<P> From 1991 to 1993, he starred in Life Goes On, for which he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 1993 . </P> <P> Lowe had recurring roles on Melrose Place, Popular, Now and Again, and ER, and guest - starring roles on Touched by an Angel, Superman, CSI: Miami and Medium . Lowe's feature film appearances have included roles in Nobody's Perfect, True Blood, Quiet Days in Hollywood, Floating, and Unfaithful . In 2000 he portrayed iconic singer John Denver in the made - for - television movie Take Me Home . That year he also wrote and directed the short film The Audition . Lowe made his feature film directorial debut in 2007 with Beautiful Ohio . Lowe has directed episodes of Bones, Brothers and Sisters, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Hack, Without a Trace, and Pretty Little Liars . </P> <P> In April 2010, Lowe replaced Alexis Denisof as Aria's father, Byron Montgomery, in Pretty Little Liars . </P> <P> While filming Quiet Days in Hollywood, Lowe met actress Hilary Swank . They married on September 28, 1997 . On January 9, 2006, Lowe and Swank announced their separation, and in May 2006, they announced their intention to divorce . The divorce was finalized on November 1, 2007 . Swank infamously forgot to thank Lowe during her acceptance speech after winning her first Academy Award in 2000 (for Boys Don't Cry). Upon winning her second Oscar in 2005 for Million Dollar Baby, Lowe was the first person she thanked . </P>

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