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Chad Lowe

Chad Lowe

Actor and director, also producer · Born January 15, 1968 (58) · Dayton, Ohio, USA

Primetime Emmy winner

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Charles Conrad "Chad" Lowe (born January 15, 1968) is an American actor. He is the younger brother of fellow actor Rob Lowe. He won an Emmy Award for his supporting role in Life Goes On as a man suffering with HIV. He has also had recurring roles on ER, Melrose Place, and Now and Again. One of his recent prominent roles was Deputy White House Chief of Staff Reed Pollock on the sixth season of 24.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 15, 1968 (58)
From
Dayton, Ohio, USA
Works as
Actor and director, also producer
Titles
52 on Motif · 80 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 3% in 30 days

What are Chad Lowe's films like?

Across their 19 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Motif score: 38th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Motif score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Motif score: 41st percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Motif score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
32%
Bonds
19%
Society
15%
Self
15%
Survival
14%
Power
3%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 12 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 9 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 9 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 9
Shadow
2 of 9
Ally
2 of 9
Herald
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Melancholic
12
Contemplative
5
Dread
3
Hopeful
5
Other
8

How their films linger

Bittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Chad Lowe's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 42 of their 52 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Chad Lowe's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

80 credits, 52 with a Motif page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • 9-1-1: Nashville(2025)

    Show 18 episodes · Director · Co-Executive Producer

    Motif score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Found(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Motif score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • 9-1-1: Lone Star(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · as Robert Strand

    Motif score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • High School Musical: The Musical: The Series(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Motif score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • 7 Days to Vegas(2019)

    as sheriff

    Motif score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Light as a Feather(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Motif score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Titans(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Motif score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Hailey Dean Mystery: A Will to Kill(2018)

    as Clyde Bennett

    Motif score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Hailey Dean Mystery: A Marriage Made for Murder(2018)

    as Clyde Bennett

    Motif score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Hailey Dean Mystery: 2 + 2 = Murder(2018)

    as Clyde Bennett

    Motif score: 70th percentile of all films

  • 9-1-1(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Motif score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • American Housewife(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Motif score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Notorious(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Motif score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Supergirl(2015)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · as Thomas Coville

    Motif score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Life in Pieces(2015)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

    Motif score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Entourage(2015)

    as Chad Lowe

    Motif score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Stitchers(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Motif score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • The Flash(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Motif score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • California Scheming (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    as Mr. Behrle

  • Young Justice(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Billy Batson / Shazam (voice) · as Captain Marvel (voice) · as Captain Marvel / Billy Batson (voice)

    Motif score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Rizzoli & Isles(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Charlie Douglas

    Motif score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Pretty Little Liars(2010)

    Show 82 episodes · Director · as Byron Montgomery

    Motif score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Drop Dead Diva(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Daniel Porter

    Motif score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Beautiful Ohio(2006)

    Director · Producer

    Motif score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Brothers & Sisters(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Motif score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Ghost Whisperer(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Nathan Weiss

    Motif score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Bones(2005)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · as Brandon Casey

    Motif score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Celebrity Charades (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • Fielder's Choice (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    as Philip Fielder

  • Medium(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as David Call

    Motif score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Red Betsy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    as Orin Sanders

  • Hack (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · as Jimmy Scanlon

  • Without a Trace(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Director · as Lawrence Pierce

    Motif score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Scott Mandeville

    Motif score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Unfaithful(2002)

    as Bill Stone

    Motif score: 70th percentile of all films

  • 24(2001)

    Show 8 episodes · as Reed Pollock

    Motif score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Night Visions (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Andy Harris (segment "Hate Puppet")

  • Acceptable Risk (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    as Edward Welles

  • The Zeta Project(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Motif score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • The Audition (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Actor

  • Take Me Home: The John Denver Story(2000)

    as John Denver

    Motif score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Apartment Complex (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    as Stan Warden

  • Popular (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 4 episodes · as Luke Grant

  • Now and Again (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 3 episodes · as Craig Spence

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Director · as Jason Mayberry

    Motif score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Wild Thornberrys(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Barking Deer #1 (voice) · as Buck the Ibex (voice)

    Motif score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Driven (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    as LeGrand

  • Suicide, the Comedy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    as JJ

  • Target Earth (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    as Commander Fauk

  • Trading Favors (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    as Marty

  • In the Presence of Mine Enemies(1997)

    as Sergeant Lott

    Motif score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Floating (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    as Doug

  • Quiet Days in Hollywood(1997)

    as Richard

    Motif score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Me And My Hormones (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    as Roger

  • Superman: The Animated Series(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Cosmic Boy / Rokk Krinn (voice)

    Motif score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Dare to Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    as Stephen

  • The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    as Rob "That's Right" Tarda

  • Siringo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    as Winton Powell

  • Fighting for My Daughter(1995)

    as Eric

    Motif score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Snowy River: The McGregor Saga(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sam Taylor

    Motif score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Touched by an Angel(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Arthur Bowers

    Motif score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • ER(1994)

    Show 4 episodes · as George Henry

    Motif score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Candles in the Dark (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    as Jaan Toome

  • Melrose Place(1992)

    Show 9 episodes · as Carter Gallavan

    Motif score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Highway to Hell(1991)

    as Charlie Sykes

    Motif score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Captive (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)

    as Jeff Frost

  • An Inconvenient Woman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · as Kippie Petworth

  • Nobody's Perfect (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    as Stephen / Stephanie

  • So Proudly We Hail(1990)

    as Billy Kincaid

    Motif score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Life Goes On (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 83 episodes · as Jesse McKenna

  • True Blood(1989)

    as Donny Trueblood

    Motif score: 37th percentile of all films

  • April Morning(1988)

    as Adam Cooper

    Motif score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Apprentice to Murder(1988)

    as Billy Kelly

    Motif score: 13th percentile of all films

  • There Must Be a Pony(1986)

    as Josh Sydney

    Motif score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Spencer (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 13 episodes · as Spencer Winger

  • Silence of the Heart(1984)

    as Skip Lewis

    Motif score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Oxford Blues(1984)

    as Computer Hacker

    Motif score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac(1984)

    as Al Hamilton

    Motif score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Adam Cooper

  • No Means No (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Michael Wells

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 80 titles, 79 of them dated from 1951 to 2025; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

Unfaithful (2002)

$119M worldwide

Highest rated

Unfaithful (2002)

Motif 70th

Most popular right now

9-1-1: Nashville (2025)

Film career

19512025

Peak 2019 · their film career is on the way up. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting67 of 80: 59 only acting, 8 with another role · typical Motif score55thDirecting21 of 80: 11 only directing, 10 with another role · typical Motif score66thProducing2 of 80: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

80 titles, 10 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · acting1980s9 · acting1990s28 · 28 acting · 1 crew2000s19 · 17 acting · 6 crew2010s19 · 10 acting · 11 crew2020s3 · 1 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 13% of 8 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Awards

Won a Primetime Emmy in 1993, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Chad Lowe's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Motif score across 52 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th19
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

22 of their 52 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser22
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed21

Most divisive · actor

So Proudly We Hail (1990)

85th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

24 (2001)

Motif 94th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Chad Lowe work with?

People who share at least 2 of Chad Lowe's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Robison shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles