Rob Lowe
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
Family Guy
Stanford Cordray (voice)
1999
Series
Family Guy
Rob Lowe (voice)
1999
Series
The Simpsons
Cousin Peter (voice)
1989
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Film
The Hotel New Hampshire
John Berry
1984
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Series
Conan
Self
2010
Series
Good Mythical Morning
Self
2012
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
2003
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
2022
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest Host
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Series
The West Wing
Sam Seaborn
1999
Series
Great Performances
Doctor Cukrowicz
1971
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
Hot Ones
Self
2015
Series
American Idol
Self
2002
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
Parks and Recreation
Chris Traeger
2009
Series
Young Justice
Captain Marvel (voice)
2010
Series
Good Day Live
Self
2001
Series
Brothers and Sisters
Robert McCallister
2006
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Series
Californication
Eddie Nero
2007
Series
The Orville
Darulio
2017
Series
9-1-1: Lone Star
Owen Strand
2020
Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
Series
Celebrity Family Feud
Self
2015
Film
Contact
Richard Rank
1997
Series
The Larry Sanders Show
Rob Lowe
1992
Series
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
2014
Series
ABC Afterschool Special
Charles Elderberry
1972
Series
Chelsea
Self
2016
Series
Franklin & Bash
Rob Lowe
2011
Series
The Lion Guard
Simba (voice)
2016
Series
Hot Ones Versus
Self
2024
Series
Basketball: A Love Story
Self (archive footage)
2018
Series
Code Black
Dr. Ethan Willis
2015
Series
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
The Naked Truth
Rob Lowe
1995
Series
Performance
Dr Cukrowicz
1991
Series
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
2010
Series
Hard Knocks
2001
Series
The Stand
Nick Andros
1994
Film
Sex Tape
Hank
2014
Series
The Grinder
Dean Sanderson
2015
Film
The Interview
Self (uncredited)
2014
Series
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
1996
Series
Primetime Glick
2001
Film
The Outsiders
Sodapop Curtis
1983
Series
Unstable
Ellis Dragon
2023
Series
The Floor
Self - Host
2024
Film
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Decapitated Henchman's Friend (uncredited)
1997
Series
The Lyon's Den
John 'Jack' Turner
2003
Series
The Andy Warhol Diaries
Self
2022
Series
You, Me and the Apocalypse
Father Jude
2015
Film
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Young Number Two
1999
Film
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Middle Number Two
2002
Series
This Morning
Self
1988
Series
Reunited Apart
Self
2020
Series
WWII in HD
Robert Sherrod (voice)
2009
Series
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
2005
Film
Monster Trucks
Reece Tenneson
2016
Series
What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage
2019
Series
After Hours with James Corden
Self
2026
Series
Salem's Lot
Ben Mears
2004
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Sam Alden
1951
Film
Thank You for Smoking
Jeff Megall
2005
Film
The Invention of Lying
Brad Kessler
2009
Series
The Pentaverate
Rob Lowe
2022
Series
Celebrity Watch Party
2020
Series
Atomic Train
John Seger
1999
Film
Wayne's World
Benjamin Oliver
1992
Dr. Vegas
Dr. Billy Grant
2004
Series
Wild Bill
Bill Hixon
2019
Series
Moonbeam City
Dazzle Novak (voice)
2015
Film
Super Troopers 2
Guy LeFranc
2018
Film
Mulholland Falls
Hoodlum
1996
Film
How to Be a Latin Lover
Rick
2017
Film
St. Elmo's Fire
Billy Hicks
1985
Film
View from the Top
Pilot Steve
2003
Series
A New Kind of Family
Tony Flanagan
1979
Film
The Knight Before Christmas
Derek
2019
Film
Behind the Candelabra
Dr. Jack Startz
2013
Film
Confession
Alexei
2026
Film
Tommy Boy
Paul Burns (uncredited)
1995
Film
Holiday in the Wild
Derek Holliston
2019
Film
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
Self - Host / Narrator (voice)
2021
Beach Girls
Jack Kilvert
2005
Film
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
Simba (voice)
2016
Film
The Bad Seed
David
2018
Series
The '80s: The Decade That Made Us
2013
Film
Beautiful & Twisted
Ben Novack Jr.
2015
Film
The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation
Chris Traeger
2020
Retrosexual: The '80s
(archive footage)
2004
Film
About Last Night...
Danny Martin
1986
Series
The 2000's: The Decade We Saw It All
Self - Narrator (voice)
2015
Film
Class
Skip
1983
Film
Youngblood
Dean Youngblood
1986
Film
Bad Influence
Alex
1990
Film
The Musical
Principal Brady
2026
Series
The '80s: Top Ten
Self - Host
2022
Series
Mental Samurai
Self - Host
2019
Film
Oxford Blues
Nick De Angelo
1984
Film
In a Holidaze
2026
Series
Liberty or Death: Boston Tea Party
Self - Host
2023
Film
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Rob Lowe
2005
Film
Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming
Ted Cogan
2007
Film
The Christmas Shoes
Robert Layton
2002
Film
I Am Patrick Swayze
Self
2019
Film
Behind the Scenes of 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'
Self
1999
Film
Dog Gone
John Marshall
2023
Film
A Parks and Recreation Special
Chris Traeger
2020
Film
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Self (archive footage)
2017
Film
Masquerade
Tim Whalen
1988
Film
The Third Parent
Mason 'Cap' Hollow
2027
Film
Breakaway
Dan Winters
2011
Film
BRATS
Self
2024
Film
Jane Doe
David Doe
2001
Film
If the Shoe Fits
Francesco Salvitore
1990
Film
Frank & Jesse
Jesse James
1994
Film
Just the Two of Us
Self
2005
Film
Crazy Six
Billie, aka Crazy Six
1997
Film
Pocket Listing
Frank Hunter
2016
Film
Inside the Mind of a Dog
Self - Narrator (voice)
2024
Series
The Lowe Files
Self
2017
Film
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
Self
2020
Series
The '90s: The Last Great Decade?
Narrator (voice)
2014
Film
The Sham
Film
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
Sam Seaborn
2020
Film
I Melt with You
Jonathan
2011
Film
Killing Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
2013
Film
Too Late to Say Goodbye
Bart Corbin
2009
Film
Rob Lowe: The Outsider
Self
2026
Film
Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe
Self
2016
Film
WWII in HD: The Air War
Narrator (voice)
2010
Film
The Specials
The Weevil
2000
Film
Drew Peterson: Untouchable
Drew Peterson
2014
Film
The Christmas Blessing
Robert Layton
2005
Film
Illegally Yours
Richard Dice
1988
Film
Schoolboy Father
Charles Elderberry
1980
Film
Prosecuting Casey Anthony
Jeff Ashton
2013
Film
1984 – The Season That Saved Football
Narrator (voice)
2016
Film
Proximity
William Conroy
2001
Film
I Hate Christian Laettner
Narrator (voice)
2015
Series
The 2000's: A New Reality
Narrator (voice)
2015
Film
The Dark Backward
Dirk Delta
1991
Film
Midnight Man
Sean Dillon
1997
Film
The Finest Hour
Lawrence Hammer
1992
Film
Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words
Self
2025
Film
Framed
Mike Santini
2002
Film
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
Self
2005
Film
The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar
Simba (voice)
2017
Film
A Perfect Day
Rob Harlan
2006
Film
Elton John: The Nation's Favourite Song
Self
2017
Film
Square Dance
Rory
1987
Film
On Dangerous Ground
Sean Dillon
1996
Brothers & Sisters: Family Album
Self/Robert McCallister
2007
Film
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Self
1988
Film
Prequel: The Dawn of Lying
Brad Kessler
2009
Film
Living in Peril
Walter Woods
1997
Film
Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick
Self
1986
Film
Escape Under Pressure
John Spencer
2000
Film
One Hell of a Guy
Nick
2000
Film
First Degree
Det. Rick Mallory
1995
Series
The Friday Night Project
Self - Host
2005
Film
Hostile Intent
Mike Cleary
1997
Film
Outrage
Tom Casey
1998
My New Friend Jim
Richard Cory
Film
Suddenly, Last Summer
Doctor Cukrowicz
1993
Film
Dead Silent
Kevin Finney
1999
Film
The Stand
1994
Film
Most Shocking Celebrity Moments of the 80s
Self (archive footage)
2007
Film
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
Self (archive footage)
2006
Film
Yankees-Dodgers: An Uncivil War
Self - Narrator (voice)
2022
Film
Perfect Strangers
Lloyd Rockwell
2004
Film
Fox Hunt
Edison Pettibone
1996
Film
Thursday's Child
Sam Alden
1983
Film
For Hire
Mitch Lawrence
1997
Series
Celebrities Uncensored
Self
2003
Film
Calgary '88
Self - Narrator (voice)
2018
Film
Knife Fight
Paul Turner
2013