Chris Lowell life and biography

Christopher "Chris" Lowell (born October 17, 1984) is an American television actor. He played the role of Stosh "Piz" Piznarski in the CW noir drama Veronica Mars and currently plays the character William "Dell" Parker in the ABC Grey's Anatomy spin-off, Private Practice.

Lowell was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended the Atlanta International School, where he became interested in theatre and filmmaking. He currently attends the University of Southern California, where he was discovered in his first year while playing beach volleyball. In his spare time, he enjoys amateur filmmaking, theatre, and traveling.

Career

Discovered in 2003 after going through his first major audition, he landed a role on the ABC teen drama Life As We Know It. Of the show's trio of male characters, Lowell portrayed Jonathan Fields, the "least confident but most creative and grounded of the three". The series was cancelled after 13 episodes.

In 2006, Lowell had lead roles in the coming-of-age film Graduation and also in a small film entitled You Are Here.

After the end of Life As We Know It, Lowell was cast as Stosh "Piz" Piznarski in the third season of Veronica Mars, opposite Kristen Bell and Jason Dohring.

As of 2007, Lowell is currently a co-star in the ABC drama Private Practice, alongside Kate Walsh, Audra McDonald and Tim Daly. He plays the role of a receptionist at Oceanside Wellness Group, qualified nurse and midwife-in-training, as well as father to six-year-old daughter Betsy. The backdoor pilot aired in the US on May 3, 2007, as an episode of Grey's Anatomy.

Lowell is vocalist and harmonicist for the indie acoustic band Two Shots for Poe.

Filmography

2004 Life As We Know It
2006 Graduation
You Are Here
Veronica Mars
2007 Grey's Anatomy
2007-2010 Private Practice
2009 Up in the Air

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