Rob Lowe

Career timeline

1. 1951 · Screen debut

   Hallmark Hall of Fame (TV)

2. 1964 · Born

   Born in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

3. 1989 · Breakthrough

   The Simpsons (TV)

4. 2018 · Directing debut

   The Bad Seed (Movie)

5. 2026 · Latest release

   Confession (Movie)

Career in numbers

1 1950s

3 1970s

9 1980s

14 1990s

14 2000s

20 2010s

7 2020s

• Comedy37
• Drama33
• Crime9
• Romance9
• Animation6
• Documentary5

Highest-rated title Young Justice 2010 8.4 Most popular title The Simpsons 1989 8.0

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Rob Lowe in our catalogue.

Jodie Foster

2 titles together

1. 2026 Confession as Alexei Movie
2. 2023 Unstable as Ellis Dragon 6.8 TV
3. 2023 Dog Gone as John Marshall 6.2 Movie
4. 2022 The Pentaverate as Rob Lowe 5.7 TV
5. 2020 Celebrity Watch Party TV
6. 2020 9-1-1: Lone Star as Owen Strand 8.1 TV
7. 2019 The Knight Before Christmas as Derek 6.4 Movie
8. 2019 Holiday in the Wild as Derek Holliston 6.5 Movie
9. 2019 What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage TV
10. 2019 Wild Bill as Bill Hixon 6.7 TV
11. 2018 The Bad Seed as David 7.0 Movie
12. 2018 Super Troopers 2 as Guy LeFranc 5.9 Movie
13. 2017 The Orville as Darulio 7.6 TV
14. 2017 How to Be a Latin Lover as Rick 6.9 Movie
15. 2016 Monster Trucks as Reece Tenneson 6.1 Movie
16. 2016 The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar as Simba (voice) 6.7 Movie
17. 2016 The Lion Guard as Simba (voice) 7.6 TV
18. 2015 Code Black as Dr. Ethan Willis 7.8 TV
19. 2015 You, Me and the Apocalypse as Father Jude 6.8 TV
20. 2015 The Grinder as Dean Sanderson 6.7 TV
21. 2015 Moonbeam City as Dazzle Novak (voice) 5.9 TV
22. 2014 Sex Tape as Hank 5.4 Movie
23. 2013 Behind the Candelabra as Dr. Jack Startz 6.6 Movie
24. 2013 The '80s: The Decade That Made Us TV
25. 2011 Franklin & Bash as Rob Lowe 7.3 TV
26. 2010 Young Justice as Captain Marvel (voice) 8.4 TV
27. 2009 WWII in HD as Robert Sherrod (voice) 7.6 TV
28. 2009 The Invention of Lying as Brad Kessler 6.2 Movie
29. 2009 Parks and Recreation as Chris Traeger 8.0 TV
30. 2007 Californication as Eddie Nero 7.6 TV
31. 2006 Brothers and Sisters as Robert McCallister 7.1 TV
32. 2005 The Showbiz Show with David Spade TV
33. 2005 Thank You for Smoking as Jeff Megall 7.2 Movie
34. 2004 Dr. Vegas as Dr. Billy Grant TV
35. 2004 Salem's Lot as Ben Mears 6.0 TV
36. 2003 The Lyon's Den as John 'Jack' Turner TV
37. 2003 View from the Top as Pilot Steve 5.6 Movie
38. 2002 Austin Powers in Goldmember as Middle Number Two 6.0 Movie
39. 2001 Hard Knocks 7.9 TV
40. 2001 Primetime Glick TV
41. 1999 The West Wing as Sam Seaborn 8.3 TV
42. 1999 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me as Young Number Two 6.3 Movie
43. 1999 Atomic Train as John Seger 4.9 TV
44. 1999 Family Guy as Stanford Cordray (voice) 7.4 TV
45. 1997 Contact as Richard Rank 7.5 Movie
46. 1997 Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery as Decapitated Henchman's Friend (uncredited) 6.6 Movie
47. 1996 Mulholland Falls as Hoodlum 6.0 Movie
48. 1995 The Naked Truth as Rob Lowe 6.5 TV
49. 1995 Tommy Boy as Paul Burns (uncredited) 6.8 Movie
50. 1994 The Stand as Nick Andros 6.8 TV
51. 1992 The Larry Sanders Show as Rob Lowe 7.8 TV
52. 1992 Wayne's World as Benjamin Oliver 6.7 Movie
53. 1991 Performance as Dr Cukrowicz TV
54. 1990 Bad Influence as Alex 6.0 Movie
55. 1989 The Simpsons as Cousin Peter (voice) 8.0 TV
56. 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5.6 TV
57. 1988 Masquerade as Tim Whalen 5.7 Movie
58. 1986 About Last Night... as Danny Martin 6.0 Movie
59. 1986 Youngblood as Dean Youngblood 6.2 Movie
60. 1985 St. Elmo's Fire as Billy Hicks 6.1 Movie
61. 1984 The Hotel New Hampshire as John Berry 5.7 Movie
62. 1983 Class as Skip 6.0 Movie
63. 1983 The Outsiders as Sodapop Curtis 7.2 Movie
64. 1979 A New Kind of Family as Tony Flanagan TV
65. 1972 ABC Afterschool Special as Charles Elderberry TV
66. 1971 Great Performances as Doctor Cukrowicz 6.1 TV
67. 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame as Sam Alden TV

1. 2026 Confession Movie
2. 2023 Unstable 6.8 TV
3. 2023 Dog Gone 6.2 Movie
4. 2021 Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! 6.0 Movie
5. 2020 9-1-1: Lone Star 8.1 TV
6. 2019 Holiday in the Wild 6.5 Movie
7. 2019 Wild Bill 6.7 TV
8. 2018 The Bad Seed 7.0 Movie
9. 2003 The Lyon's Den TV

1. 2023 Unstable 6.8 TV

1. 2023 Unstable 6.8 TV

1. 2018 The Bad Seed 7.0 Movie

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