Rob Lowe
Acting • Born 1964-03-17
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.
Filmography
187 credits
The Outsiders
Movie • 1983
Sodapop Curtis
Contact
Movie • 1997
Richard Rank
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Movie • 1999
Young Number Two
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
Movie • 2021
Self - Host / Narrator (voice)
Mulholland Falls
Movie • 1996
Hoodlum
Oxford Blues
Movie • 1984
Nick De Angelo
Class
Movie • 1983
Skip
St. Elmo's Fire
Movie • 1985
Billy Hicks
The Hotel New Hampshire
Movie • 1984
John Berry
The Christmas Shoes
Movie • 2002
Robert Layton
The Invention of Lying
Movie • 2009
Brad Kessler
Bad Influence
Movie • 1990
Alex
Wayne's World
Movie • 1992
Benjamin Kane
Thank You for Smoking
Movie • 2005
Jeff Megall
Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming
Movie • 2007
Ted Cogan
Framed
Movie • 2002
Mike Santini
The Specials
Movie • 2000
The Weevil
Masquerade
Movie • 1988
Tim Whalen
Frank & Jesse
Movie • 1994
Jesse James
One Hell of a Guy
Movie • 2000
Nick
If the Shoe Fits
Movie • 1990
Francesco Salvitore
Proximity
Movie • 2001
William Conroy
Escape Under Pressure
Movie • 2000
John Spencer
Youngblood
Movie • 1986
Dean Youngblood
About Last Night...
Movie • 1986
Danny Martin
Illegally Yours
Movie • 1988
Richard Dice
Too Late to Say Goodbye
Movie • 2009
Bart Corbin
Breakaway
Movie • 2011
Dan Winters
The Dark Backward
Movie • 1991
Dirk Delta
On Dangerous Ground
Movie • 1996
Sean Dillon
Midnight Man
Movie • 1997
Sean Dillon
A Perfect Day
Movie • 2006
Rob Harlan
Jane Doe
Movie • 2001
David Doe
I Melt with You
Movie • 2011
Jonathan
The Christmas Blessing
Movie • 2005
Robert Layton
Drew Peterson: Untouchable
Movie • 2014
Drew Peterson
Calgary '88
Movie • 2018
Self - Narrator (voice)
Square Dance
Movie • 1987
Rory
Dead Silent
Movie • 1999
Kevin Finney
Suddenly, Last Summer
Movie • 1993
Doctor Cukrowicz
The Finest Hour
Movie • 1992
Lawrence Hammer
Knife Fight
Movie • 2013
Paul Turner
Behind the Candelabra
Movie • 2013
Dr. Jack Startz
Crazy Six
Movie • 1997
Billie, aka Crazy Six
Perfect Strangers
Movie • 2004
Lloyd Rockwell
Prosecuting Casey Anthony
Movie • 2013
Jeff Ashton
Schoolboy Father
Movie • 1980
Charles Elderberry
Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick
Movie • 1986
Self
Living in Peril
Movie • 1997
Walter Woods
Prequel: The Dawn of Lying
Movie • 2009
Brad Kessler
Fox Hunt
Movie • 1996
Edison Pettibone
Killing Kennedy
Movie • 2013
John F. Kennedy
Sex Tape
Movie • 2014
Hank
Monster Trucks
Movie • 2016
Reece Tenneson
Hostile Intent
Movie • 1997
Mike Cleary
Yankees-Dodgers: An Uncivil War
Movie • 2022
Self - Narrator (voice)
View from the Top
Movie • 2003
Co-Pilot Steve Bench
For Hire
Movie • 1997
Mitch Lawrence
BRATS
Movie • 2024
Self
The Interview
Movie • 2014
Self (uncredited)
Beautiful & Twisted
Movie • 2015
Ben Novack Jr.
I Hate Christian Laettner
Movie • 2015
Self (Narrator)
WWII in HD: The Air War
Movie • 2010
Narrator (voice)
Outrage
Movie • 1998
Tom Casey
Most Shocking Celebrity Moments of the 80s
Movie • 2007
Self (archive footage)
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
Movie • 2016
Simba (voice)
Inside the Mind of a Dog
Movie • 2024
Self - Narrator (voice)
First Degree
Movie • 1995
Det. Rick Mallory
Pocket Listing
Movie • 2016
Frank Hunter
Thursday's Child
Movie • 1983
Sam Alden
Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe
Movie • 2016
Self
How to Be a Latin Lover
Movie • 2017
Rick
Tommy Boy
Movie • 1995
Paul Burns
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Movie • 2002
Middle Number Two
Super Troopers 2
Movie • 2018
Guy Le Franc
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Movie • 1997
Decapitated Henchman's Friend (uncredited)
The Bad Seed
Movie • 2018
David
I Am Patrick Swayze
Movie • 2019
Self
Holiday in the Wild
Movie • 2019
Derek Holliston
The Knight Before Christmas
Movie • 2019
Derek
A Parks and Recreation Special
Movie • 2020
Chris Traeger
1984 – The Season That Saved Football
Movie • 2016
Narrator (voice)
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
Movie • 2020
Self
The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar
Movie • 2017
Simba (voice)
The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation
Movie • 2020
Chris Traeger
Elton John: The Nation's Favourite Song
Movie • 2017
Self
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
Movie • 2006
Self (archive footage)
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
Movie • 2020
Sam Seaborn
Dog Gone
Movie • 2023
John Marshall
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Movie • 2005
Rob Lowe
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
Movie • 2005
Self
The Third Parent
Movie • 2026
Mason 'Cap' Hollow
Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words
Movie • 2025
Self
My New Friend Jim
Movie
Richard Cory
Brothers & Sisters: Family Album
Movie • 2007
Self/Robert McCallister
The Musical
Movie • 2026
Principal Brady
Behind the Scenes of 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'
Movie • 1999
Self
In a Holidaze
Movie
This Morning
TV • 1988
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
Brothers and Sisters
TV • 2006
Robert McCallister
Family Guy
TV • 1999
Stanford Cordray (voice)
The West Wing
TV • 1999
Sam Seaborn
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
Beach Girls
TV • 2005
Jack Kilvert
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV • 1996
Self - Guest
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
TV • 2005
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
The Larry Sanders Show
TV • 1992
Rob Lowe
The Friday Night Project
TV • 2005
Self - Host
The View
TV • 1997
Self
The 2000's: The Decade We Saw It All
TV • 2015
Self - Narrator (voice)
A New Kind of Family
TV • 1979
Tony Flanagan
American Idol
TV • 2002
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
The Lyon's Den
TV • 2003
John 'Jack' Turner
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Sam Alden
Parks and Recreation
TV • 2009
Chris Traeger
ABC Afterschool Special
TV • 1972
Charles Elderberry
The Stand
TV • 1994
Nick Andros
Celebrities Uncensored
TV • 2003
Self
Dr. Vegas
TV • 2004
Dr. Billy Grant
Hard Knocks
TV • 2001
Good Day Live
TV • 2001
Self
Retrosexual: The '80s
TV • 2004
(archive footage)
Basketball: A Love Story
TV • 2018
Self (archive footage)
The Andy Warhol Diaries
TV • 2022
Self
WWII in HD
TV • 2009
Robert Sherrod (voice)
Celebrity Family Feud
TV • 2015
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Cousin Peter (voice)
Family Guy
TV • 1999
Rob Lowe (voice)
The Grinder
TV • 2015
Dean Sanderson
The '90s: The Last Great Decade?
TV • 2014
Narrator (voice)
The '80s: Top Ten
TV • 2022
Self - Host
Moonbeam City
TV • 2015
Dazzle Novak (voice)
The '80s: The Decade That Made Us
TV • 2013
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV • 2015
Self
Hot Ones
TV • 2015
Self
Young Justice
TV • 2010
Captain Marvel (voice)
Chelsea
TV • 2016
Self
Californication
TV • 2007
Eddie Nero
The Lowe Files
TV • 2017
Self
Atomic Train
TV • 1999
John Seger
Who Do You Think You Are?
TV • 2010
Self
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
The Floor
TV • 2024
Self - Host
The Orville
TV • 2017
Darulio
You, Me and the Apocalypse
TV • 2015
Father Jude
The Pentaverate
TV • 2022
Rob Lowe
Salem's Lot
TV • 2004
Ben Mears
Code Black
TV • 2015
Dr. Ethan Willis
Liberty or Death: Boston Tea Party
TV • 2023
Self - Host
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
Wild Bill
TV • 2019
Bill Hixon
Celebrity Watch Party
TV • 2020
Mental Samurai
TV • 2019
Self - Host
9-1-1: Lone Star
TV • 2020
Owen Strand
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
Entertainment Tonight
TV • 1981
Self
What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage
TV • 2019
The Lion Guard
TV • 2016
Simba (voice)
Unstable
TV • 2023
Ellis Dragon
Real Time with Bill Maher
TV • 2003
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
The 2000's: A New Reality
TV • 2015
Narrator (voice)
Primetime Glick
TV • 2001
Off Camera with Sam Jones
TV • 2014
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self
Reunited Apart
TV • 2020
Self
The Naked Truth
TV • 1995
Rob Lowe
Good Mythical Morning
TV • 2012
Self
Hot Ones Versus
TV • 2024
Self
Great Performances
TV • 1971
Doctor Cukrowicz
Conan
TV • 2010
Self
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV • 2014
Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV • 2022
Self
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Presenter
Performance
TV • 1991
Dr Cukrowicz
Franklin & Bash
TV • 2011
Rob Lowe
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest Host
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
Free Bert
TV • 2026
Himself