Kyle Lowder

Kyle Brandon Lowder (born August 27, 1980) is an American journalist and former actor.

Kyle Lowder
Born	Kyle Brandon Lowder (1980-08-27) August 27, 1980 (age 44) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Journalist and former actor
Years active	2000–present
Known for	Performance in daytime television
Notable work	Days of Our Lives The Bold and the Beautiful
Television	KTVN (2023–present)
Spouse	Arianne Zucker ​ ​ (m. 2002; div. 2014)​
Children	1

Early life

He graduated from Pleasantville High School in Pleasantville, New York in 1998.^[1]

Career

In August 2000, Lowder was cast in the aged role of Brady Black on the NBC soap opera, Days of Our Lives. In 2003, Lowder guest-starred as himself during the ninth season of Friends. That same year, he received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for his work as Brady.^[2][3] In September 2005, it was announced that he would exit Days of Our Lives, following the soap's decision to not renew the actor's deal; he made his final appearance on September 15 of the same year.^[4]

In December 2006, it was announced that Lowder had joined the cast of The Bold and the Beautiful as Rick Forrester, succeeding actor Justin Torkildsen; he made his first appearance on January 25, 2007.^[5] In January 2011, he announced his exit from the soap, citing it a "mutual decision" between him and executive producer Brad Bell.^[6][7] That same year, Lowder joined the cast of the web soap DeVanity in its second season.^[8] In 2012, he appeared as Stacee Jax in Rock of Ages at The Venetian Las Vegas.^[9][10]

In May 2018, it was announced that Lowder would return to Days of Our Lives. He made his first appearance in the role of Rex Brady on October 19, 2018.^[11] He exited the role in August 2019.^[12] Lowder returned to the role in 2020^[13] and left the show again in 2025.

On July 3, 2023, Lowder became anchor and reporter for CBS affiliate KTVN in Reno, Nevada.^[14][15]

Personal life

On August 3, 2002, he married his Days of Our Lives co-star Arianne Zucker.^[16] In December 2009, they welcomed their first child, a daughter.^[17] In March 2014, it was announced that Lowder and Zucker had divorced.^[18]

Filmography

• 2000–2005: Days of Our Lives as Brady Black (Role from: August 2000 - September 2005)
• 2003: Friends as himself in The One with the Soap Opera Party
• 2006: Cuts as Eric (1 episode)
• 2007–2011: The Bold and the Beautiful as Rick Forrester (Role: January 2007 — January 2011)
• 2012: "DeVanity" as Andrew Regis (3 episodes)
• 2018–2025: Days of Our Lives as Rex Brady
• 2020: The Amityville Harvest as Vincent Miller