Following numerous television roles in the early 1980s, he came to prominence as a teen idol and member of the Brat Pack with roles in films like The Outsiders(1983), Class (1983), The Hotel New Hampshire (1984), Oxford Blues (1984), St. He made his acting debut at the age of 15 with ABC's short-lived sitcom A New Kind of Family (1979–1980). Robert Hepler Lowe ( / l oʊ/ born March 17, 1964) is an American actor, producer, director, and podcaster.