Rob Lowe

Born 1964 · American actor

Robert Hepler Lowe is an American actor, filmmaker, and entertainment host. Following numerous television roles in the early 1980s, he came to prominence as a teen idol and member of the Brat Pack with starring roles in The Outsiders (1983), Class (1983), The Hotel New Hampshire (1984), Oxford Blues (1984), St. Elmo's Fire (1985), About Last Night... (1986), and Masquerade (1988). Experiencing a career decline in the 1990s, Lowe mostly starred as a lead in direct-to-video and television film productions, while having supporting roles in widely released comedy films like Wayne's World (1992), Tommy Boy (1995), and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999).

Rob Lowe, in order

1979 A New Kind of Family (TV series): acted · directed by Alan Myerson and Herbert Kenwith
1983 Class: acted · directed by Lewis John Carlino · critics 29%, audiences 50% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
1983 The Outsiders: acted · directed by Francis Ford Coppola · critics 69%, audiences 82% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+, Philo
1983 Thursday's Child (TV movie): acted · directed by David Lowell Rich
1984 Oxford Blues: acted · directed by Robert Boris
1984 The Hotel New Hampshire: acted · directed by Tony Richardson
1985 St. Elmo's Fire: acted · directed by Joel Schumacher · critics 45%, audiences 67%
1986 About Last Night...: acted · directed by Edward Zwick
1986 Youngblood: acted · directed by Peter Markle
1987 Square Dance: acted · directed by Daniel Petrie
1988 Illegally Yours: acted · directed by Peter Bogdanovich · audiences 24% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
1988 Masquerade: acted · directed by Bob Swaim
1990 Bad Influence: acted · directed by Curtis Hanson
1990 If the Shoe Fits: acted · directed by Tom Clegg
1991 The Dark Backward: acted · directed by Adam Rifkin
1992 The Finest Hour: acted · directed by Shimon Dotan
1992 Wayne's World: acted · directed by Penelope Spheeris · critics 79%, audiences 84% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
1994 Frank and Jesse: acted · directed by Robert Boris
1994 The Stand (TV series): acted · directed by Mick Garris
1995 First Degree: acted · directed by Jeff Woolnough
1995 Tommy Boy: acted · directed by Peter Segal · critics 43%, audiences 90% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+
1996 Mulholland Falls: acted · directed by Lee Tamahori
1997 Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery: acted · directed by Jay Roach · critics 71%, audiences 77%
1997 Contact: acted · directed by Robert Zemeckis · critics 71%, audiences 79% · streaming on Prime Video
1997 Crazy Six: acted · directed by Albert Pyun
1997 Hostile Intent: acted · directed by Jonathan Heap
1998 Outrage (TV movie): acted · directed by Robert Allan Ackerman
1999 Atomic Train (TV movie): acted · directed by David Jackson and Dick Lowry
1999 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me: acted · directed by Jay Roach · critics 53%, audiences 71%
1999–2006 The West Wing (TV series): acted · directed by Alex Graves and Christopher Misiano · critics 81%, audiences 95% · streaming on Netflix, HBO Max
2000 Escape Under Pressure (TV movie): acted · directed by Jean Pellerin
2000 The Specials: acted · directed by Craig Mazin
2001 Proximity: acted · directed by Scott Ziehl
2002 Austin Powers in Goldmember: acted · directed by Jay Roach · critics 52%, audiences 44%
2002 The Christmas Shoes (TV movie): acted · directed by Andy Wolk
2003 The Lyon's Den (TV series): acted
2003 View from the Top: acted · directed by Bruno Barreto
2004 Jiminy Glick in Lalawood: acted · directed by Vadim Jean
2004 Perfect Strangers (TV movie): acted · directed by Robin Shepperd
2004 Salem's Lot (TV series): acted · directed by Mikael Salomon
2005 Thank You for Smoking: acted · directed by Jason Reitman · critics 86%, audiences 87%
2005 The Christmas Blessing (TV movie): acted · directed by Karen Arthur
2006 A Perfect Day (TV movie): acted · directed by Peter Levin
2006 Brothers & Sisters (TV series): acted · directed by Ken Olin · critics 79%, audiences 84% · streaming on Hulu
2007 Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming (TV movie): acted · directed by Ernie Barbarash
2009–15 Parks and Recreation (TV series): acted
2009 The Invention of Lying: acted · directed by Matthew Robinson and Ricky Gervais · critics 55%, audiences 39%
2009 Too Late to Say Goodbye (TV movie): acted · directed by Norma Bailey
2009 WWII in HD (TV series): acted
2011 I Melt with You: acted · directed by Mark Pellington
2012 Knife Fight: acted · directed by Bill Guttentag
2013 Behind the Candelabra: acted · directed by Steven Soderbergh · critics 94%, audiences 71% · streaming on HBO Max
2013 Killing Kennedy (TV movie): acted · directed by Nelson McCormick
2013 Prosecuting Casey Anthony (TV movie): acted · directed by Peter Werner
2014 Sex Tape: acted · directed by Jake Kasdan
2014 The Interview: acted · directed by Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen · critics 51%, audiences 48%
2015 Beautiful & Twisted (TV movie): acted · directed by Christopher Zalla
2015 Code Black (TV series): acted
2015 Pocket Listing: acted · directed by Conor Allyn
2015 You, Me and the Apocalypse (TV series): acted · directed by Michael Engler and Saul Metzstein
2016 Monster Trucks: acted · directed by Chris Wedge
2017 How to Be a Latin Lover: acted · directed by Ken Marino
2018 Super Troopers 2: acted · directed by Jay Chandrasekhar
2018 The Bad Seed: directed, acted
2019 Holiday in the Wild: acted · directed by Ernie Barbarash
2020 9-1-1: Lone Star (TV series): acted
2023 Dog Gone: acted · directed by Stephen Herek
2023 Unstable (TV series): wrote, produced, acted · directed by Jay Chandrasekhar and Marc Buckland
2026 Confession: acted · directed by Václav Marhoul
2026 The Musical: produced, acted · directed by Giselle Bonilla
2027 The Third Parent: acted · directed by David Michaels
untitled Stephen Merchant film: acted · directed by Stephen Merchant