Todd Lowe Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for "True Blood" in 2010
• Won a Satellite Award for Best Ensemble, Television for "True Blood" in 2009
• Graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Fine Arts degree in 1999
• Made his screen acting debut in the TV series "Walker, Texas Ranger" in 1997
• While hunting for acting jobs after graduation, he worked as a substitute teacher
• Quote: "Television is a medium that I prefer and I am able to improvise․ There is a rhythm and an arc and a pace that feels comfortable․ There is something about doing a television table read that feels like reading a stage play․"
• Quote: "(On Terry Bellefleur): "[A homeless man in Austin] said he would sell me a sonnet for a cigarette․ I gave him a smoke and he [quoted Shakespeare]․․․When I auditioned for Terry, I had him in mind․ A sympathy seeker who hustled me out of my smokes․""
• Best known for his role as Terry Bellefleur in "True Blood" and as Zach Van Gerbig in "Gilmore Girls․"
• Did voice-over work for the video game "Turok 2: Seeds of Evil" in 1998
• Is a member of the country rock bands Pilbilly Knights and The LA Hootenanny