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Christopher Lowell

Christopher Lowell

Actor, also director, producer and writer · Born October 17, 1984 (42) · Atlanta, Georgia, USA

​Chris Lowell (born October 17, 1984) is an American film and television actor, best known for playing Stosh 'Piz' Piznarski in the CW noir drama Veronica Mars and William 'Dell' Parker in the ABC Grey's Anatomy spin-off, Private Practice.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 17, 1984 (42)
From
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Works as
Actor, also director, producer and writer
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 38% in 30 days

What are Christopher Lowell's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
36%
Morality
24%
Self
23%
Survival
8%
Society
5%
Ideas
4%
Friendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 7 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Shadow
1 of 3
Ally
1 of 3
Herald
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
6
Absurd
6
Joyful
5
Romantic
3
Other
16

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet9
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Christopher Lowell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Christopher Lowell's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

26 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page.

  • Perpetrator(2023)

    as Principal Burke

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • My Best Friend's Exorcism(2022)

    as Christian Lemon

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Roar(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Detective Chris Durst

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Inventing Anna(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as Noah

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • How I Met Your Father(2022)

    Show 30 episodes · as Jesse Walker

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Breaking News in Yuba County(2021)

    as Steve

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Promising Young Woman(2020)

    as Al Monroe

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Katie Says Goodbye(2016)

    as Dirk

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • GLOW(2017)

    Show 26 episodes · as Bash Howard

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Graves(2016)

    Show 20 episodes · as Jeremy Graves

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Complete Unknown(2016)

    as Brad Brayton

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Chronically Metropolitan(2016)

    as Victor

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • iZombie(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Byron Deceasey

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Beside Still Waters(2013)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Veronica Mars(2014)

    as Stosh 'Piz' Piznarski

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Enlisted(2014)

    Show 13 episodes · as Cpl. Derrick Hill

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Brightest Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as The Boy

  • Love and Honor(2013)

    as Peter

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Help(2011)

    as Stuart Whitworth

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Up in the Air(2009)

    as Kevin

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Private Practice(2007)

    Show 54 episodes · as Dell Parker

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Graduation(2007)

    as Tom Jackson

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Before You Here(2007)

    as Delaney

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as William 'Dell' Parker

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Life As We Know It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 11 episodes · as Jonathan Fields

  • Veronica Mars(2004)

    Show 20 episodes · as Stosh 'Piz' Piznarski

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 26 titles from 2004 to 2023; peak year 2021.

Biggest box office

The Help (2011)

$222M worldwide

Highest rated

The Help (2011)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Private Practice (2007)

Film career

20042023

Peak 2021 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting25 of 26: 25 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score43rdDirecting1 of 26: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 26: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 26: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s7 · acting2010s12 · 11 acting · 1 crew2020s7 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 13 roles
0717

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Christopher Lowell's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Before You Here (2007)

90th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Help (2011)

Midcredits 98th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Christopher Lowell's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles25–62 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles23–64 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles41–69 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles38–65 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles26–65 · median 48 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.