Once sober, Lowe dove right back into film with appearances in "The Dark Backward," "The Finest Hour," and "Wayne's World." Between 1993 and 2002 he would appear in 23 cinematic release and five made-for-television movies (via IMDb).
Lowe played a Navy Seal in "The Finest Hour," wild west outlaw Jesse James in "Frank and Jesse," and young architect Walter Woods in "Living in Peril." Although he appeared in the 1994 CBS mini-series "The Stand" and three television movies in the following four years, his focus remained primarily on cinema work, until he was reunited with old Malibu neighbor Martin Sheen on the set of "The West Wing" in 1999.
His seven seasons as White House staffer Sam Seaborn overlapped with ten arguably forgettable episodes as Las Vegas casino doctor Billy Grant in "Dr. Vegas." Lowe played mostly supporting roles otherwise, including Brad Kessler in "The Invention of Lying," Robert McCallister in "Brothers and Sisters," and Dan Winters in the widely-panned hockey dramedy "Breakaway."
In 2010, Lowe joined the cast of the NBC comedy "Parks and Recreation" as it was entering its second season, playing the perpetually cheery auditor Chris Traeger, and this role gained him many more fans and opportunities, helping him grow to be where he is now. While he currently stars in "9-1-1: Lone Star," Lowe also hosts the retrospective podcast "Parks and Recollection" with writer-producer-musician Alan Yang.
