Rob Lowe

Acting

Rob Lowe

Born March 17, 1964Charlottesville, Virginia, USA186 credits

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

The Third Parent

The Third Parent

Movie

2026

The Musical

The Musical

Movie

2026

Free Bert
7.8

Free Bert

TV

2026

Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words

Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words

Movie

2025

Inside the Mind of a Dog
7.1

Inside the Mind of a Dog

Movie

2024

BRATS
6.0

BRATS

Movie

2024

Filmography

The Third Parent
2026The Third Parentas Mason 'Cap' HollowMovie
The Musical
2026The Musicalas Principal BradyMovie
Free Bert
2026Free Bertas HimselfTV
Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words
2025Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Wordsas SelfMovie
Inside the Mind of a Dog
2024Inside the Mind of a Dogas Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
BRATS
2024BRATSas SelfMovie
Hot Ones Versus
2024Hot Ones Versusas SelfTV
The Floor
2024The Flooras Self - HostTV
Liberty or Death: Boston Tea Party
2023Liberty or Death: Boston Tea Partyas Self - HostTV
Unstable
2023Unstableas Ellis DragonTV
Dog Gone
2023Dog Goneas John MarshallMovie
Yankees-Dodgers: An Uncivil War
2022Yankees-Dodgers: An Uncivil Waras Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022The Jennifer Hudson Showas SelfTV
The Pentaverate
2022The Pentaverateas Rob LoweTV
The Andy Warhol Diaries
2022The Andy Warhol Diariesas SelfTV
The '80s: Top Ten
2022The '80s: Top Tenas Self - HostTV
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
2021Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!as Self - Host / Narrator (voice)Movie
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
2020A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Voteas Sam SeabornMovie
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
2020The Happy Days of Garry Marshallas SelfMovie
Celebrity Watch Party
2020Celebrity Watch PartyTV
A Parks and Recreation Special
2020A Parks and Recreation Specialas Chris TraegerMovie
The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation
2020The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreationas Chris TraegerMovie
Reunited Apart
2020Reunited Apartas SelfTV
9-1-1: Lone Star
20209-1-1: Lone Staras Owen StrandTV
The Knight Before Christmas
2019The Knight Before Christmasas DerekMovie
Holiday in the Wild
2019Holiday in the Wildas Derek HollistonMovie
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019The Kelly Clarkson Showas SelfTV
I Am Patrick Swayze
2019I Am Patrick Swayzeas SelfMovie
What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage
2019What Just Happened??! with Fred SavageTV
Wild Bill
2019Wild Billas Bill HixonTV
Mental Samurai
2019Mental Samuraias Self - HostTV
Basketball: A Love Story
2018Basketball: A Love Storyas Self (archive footage)TV
The Bad Seed
2018The Bad Seedas DavidMovie
Super Troopers 2
2018Super Troopers 2as Guy Le FrancMovie
Calgary '88
2018Calgary '88as Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
The Orville
2017The Orvilleas DarulioTV
The Lowe Files
2017The Lowe Filesas SelfTV
The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar
2017The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scaras Simba (voice)Movie
How to Be a Latin Lover
2017How to Be a Latin Loveras RickMovie
Elton John: The Nation's Favourite Song
2017Elton John: The Nation's Favourite Songas SelfMovie
Monster Trucks
2016Monster Trucksas Reece TennesonMovie
1984 – The Season That Saved Football
20161984 – The Season That Saved Footballas Narrator (voice)Movie
Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe
2016Comedy Central Roast of Rob Loweas SelfMovie
Chelsea
2016Chelseaas SelfTV
Pocket Listing
2016Pocket Listingas Frank HunterMovie
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
2016The Lion Guard: Return of the Roaras Simba (voice)Movie
The Lion Guard
2016The Lion Guardas Simba (voice)TV
You, Me and the Apocalypse
2015You, Me and the Apocalypseas Father JudeTV
Code Black
2015Code Blackas Dr. Ethan WillisTV
The Grinder
2015The Grinderas Dean SandersonTV
Moonbeam City
2015Moonbeam Cityas Dazzle Novak (voice)TV
The 2000's: The Decade We Saw It All
2015The 2000's: The Decade We Saw It Allas Self - Narrator (voice)TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas SelfTV
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015Close Up with The Hollywood Reporteras SelfTV
The 2000's: A New Reality
2015The 2000's: A New Realityas Narrator (voice)TV
Celebrity Family Feud
2015Celebrity Family Feudas SelfTV
Beautiful & Twisted
2015Beautiful & Twistedas Ben Novack Jr.Movie
I Hate Christian Laettner
2015I Hate Christian Laettneras Self (Narrator)Movie
Hot Ones
2015Hot Onesas SelfTV
The Interview
2014The Interviewas Self (uncredited)Movie
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014Variety Studio: Actors on Actorsas SelfTV
Sex Tape
2014Sex Tapeas HankMovie
The '90s: The Last Great Decade?
2014The '90s: The Last Great Decade?as Narrator (voice)TV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas SelfTV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas SelfTV
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014Off Camera with Sam Jonesas SelfTV
Drew Peterson: Untouchable
2014Drew Peterson: Untouchableas Drew PetersonMovie
Killing Kennedy
2013Killing Kennedyas John F. KennedyMovie
Behind the Candelabra
2013Behind the Candelabraas Dr. Jack StartzMovie
The '80s: The Decade That Made Us
2013The '80s: The Decade That Made UsTV
Knife Fight
2013Knife Fightas Paul TurnerMovie
Prosecuting Casey Anthony
2013Prosecuting Casey Anthonyas Jeff AshtonMovie
Good Mythical Morning
2012Good Mythical Morningas SelfTV
I Melt with You
2011I Melt with Youas JonathanMovie
Breakaway
2011Breakawayas Dan WintersMovie
Franklin & Bash
2011Franklin & Bashas Rob LoweTV
Young Justice
2010Young Justiceas Captain Marvel (voice)TV
WWII in HD: The Air War
2010WWII in HD: The Air Waras Narrator (voice)Movie
Conan
2010Conanas SelfTV
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010Who Do You Think You Are?as SelfTV
Prequel: The Dawn of Lying
2009Prequel: The Dawn of Lyingas Brad KesslerMovie
WWII in HD
2009WWII in HDas Robert Sherrod (voice)TV
Too Late to Say Goodbye
2009Too Late to Say Goodbyeas Bart CorbinMovie
The Invention of Lying
2009The Invention of Lyingas Brad KesslerMovie
Parks and Recreation
2009Parks and Recreationas Chris TraegerTV
Most Shocking Celebrity Moments of the 80s
2007Most Shocking Celebrity Moments of the 80sas Self (archive footage)Movie
B
2007Brothers & Sisters: Family Albumas Self/Robert McCallisterMovie
Californication
2007Californicationas Eddie NeroTV
Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming
2007Stir of Echoes: The Homecomingas Ted CoganMovie
The Graham Norton Show
2007The Graham Norton Showas SelfTV
A Perfect Day
2006A Perfect Dayas Rob HarlanMovie
Brothers and Sisters
2006Brothers and Sistersas Robert McCallisterTV
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
2006Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Editionas Self (archive footage)Movie
The Christmas Blessing
2005The Christmas Blessingas Robert LaytonMovie
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
2005Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'as SelfMovie
T
2005The Showbiz Show with David SpadeTV
Thank You for Smoking
2005Thank You for Smokingas Jeff MegallMovie
Beach Girls
2005Beach Girlsas Jack KilvertTV
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
2005Jiminy Glick in Lalawoodas Rob LoweMovie
The Friday Night Project
2005The Friday Night Projectas Self - HostTV
R
2004Retrosexual: The '80sas (archive footage)TV
Perfect Strangers
2004Perfect Strangersas Lloyd RockwellMovie
D
2004Dr. Vegasas Dr. Billy GrantTV
Salem's Lot
2004Salem's Lotas Ben MearsTV
The Lyon's Den
2003The Lyon's Denas John 'Jack' TurnerTV
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Showas SelfTV
Celebrities Uncensored
2003Celebrities Uncensoredas SelfTV
View from the Top
2003View from the Topas Co-Pilot Steve BenchMovie
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003Real Time with Bill Maheras SelfTV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as SelfTV
The Christmas Shoes
2002The Christmas Shoesas Robert LaytonMovie
Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002Austin Powers in Goldmemberas Middle Number TwoMovie
American Idol
2002American Idolas SelfTV
Framed
2002Framedas Mike SantiniMovie
Jane Doe
2001Jane Doeas David DoeMovie
G
2001Good Day Liveas SelfTV
Hard Knocks
2001Hard KnocksTV
Primetime Glick
2001Primetime GlickTV
Proximity
2001Proximityas William ConroyMovie
One Hell of a Guy
2000One Hell of a Guyas NickMovie
The Specials
2000The Specialsas The WeevilMovie
Escape Under Pressure
2000Escape Under Pressureas John SpencerMovie
Behind the Scenes of 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'
1999Behind the Scenes of 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'as SelfMovie
The West Wing
1999The West Wingas Sam SeabornTV
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
1999Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Meas Young Number TwoMovie
Atomic Train
1999Atomic Trainas John SegerTV
Family Guy
1999Family Guyas Stanford Cordray (voice)TV
Dead Silent
1999Dead Silentas Kevin FinneyMovie
Outrage
1998Outrageas Tom CaseyMovie
For Hire
1997For Hireas Mitch LawrenceMovie
Crazy Six
1997Crazy Sixas Billie, aka Crazy SixMovie
Hostile Intent
1997Hostile Intentas Mike ClearyMovie
Midnight Man
1997Midnight Manas Sean DillonMovie
The View
1997The Viewas SelfTV
Contact
1997Contactas Richard RankMovie
D
1997Desert's EdgeDirectorMovie
Living in Peril
1997Living in Perilas Walter WoodsMovie
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
1997Austin Powers: International Man of Mysteryas Decapitated Henchman's Friend (uncredited)Movie
The Daily Show
1996The Daily Showas SelfTV
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996The Rosie O'Donnell Showas Self - GuestTV
On Dangerous Ground
1996On Dangerous Groundas Sean DillonMovie
Mulholland Falls
1996Mulholland Fallsas HoodlumMovie
Fox Hunt
1996Fox Huntas Edison PettiboneMovie
First Degree
1995First Degreeas Det. Rick MalloryMovie
The Naked Truth
1995The Naked Truthas Rob LoweTV
Tommy Boy
1995Tommy Boyas Paul BurnsMovie
Frank & Jesse
1994Frank & Jesseas Jesse JamesMovie
The Stand
1994The Standas Nick AndrosTV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - GuestTV
Suddenly, Last Summer
1993Suddenly, Last Summeras Doctor CukrowiczMovie
The Larry Sanders Show
1992The Larry Sanders Showas Rob LoweTV
The Finest Hour
1992The Finest Houras Lawrence HammerMovie
Wayne's World
1992Wayne's Worldas Benjamin KaneMovie
Performance
1991Performanceas Dr CukrowiczTV
The Dark Backward
1991The Dark Backwardas Dirk DeltaMovie
If the Shoe Fits
1990If the Shoe Fitsas Francesco SalvitoreMovie
Bad Influence
1990Bad Influenceas AlexMovie
The Simpsons
1989The Simpsonsas Cousin Peter (voice)TV
This Morning
1988This Morningas SelfTV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkTV
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tributeas SelfMovie
Illegally Yours
1988Illegally Yoursas Richard DiceMovie
Masquerade
1988Masqueradeas Tim WhalenMovie
Square Dance
1987Square Danceas RoryMovie
Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick
1986Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbickas SelfMovie
About Last Night...
1986About Last Night...as Danny MartinMovie
Youngblood
1986Youngbloodas Dean YoungbloodMovie
St. Elmo's Fire
1985St. Elmo's Fireas Billy HicksMovie
Oxford Blues
1984Oxford Bluesas Nick De AngeloMovie
The Hotel New Hampshire
1984The Hotel New Hampshireas John BerryMovie
Class
1983Classas SkipMovie
The Outsiders
1983The Outsidersas Sodapop CurtisMovie
Thursday's Child
1983Thursday's Childas Sam AldenMovie
Entertainment Tonight
1981Entertainment Tonightas SelfTV
Schoolboy Father
1980Schoolboy Fatheras Charles ElderberryMovie
A New Kind of Family
1979A New Kind of Familyas Tony FlanaganTV
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - HostTV
ABC Afterschool Special
1972ABC Afterschool Specialas Charles ElderberryTV
Great Performances
1971Great Performancesas Doctor CukrowiczTV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas Sam AldenTV
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self - NomineeTV
M
—My New Friend Jimas Richard CoryMovie
I
—In a HolidazeMovie
T
—The ShamMovie