Chad Lowe is an American actor, director, and producer.
He was born Charles Davis Lowe II in Dayton, Ohio, to Barbara Lynn (Hepler), a school teacher, and Charles Davis Lowe, a trial lawyer. He is the younger
brother of actor Rob Lowe. Chad first appeared
opposite Rob in the movie
Oxford Blues (1984), in which he
played a computer hacker. He quickly followed this up with a starring role in
Tod eines Teenagers (1984)
opposite childhood friend and fellow actor
Charlie Sheen.
Tod eines Teenagers (1984)
is a dark drama about the problems teenagers often face and the
subsequent danger of suicide relating to these problems. It was the
first film to properly address the subject. The film also features then
up-and-coming actors Sherilyn Fenn and
Casey Siemaszko.
Schatten des Ruhms (1986),
a drama shot for TV, saw Chad starring alongside
Elizabeth Taylor and
Robert Wagner. He then co-starred
with Donald Sutherland and
Mia Sara in the occult horror film
Die Nacht der Dämonen (1988).
Chad saw the eighties out with the thriller
True Blood (1989) with
Jeff Fahey,
James Tolkan, and
Sherilyn Fenn.
Next, he and Tommy Lee Jones headlined
the long-running
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
anthology, in the TV Movie segment
'April Morning' (1987). The movie is based upon the novel by
the late Howard Fast
and is set during the American Revolution or American War of
Independence (1775-1783).
He worked steadily throughout the nineties, acting in both TV and film.
In 1990 he starred with David Soul and
Edward Herrmann in the TV drama
Mörder Clan (1990).
The witty drama
Späte Leidenschaft (1991)
followed the next year. Chad then played Charlie Sykes in the oddball
fantasy-comedy-horror road movie
Highway zur Hölle (1991).
But his role as AIDS victim Jesse McKenna in
Alles Okay, Corky? (1989) (1991-1993)
is perhaps his most well-known. He starred with
Bill Smitrovich and
Patti LuPone. His performance won him an
Emmy Award.
In 2000 Chad played country and western legend
John Denver in
Take Me Home: The John Denver Story (2000),
a movie based on the musician's life and book.
Chad then starred with Richard Gere and
Diane Lane in the ambitious thriller,
Untreu (2002). He has since
clocked up over sixty film and TV roles including recurring roles in
Emergency Room: Die Notaufnahme (1994) and
24: Twenty Four (2001) with
Kiefer Sutherland.
Chad is married to Kim Painter and they have
a daughter, Mabel.
He is (2010) starring in the hit TV series
Pretty Little Liars (2010).
