Background
Lowe was born in Dayton, Ohio, the son of Barbara Lynn Wilson (née Hepler. 1939–2003), a teacher, and Charles Davis Lowe, a trial lawyer
Lowe was born in Dayton, Ohio, the son of Barbara Lynn Wilson (née Hepler. 1939–2003), a teacher, and Charles Davis Lowe, a trial lawyer
He attended Santa Monica High School, the same high school as fellow actors Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen, Sean Penn, Chris Penn, and Robert Downey, Junior.
He is the younger brother of actor Rob Lowe. He has also had recurring roles on Emergency, Melrose Place, and Now and Again. He is of German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh ancestry.
Lowe began his acting career in the 1980s when he appeared in a number of television films.
Lowe co-starred with Charlie Sheen in the 1984 Columbia Broadcasting System drama Silence of the Heart. In 1988, Lowe co-starred with Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Urich in the made-for-television film April Morning, which depicted the battle of Lexington in the American Revolutionary War.
Lowe played the title character in the short-lived sitcom, Spencer, which he left after six episodes. Lowe had recurring roles on Melrose Place, Popular, Now and Again, and Emergency, and guest-starring roles on Touched by an Angel, Superman, Computer Society of India: Miami 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, Lowe wrote and directed the short film The Audition. Lowe made his feature film directorial debut in 2007 with Beautiful Ohio. In April 2010, Lowe replaced Alexis Denisof as Aria"s father, Byron Montgomery, in Pretty Little Liars.
Married Hilary Swank, September 28, 1997 (divorced November 1, 2007). 1 child Mabel Painter.