Todd Lowe

Todd Lowe (born May 10, 1972 ) 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 on HBO's True Blood 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.

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, a country-rock band based in Los Angeles. The band released a compact disc, California Nigth Club 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.

Filmography

Film Title Year Role Notes 1999 Skinny Private Natural Selection Jimmie Dickenson Where the Heart Is 2000 Troy 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 Rick Short film 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" 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 2010 16th Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series