Todd Lowe (born May 10, 1977) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Terry Bellefleur, a

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-suffering Iraq War veteran who works as a short order cook at Merlotte's Bar & Grill on HBO's ''

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'' and as Zack Van Gerbig on ''

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''. In 2017 he played the role of Colin Dobbs, another war veteran, in five episodes of the

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'', based on the 2007 film of the same name and the novel '' Point of Impact'' by

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. 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'' (sic) in January 2007. He is currently a member of another rock country band, The LA Hootenanny. Lowe is a graduate of The

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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

Television

Video games

Awards and nominations

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* 1977 births Living people People from Humble, Texas Male actors from Houston American male film actors American male television actors 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors University of Texas at Austin College of Fine Arts alumni {{US-screen-actor-1970s-stub