward poster

The Dark Backward

Movie · as Dirk Delta

1991
Performance poster

Performance

TV · as Dr Cukrowicz · 1 ep

1990
Bad Influence poster

Bad Influence

Movie · as Alex

1990
If the Shoe Fits poster

If the Shoe Fits

Movie · as Francesco Salvitore

1989
The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons

TV · as Cousin Peter (voice) · 1 ep

1988
Masquerade poster

Masquerade

Movie · as Tim Whalen

1988
Illegally Yours poster

Illegally Yours

Movie · as Richard Dice

1988
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute poster

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

Movie · as Self

1988
This Morning poster

This Morning

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV · 1 ep

1987
Square Dance poster

Square Dance

Movie · as Rory

1986
Youngblood poster

Youngblood

Movie · as Dean Youngblood

1986
About Last Night... poster

About Last Night...

Movie · as Danny Martin

1986
Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick poster

Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick

Movie · as Self

1985
St. Elmo's Fire poster

St. Elmo's Fire

Movie · as Billy Hicks

1984
Oxford Blues poster

Oxford Blues

Movie · as Nick De Angelo

1984
The Hotel New Hampshire poster

The Hotel New Hampshire

Movie · as John Berry

1983
The Outsiders poster

The Outsiders

Movie · as Sodapop Curtis

1983
Class poster

Class

Movie · as Skip

1983
Thursday's Child poster

Thursday's Child

Movie · as Sam Alden

1981
Entertainment Tonight poster

Entertainment Tonight

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1980
Schoolboy Father poster

Schoolboy Father

Movie · as Charles Elderberry

1979
A New Kind of Family poster

A New Kind of Family

TV · as Tony Flanagan · 10 eps

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Host · 3 eps

1972
ABC Afterschool Special poster

ABC Afterschool Special

TV · as Charles Elderberry · 1 ep

1971
Great Performances poster

Great Performances

TV · as Doctor Cukrowicz · 1 ep

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1953
The Oscars poster

The Oscars

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · as Sam Alden · 1 ep

1944
Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards

TV · as Self - Nominee, Self - Presenter · 4 eps