Todd Lowe

Todd Lowe (born May 10, 1972^[1]) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Terry Bellefleur, a PTSD-suffering Iraq War veteran who works as a short order cook at Merlotte's Bar & Grill^[2] on HBO's True Blood^[3] and as Zack Van Gerbig on Gilmore Girls. In 2017 he played the role of Colin Dobbs, another war veteran, in five episodes of the USA Network series Shooter, based on the 2007 film of the same name and the novel Point of Impact by Stephen Hunter.

Todd Lowe
Lowe at the 2010 SAG Awards
Born	(1972-05-10) May 10, 1972 (age 53) Houston, Texas, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1997–present

In addition to television and film, Todd has starred in over twenty stage productions and has worked on several plays written by playwright Justin Tanner.

Lowe has been a singer and guitarist for Pilbilly Knights,^[4] a country-rock band based in Los Angeles. The band released a compact disc, California Nigth Club [sic] in January 2007. He is currently a member of another rock country band, The LA Hootenanny.

Lowe is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1999. While looking for jobs as an actor, Lowe worked as a substitute teacher.^[5]

Filmography

Film

Title	Year	Role	Notes
A Texas Funeral	1999	Skinny Private
Natural Selection		Jimmie Dickenson
Where the Heart Is	2000	Troy
The Princess Diaries	2001	Lana's date Eric
My Dinner with Jimi	2003	John Lodge
Redline	2007	Nick
O2	2009	Trevor	Short film
Sequoia	2014	Oscar MacGrady
50 to 1		Kelly
Groove		Gus	Short film
The Girl on the Roof		Rick	Short film
The Remains	2016	John
Alamo Downs †	2017	Alamo Downs	Short film, also producer; post-production

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Television

Title	Year	Role	Notes
Walker, Texas Ranger	1997	Jackie Perralta	Episode: "Sons of Thunder"
Walker, Texas Ranger	1999	Zack Conlon	Episode: "Lost Boys"
The '70s	2000	Man with Flag	Television film
Gilmore Girls	2002–07	Zack Van Gerbig	Recurring role (season 3–7); 42 episodes
Trash	2003	Billy	Television film
Silver Lake	2004	Grant	Television film
Without a Trace	2006	Ryan Leonard	Episode: "The Thing with Feathers"
True Blood	2008–14	Terry Bellefleur	Recurring (season 1), Main (seasons 2–6), Guest (season 7); 66 episodes
Ave 43	2009–16	Randy	Main (season 1–3), Guest (seasons 5–6, 9); 30 episodes
NCIS	2009	Agent Chad Dunham	3 episodes
CSI: Miami	2011	Jake McGrath	Episode: "Wheels Up"
Natasha Mail Order Bride Escape to America	2012	Keith	Television film
Bunheads		Davis	Episode: "What's Your Damage, Heather?"
Criminal Minds	2015	William Taylor	Episode: "Awake"
Cold	2016	Thomas	5 episodes
From the Mouths of Babes		Himself	Documentary; 3 episodes
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life		Zack Van Gerbig	Recurring role; 3 episodes
Shooter	2017	Colin Dobbs	Recurring role (season 2); 5 episodes

Video games

Title	Year	Role	Notes
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil	1998	—	Additional voices/creature effects

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2009	14th Satellite Awards	Best Cast (or Best Ensemble) – Television Series	True Blood	Won
2010	16th Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series		Nominated