Geoffrey Lower Explained

Geoffrey Lower
Birth Date:19 March 1963
Birth Place:Casper, Wyoming, U.S.
Occupation:Actor
Yearsactive:1986–present
Spouse:Karen Severin (?–present)
Children:1

Geoffrey Lower (born March 19, 1963) is an American actor known for playing Reverend Timothy Johnson on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. He also played Monica Geller's boyfriend Alan in the Friends episode "The One With the Thumb".[1] [2]

Early life and education

Lower grew up in Casper, Wyoming.[3] He attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and Juilliard School.

Career

Lower's contemporary theater credits include What Doesn't Kill Us at the McCadden Theatre in Hollywood, California, There's One in Every Marriage at P.R.T.E. and The Marrieds at the Whitmore-Lindley Theatre Center. In addition to six seasons as the Rev. Timothy Johnson on the CBS-TV series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, Lower's television career includes two seasons on The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (1990), as well as many guest appearances on numerous other TV series, with one notable appearance on NBC's Quantum Leap as Confederate officer Lieutenant Montgomery in the Season 5 episode "The Leap Between The States". His film appearances have placed him alongside a wide array of award-winning acting colleagues, which include Frances McDormand, John Lithgow, Robin Williams, Peter Gallagher, and Giancarlo Giannini.

He has appeared on HGTV's House Hunters Renovation program, in Silver Lake, California, where Lower works as a general contractor and carpenter. On this episode, he was assisting in the homeowner's renovation of their new, Spanish-style bungalow.

He appeared in a stage production of The Graduate at the Laguna Playhouse as Mr. Robinson, opposite Melanie Griffith as Mrs. Robinson.

Personal life

Lower lives in Los Angeles with his wife, producer Karen Severin.[4]

Filmography

Film

!Year!Title!Role!Notes
1991HookBrad
1994Heaven SentParker
1997Heaven Before I DieSterrea
1998Johnny SkidmarksWoody Warshawski
1999AvalancheJay Weston
2000Time ShareRussell
2000More Dogs Than BonesPoliceman
2000HouseboundJarrid
2020DisruptedHarold Price

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990–1992The Trials of Rosie O'NeillUdell Correy III9 episodes
1991My Life and TimesMerlinoEpisode: "Fare on Park Avenue "
1991SilverfoxJeffrey CampbellTelevision film
1992Jake and the FatmanEdward BoltonEpisode: "Mickey Daytona"
1993Quantum LeapLt. Richard MontgomeryEpisode: "The Leap Between States"
1993MatlockTerry LandisEpisode: "The Obsession"
1993And the Band Played OnDr. David SimpsonTelevision film
1993–1998Dr. Quinn, Medicine WomanRev. Timothy Johnson113 episodes
1994FriendsAlanEpisode: "The One With the Thumb"
1995Hudson StreetJay GallagherEpisode: "Crime, Per Se"
1995The Naked TruthEdward Dane1 episode
1996SimonDocEpisode: "Simon Night Fever"
1998Beverly Hills, 90210GeneEpisode: "The Nature of Nurture"
1999Rev. Timothy JohnsonTelevision film
2000Martial LawDennis TaggartEpisode: "Final Conflict: Part 1"
2001NYPD BluePhil CarlsonEpisode: "Two Clarks in a Bar"
2005JAGDonald PuloneEpisode: "The Sixth Juror"
2005NCISCDR Robert MorrisEpisode: "Switch"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TV.com: Geoffrey Lower . May 20, 2012 . April 16, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120416105337/http://www.tv.com/people/geoffrey-lower/ . dead .
  2. Web site: Geoffrey Lower. 2021-12-10. IMDb.
  3. Book: Holscher, Patrick T.. On This Day in Wyoming History. 2014-03-18. Arcadia Publishing. 978-1-62584-699-0. en.
  4. Web site: Team 1. 2021-12-10. KAREN LOWER. en-US.