Charles Davis Lowe II (born January 15, 1968)[ and played Byron Montgomery on Pretty Little Liars.
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Early life
Lowe was born in Dayton, Ohio,[ the son of Barbara Lynn Wilson (; 1939–2003), a teacher, and Charles Davis Lowe, a trial lawyer.][ His parents divorced when Lowe was young.][Stated on Who Do You Think You Are?, April 27, 2012]
Lowe was raised in a "traditional midwestern setting"
Career
Lowe began his acting career in the 1980s when he appeared in a number of . Lowe co-starred with Charlie Sheen in the 1984 CBS Television drama Silence of the Heart.[ In 1988 he co-starred with Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Urich in the made-for-TV film April Morning, which depicted the battle of Lexington in the American Revolutionary War.]
From 1991 to 1993, he starred in Life Goes On, for which he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 1993.
Lowe had recurring roles on Melrose Place, Popular, Now and Again, and ER, and guest-starring roles on Touched by an Angel, Superman, and Medium.[ Lowe's feature film appearances have included roles in Nobody's Perfect, True Blood, Quiet Days in Hollywood, Floating, and Unfaithful.][ In 2000, he portrayed iconic singer John Denver in the television film Take Me Home. That year he also wrote and directed the short film The Audition.], Hack, Without a Trace, and Pretty Little Liars.[
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In April 2010, Lowe replaced Alexis Denisof as Aria's father, Byron Montgomery, in Pretty Little Liars.
Personal life
While filming Quiet Days in Hollywood, Lowe met actress Hilary Swank. They married on September 28, 1997.[ and in May 2006, they announced their intention to divorce.]
On January 19, 2007, a representative announced that Lowe was dating producer Kim Painter.
Filmography
Film
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| 1984 | Oxford Blues | Computer Hacker | Uncredited |
| 1988 | Apprentice to Murder | Billy Kelly | |
| 1989 | True Blood | Donny Trueblood | |
| 1990 | Nobody's Perfect | Stephen/Stephanie | |
| 1992 | Highway to Hell | Charlie Sykes | |
| 1996 | Driven | LeGrand | |
| 1997 | Floating | Doug | |
| Trading Favors | Marty | |
| Quiet Days in Hollywood | Richard | |
| The Others | VTV Director | |
| 1998 | Suicide, the Comedy | J.J. | |
| 2000 | The Audition | Uncredited | Short film |
| 2001 | Your Guardian | Parker Smith | |
| 2002 | Unfaithful | Bill Stone | |
| The Space Between | Ticket Man | Short film |
| 2003 | Red Betsy | Orin Sanders | |
| 2014 | California Scheming | Mr. Behrle | |
| 2015 | Entourage | Chad Lowe | |
| 2019 | 7 Days to Vegas | Sheriff | |
Television
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| 1984 | | Al Hamilton | Television film |
| Silence of the Heart | Skip Lewis | Television film |
| 1984–1985 | Spencer | Spencer Winger | Series regular; 7 episodes |
| 1986 | There Must Be a Pony | Josh Sydney | Television film |
| 1988 | April Morning | Adam Cooper | Television film |
| CBS Schoolbreak Special | Michael Wells | Episode: "No Means No" |
| 1990 | So Proudly We Hail | Billy Kincaid | Television film |
| 1991 | Captive | Jeff Frost | Television film |
| An Inconvenient Woman | Kippie Petworth | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| 1991–1993 | Life Goes On | Jesse McKenna | Series regular; 35 episodes |
| 1993 | Candles in the Dark | Jaan Toome | Television film |
| 1995 | Fighting for My Daughter | Eric | Television film |
| Siringo | Winton Powell | Television film |
| The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show | Rob "That's Right" Tarda | Television film |
| Dare to Love | Stephen | Television film |
| Sam Taylor | 2 episodes |
| 1996 | ABC Afterschool Specials | Roger | Episode: "Me and My Hormones" |
| 1996–1997 | Melrose Place | Carter Gallavan | Recurring role; 8 episodes |
| 1997 | In the Presence of Mine Enemies | Sergeant Lott | Television film |
| The Hunger | Neville | Episode: "A Matter of Style" |
| 1997–2005 | ER | Dr. George Henry | 4 episodes |
| 1998 | Target Earth | Commander Fauk, Alien Chief | Television film |
| Josh Miller | Episode: "The Covenant" |
| Touched by an Angel | Arthur Bowers | Episode: "Miles to Go Before I Sleep" |
| Cosmic Boy | Voice, episode: "New Kids in Town"[ A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.] |
| 1999 | The Apartment Complex | Stan Warden | Television film |
| Popular | Luke Grant | 4 episodes |
| 1999–2000 | Now and Again | Craig Spence | 4 episodes |
| The Wild Thornberrys | Buck the Ibex, Barking Deer #1 | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Take Me Home: The John Denver Story | John Denver | Television film |
| 2001 | Acceptable Risk | Edward Welles | Television film |
| The Zeta Project | Wade Pennington | Voice, episode: "Crime Waves" |
| Jason Mayberry | Episode: "Pique" |
| Night Visions | Andy Harris | Episode: "Hate Puppet |
| 2003 | Hack | Jimmy Scanlon | Episode: "Brothers in Arms" |
| Scott Mandeville | Episode: "Blood Brothers" |
| 2004 | Without a Trace | Lawrence Pierce | Episode: "Upstairs Downstairs" |
| 2005 | Medium | David Call | Episode: "Being Mrs. O'Leary's Cow" |
| Fielder's Choice | Philip | Television film |
| 2007 | 24 | Reed Pollock | Recurring role; 8 episodes |
| 2009 | Bones | Brandon Casey | Episode: "The Doctor in the Den" |
| Ghost Whisperer | Nathan Weiss | Episode: "Cause for Alarm" |
| 2010 | Drop Dead Diva | Daniel Porter | Episode: "Back from the Dead" |
| 2010–2017 | Pretty Little Liars | Byron Montgomery | Main role (seasons 1-3)
Special guest star (seasons 4-7); 52 episodes |
| 2011–2013; 2019 | Young Justice | Captain Marvel | Voice, 5 episodes |
| 2016 | Rizzoli & Isles | Charlie Douglas | Episode: "Murderjuana" |
| 2017–2018; 2020 | Supergirl | Thomas Coville | 8 episodes |
| 2018 | | Clyde Bennett | Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Television Movie |
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| 2019 | Hell's Kitchen | Himself | Episode: "Poor Trev" |
| 2022–2023 | | Robert Strand | 5 episodes |
Director
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| 2000 | The Audition | Directorial debut; short film |
| 2002 | The Space Between | Short film |
| 2003 | | Episode: "Soulless" |
| 2004 | Hack | Episode: "Extreme Commerce" |
| 2006 | Beautiful Ohio | Feature film |
| 2007–2015 | Bones | 13 episodes |
| 2008–2010 | Brothers & Sisters | 2 episodes |
| 2011–2017 | Pretty Little Liars | 15 episodes |
| 2014 | Twisted | Episode: "Danny Indemnity" |
| 2015 | Rizzoli & Isles | Episode: "Bassholes" |
| 2015–2018 | Life in Pieces | 6 episodes |
| 2016 | The Grinder | Episode: "Delusions of Grinder" |
| Stitchers | Episode: "Red Eye" |
| Notorious | Episode: "Chase" |
| 2017 | American Housewife | Episode: "The Snowstorm" |
| Supergirl | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Light as a Feather | 2 episodes |
| 2019; 2024 | 9-1-1 | Episodes: "The Searchers", "Buck, Bothered and Bewildered", "Confessions" |
| 2019–2023 | The Flash | 4 episodes |
| 2019 | | Episode: "Blocking" |
| 2021–2024 | | 6 episodes |
| 2021 | Titans | Episode: "Purple Rain" |
| 2023 | Found | Episode: "Missing While Homeless" |
Producer
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| 2005 | Celebrity Charades | Executive producer |
| 2006 | Beautiful Ohio | Producer |
Awards and nominations
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| 1989 | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special | CBS Schoolbreak Special | |
| 1993 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Life Goes On | |
| Viewers for Quality Television | Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Drama Series | |
| 2007 | Sarasota Film Festival | Debut Director | Beautiful Ohio | |
| 2021 | Garden State Film Festival | Best Ensemble (Feature) | 7 Days to Vegas | |
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