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".
Early life and education Lower grew up in Casper, Wyoming. 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.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1991HookBrad1994Heaven SentParker1997Heaven Before I DieSterrea1998Johnny SkidmarksWoody Warshawski1999AvalancheJay Weston2000Time ShareRussell2000More Dogs Than BonesPoliceman2000HouseboundJarrid2020DisruptedHarold Price
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1990–1992The Trials of Rosie O'NeillUdell Correy III9 episodes1991My Life and TimesMerlinoEpisode: "Fare on Park Avenue "1991SilverfoxJeffrey CampbellTelevision film1992Jake 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 film1993–1998Dr. Quinn, Medicine WomanRev. Timothy Johnson113 episodes1994FriendsAlanEpisode: "The One With the Thumb"1995Hudson StreetJay GallagherEpisode: "Crime, Per Se"1995The Naked TruthEdward Dane1 episode1996SimonDocEpisode: "Simon Night Fever"1998Beverly Hills, 90210GeneEpisode: "The Nature of Nurture"1999Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The MovieRev. Timothy JohnsonTelevision film2000Martial LawDennis TaggartEpisode: "Final Conflict: Part 1"2001NYPD BluePhil CarlsonEpisode: "Two Clarks in a Bar"2005JAGDonald PuloneEpisode: "The Sixth Juror"2005NCISCDR Robert MorrisEpisode: "Switch"
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