The Third Parent
2027 · Movie
as Mason 'Cap' Hollow
Rob Lowe
1964-03-17
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Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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.
Filmography
The Musical
2026 · Movie
as Principal Brady
After Hours with James Corden
2026 · TV Show
as Self
Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words
2025 · Movie
as Self
BRATS
2024 · Movie
as Self
Inside the Mind of a Dog
2024 · Movie
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Floor
2024 · TV Show
as Self - Host
Hot Ones Versus
2024 · TV Show
as Self
Dog Gone
2023 · Movie
as John Marshall
Liberty or Death: Boston Tea Party
2023 · TV Show
as Self - Host
Unstable
2023 · TV Show
as Ellis Dragon
Yankees-Dodgers: An Uncivil War
2022 · Movie
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Andy Warhol Diaries
2022 · TV Show
as Self
The '80s: Top Ten
2022 · TV Show
as Self - Host
The Pentaverate
2022 · TV Show
as Rob Lowe
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · TV Show
as Self
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
2021 · Movie
as Self - Host / Narrator (voice)
A Parks and Recreation Special
2020 · Movie
as Chris Traeger
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
2020 · Movie
as Self
The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation
2020 · Movie
as Chris Traeger
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
2020 · Movie
as Sam Seaborn
Celebrity Watch Party
2020 · TV Show
9-1-1: Lone Star
2020 · TV Show
as Owen Strand
Reunited Apart
2020 · TV Show
as Self
I Am Patrick Swayze
2019 · Movie
as Self
Holiday in the Wild
2019 · Movie
as Derek Holliston
The Knight Before Christmas
2019 · Movie
as Derek
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · TV Show
as Self
Wild Bill
2019 · TV Show
as Bill Hixon
Mental Samurai
2019 · TV Show
as Self - Host
What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage
2019 · TV Show
Calgary '88
2018 · Movie
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Super Troopers 2
2018 · Movie
as Guy Le Franc
The Bad Seed
2018 · Movie
as David
Basketball: A Love Story
2018 · TV Show
as Self (archive footage)
How to Be a Latin Lover
2017 · Movie
as Rick
The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar
2017 · Movie
as Simba (voice)
Elton John: The Nation's Favourite Song
2017 · Movie
as Self
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017 · Movie
as Self (archive)
The Lowe Files
2017 · TV Show
as Self
The Orville
2017 · TV Show
as Darulio
Monster Trucks
2016 · Movie
as Reece Tenneson
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
2016 · Movie
as Simba (voice)
Pocket Listing
2016 · Movie
as Frank Hunter
Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe
2016 · Movie
as Self
1984 – The Season That Saved Football
2016 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Chelsea
2016 · TV Show
as Self
The Lion Guard
2016 · TV Show
as Simba (voice)
Beautiful & Twisted
2015 · Movie
as Ben Novack Jr.
I Hate Christian Laettner
2015 · Movie
as Self (Narrator)
The 2000's: The Decade We Saw It All
2015 · TV Show
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Celebrity Family Feud
2015 · TV Show
as Self
The Grinder
2015 · TV Show
as Dean Sanderson
Moonbeam City
2015 · TV Show
as Dazzle Novak (voice)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · TV Show
as Self
Hot Ones
2015 · TV Show
as Self
You, Me and the Apocalypse
2015 · TV Show
as Father Jude
Code Black
2015 · TV Show
as Dr. Ethan Willis
The 2000's: A New Reality
2015 · TV Show
as Narrator (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · TV Show
as Self
Drew Peterson: Untouchable
2014 · Movie
as Drew Peterson
Sex Tape
2014 · Movie
as Hank
The Interview
2014 · Movie
as Self (uncredited)
The '90s: The Last Great Decade?
2014 · TV Show
as Narrator (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · TV Show
as Self, Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · TV Show
as Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014 · TV Show
as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · TV Show
as Self
Knife Fight
2013 · Movie
as Paul Turner
Behind the Candelabra
2013 · Movie
as Dr. Jack Startz
Prosecuting Casey Anthony
2013 · Movie
as Jeff Ashton
Killing Kennedy
2013 · Movie
as John F. Kennedy
The '80s: The Decade That Made Us
2013 · TV Show
Good Mythical Morning
2012 · TV Show
as Self
Breakaway
2011 · Movie
as Dan Winters
I Melt with You
2011 · Movie
as Jonathan
Franklin & Bash
2011 · TV Show
as Rob Lowe
WWII in HD: The Air War
2010 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Young Justice
2010 · TV Show
as Captain Marvel (voice)
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010 · TV Show
as Self
Conan
2010 · TV Show
as Self
The Invention of Lying
2009 · Movie
as Brad Kessler
Too Late to Say Goodbye
2009 · Movie
as Bart Corbin
Prequel: The Dawn of Lying
2009 · Movie
as Brad Kessler
Parks and Recreation
2009 · TV Show
as Chris Traeger
WWII in HD
2009 · TV Show
as Robert Sherrod (voice)
Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming
2007 · Movie
as Ted Cogan
Most Shocking Celebrity Moments of the 80s
2007 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
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Brothers & Sisters: Family Album
2007 · Movie
as Self/Robert McCallister
Californication
2007 · TV Show
as Eddie Nero
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · TV Show
as Self
A Perfect Day
2006 · Movie
as Rob Harlan
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
2006 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Brothers and Sisters
2006 · TV Show
as Robert McCallister
Thank You for Smoking
2005 · Movie
as Jeff Megall
The Christmas Blessing
2005 · Movie
as Robert Layton
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
2005 · Movie
as Rob Lowe
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
2005 · Movie
as Self
Just the Two of Us
2005 · Movie
as Self
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Beach Girls
2005 · TV Show
as Jack Kilvert
No image
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
2005 · TV Show
The Friday Night Project
2005 · TV Show
as Self - Host
Perfect Strangers
2004 · Movie
as Lloyd Rockwell
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Dr. Vegas
2004 · TV Show
as Dr. Billy Grant
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Retrosexual: The '80s
2004 · TV Show
as (archive footage)
Salem's Lot
2004 · TV Show
as Ben Mears
View from the Top
2003 · Movie
as Pilot Steve
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · TV Show
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV Show
as Self, Self - Guest Host, Self - Guest
The Lyon's Den
2003 · TV Show
as John 'Jack' Turner
Celebrities Uncensored
2003 · TV Show
as Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 · TV Show
as Self
The Christmas Shoes
2002 · Movie
as Robert Layton
Framed
2002 · Movie
as Mike Santini
Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002 · Movie
as Middle Number Two
American Idol
2002 · TV Show
as Self
Proximity
2001 · Movie
as William Conroy
Jane Doe
2001 · Movie
as David Doe
Hard Knocks
2001 · TV Show
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Good Day Live
2001 · TV Show
as Self
Primetime Glick
2001 · TV Show
The Specials
2000 · Movie
as The Weevil
One Hell of a Guy
2000 · Movie
as Nick
Escape Under Pressure
2000 · Movie
as John Spencer
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
1999 · Movie
as Young Number Two
Dead Silent
1999 · Movie
as Kevin Finney
Behind the Scenes of 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'
1999 · Movie
as Self
Family Guy
1999 · TV Show
as Stanford Cordray (voice), Rob Lowe (voice)
The West Wing
1999 · TV Show
as Sam Seaborn
Atomic Train
1999 · TV Show
as John Seger
Outrage
1998 · Movie
as Tom Casey
Contact
1997 · Movie
as Richard Rank
Midnight Man
1997 · Movie
as Sean Dillon
Crazy Six
1997 · Movie
as Billie, aka Crazy Six
Living in Peril
1997 · Movie
as Walter Woods
Hostile Intent
1997 · Movie
as Mike Cleary
For Hire
1997 · Movie
as Mitch Lawrence
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
1997 · Movie
as Decapitated Henchman's Friend (uncredited)
The View
1997 · TV Show
as Self
Mulholland Falls
1996 · Movie
as Hoodlum
On Dangerous Ground
1996 · Movie
as Sean Dillon
Fox Hunt
1996 · Movie
as Edison Pettibone
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996 · TV Show
as Self
First Degree
1995 · Movie
as Det. Rick Mallory
Tommy Boy
1995 · Movie
as Paul Burns
The Naked Truth
1995 · TV Show
as Rob Lowe
Frank & Jesse
1994 · Movie
as Jesse James
The Stand
1994 · TV Show
as Nick Andros
Suddenly, Last Summer
1993 · Movie
as Doctor Cukrowicz
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Wayne's World
1992 · Movie
as Benjamin Kane
The Finest Hour
1992 · Movie
as Lawrence Hammer
The Larry Sanders Show
1992 · TV Show
as Rob Lowe
The Dark Backward
1991 · Movie
as Dirk Delta
Performance
1991 · TV Show
as Dr Cukrowicz
Bad Influence
1990 · Movie
as Alex
If the Shoe Fits
1990 · Movie
as Francesco Salvitore
The Simpsons
1989 · TV Show
as Cousin Peter (voice)
Masquerade
1988 · Movie
as Tim Whalen
Illegally Yours
1988 · Movie
as Richard Dice
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988 · Movie
as Self
This Morning
1988 · TV Show
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · TV Show
Square Dance
1987 · Movie
as Rory
Youngblood
1986 · Movie
as Dean Youngblood
About Last Night...
1986 · Movie
as Danny Martin
Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick
1986 · Movie
as Self
St. Elmo's Fire
1985 · Movie
as Billy Hicks
Oxford Blues
1984 · Movie
as Nick De Angelo
The Hotel New Hampshire
1984 · Movie
as John Berry
The Outsiders
1983 · Movie
as Sodapop Curtis
Class
1983 · Movie
as Skip
Thursday's Child
1983 · Movie
as Sam Alden
Entertainment Tonight
1981 · TV Show
as Self
Schoolboy Father
1980 · Movie
as Charles Elderberry
A New Kind of Family
1979 · TV Show
as Tony Flanagan
Saturday Night Live
1975 · TV Show
as Self - Host
ABC Afterschool Special
1972 · TV Show
as Charles Elderberry
Great Performances
1971 · TV Show
as Doctor Cukrowicz
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · TV Show
as Self
The Oscars
1953 · TV Show
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · TV Show
as Sam Alden
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · TV Show
as Self - Nominee, Self - Presenter
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My New Friend Jim
· Movie
as Richard Cory
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In a Holidaze
· Movie
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The Sham
· Movie
Crew Credits
The Musical
2026 · Movie
Producer
Dog Gone
2023 · Movie
Executive Producer
Unstable
2023 · TV Show
Story, Executive Producer, Creator
Liberty or Death: Boston Tea Party
2023 · TV Show
Executive Producer
The '80s: Top Ten
2022 · TV Show
Executive Producer
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
2021 · Movie
Executive Producer
9-1-1: Lone Star
2020 · TV Show
Co-Executive Producer, Executive Producer
Holiday in the Wild
2019 · Movie
Executive Producer
Wild Bill
2019 · TV Show
Executive Producer
The Bad Seed
2018 · Movie
Executive Producer, Director
Prosecuting Casey Anthony
2013 · Movie
Executive Producer
I Melt with You
2011 · Movie
Executive Producer
The Lyon's Den
2003 · TV Show
Executive Producer
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Desert's Edge
1997 · Movie
Director, Writer
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My New Friend Jim
· Movie
Executive Producer
No image
In a Holidaze
· Movie
Executive Producer
