Detective Julien Lowe is a
fictionalA character is the representation of a person in a narrative or dramatic work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr through its Latin transcription character, the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its...
Los Angeles Police DepartmentThe Los Angeles Police Department is the police department of the city of Los Angeles, California. With nearly 9,900 officers and more than 3,000 civilian staff, covering an area of with a population of more than 3.8 million people, it is one of the largest law enforcement agencies in the United...
officer and a new member of the Strike Team, a four-man anti-gang unit in the television drama series
The ShieldThe Shield is an American television drama series which aired on FX Networks in the United States and other networks internationally. Known for its controversial portrayal of corrupt police officers, it was originally advertised as "Rampart" in reference to the true life Rampart Division police...
. Lowe is played by
Michael JaceMichael Jace is an American actor. He recently starred in State of Play starring Russell Crowe. He has also appeared in the FX drama The Shield....
.
Julien was introduced as a
rookieRookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of their sport and has little or no professional experience. The term also has the more general meaning of anyone new to a profession, training or activity Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of...
in the series pilot and was paired with training officer Danielle "Danny" Sofer. Due to his Pentecostal
ChristianA Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic, religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, who Christians believe was the Messiah prophesied in the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible, and the Son of God.The term "Christian" is also used adjectivally to...
beliefs and moralistic view of police work, Julien was often in friction with his fellow officers.
Early in his career, he observed the Strike Team stealing two bricks of
cocaineCocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system and an appetite suppressant...
during a bust and reported this to
Captain AcevedaDavid Segovia Aceveda, played by Benito Martinez, is a character on FX's television crime drama The Shield. Originally, he was the captain of "the Barn", a fictional LAPD precinct in the also-fictional Farmington district of Los Angeles, California...
.
Detective Julien Lowe is a
fictionalA character is the representation of a person in a narrative or dramatic work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr through its Latin transcription character, the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its...
Los Angeles Police DepartmentThe Los Angeles Police Department is the police department of the city of Los Angeles, California. With nearly 9,900 officers and more than 3,000 civilian staff, covering an area of with a population of more than 3.8 million people, it is one of the largest law enforcement agencies in the United...
officer and a new member of the Strike Team, a four-man anti-gang unit in the television drama series
The ShieldThe Shield is an American television drama series which aired on FX Networks in the United States and other networks internationally. Known for its controversial portrayal of corrupt police officers, it was originally advertised as "Rampart" in reference to the true life Rampart Division police...
. Lowe is played by
Michael JaceMichael Jace is an American actor. He recently starred in State of Play starring Russell Crowe. He has also appeared in the FX drama The Shield....
.
Rookie
Julien was introduced as a
rookieRookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of their sport and has little or no professional experience. The term also has the more general meaning of anyone new to a profession, training or activity Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of...
in the series pilot and was paired with training officer Danielle "Danny" Sofer. Due to his Pentecostal
ChristianA Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic, religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, who Christians believe was the Messiah prophesied in the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible, and the Son of God.The term "Christian" is also used adjectivally to...
beliefs and moralistic view of police work, Julien was often in friction with his fellow officers.
Early in his career, he observed the Strike Team stealing two bricks of
cocaineCocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system and an appetite suppressant...
during a bust and reported this to
Captain AcevedaDavid Segovia Aceveda, played by Benito Martinez, is a character on FX's television crime drama The Shield. Originally, he was the captain of "the Barn", a fictional LAPD precinct in the also-fictional Farmington district of Los Angeles, California...
. Danny was enraged that Julien would become a "rat" and told him, "This is a brotherhood." Aceveda warned Julien that the charges were serious and not to pursue them, but Julien went over his head and informed
Internal AffairsInternal affairs may refer to:* Internal affairs of a sovereign state* Internal affairs , a division of a law enforcement agency which investigates cases of lawbreaking by members of that agency...
.
Professional life
Julien was partnered with a new officer after Danny was fired from the Barn and upon her return, he preferred to work with his new partner, enjoying the comradeship. However, his new partner was involved in a scandal and fired from the force so Aceveda again paired Julien with Danny.
During Monica Rawling's tenure as captain, Julien became more outspoken and disapproved of her
seizureAsset forfeiture is a term used to describe the confiscation of assets, by the State, which are either the proceeds of crime or the instrumentalities of crime, and more recently, terrorism. Instrumentalities of crime are property that was used to facilitate crime, for example cars used to...
policy to the point that he was going to transfer out of the department, but when the policy was shut down and Rawling was dismissed, Julien decided to remain. He soon became a training officer himself and was very tough on trainee Tina Hanlon. Due to many mistakes and Julien and Danny's recommendations, Tina was about to be dismissed until a possible scandal kept her in the Barn under the mentoring of Holland "Dutch" Wagenbach.
During the formation of a new Strike Team, Captain
Claudette WymsCaptain Claudette Wyms is a fictional Los Angeles Police Department captain in the television drama series The Shield. Claudette is played by CCH Pounder.-Personal:Claudette has been divorced twice and raised two daughters, Bonnie and Rebecca...
offered Julien to
Kevin HiattDetective Kevin Hiatt, played by Alex O'Loughlin, is a fictional detective on the FX drama The Shield.-Background:Hiatt was originally a INS agent who spent four years on the Mexican border before joining the LAPD, where he was regarded as a rising star within the force...
as a possible addition to the team. Claudette made the offer to Julien, who was hesitant, mainly because of the thought of being partnered with Vic on a daily basis. After being assured that Mackey was going to be moved out of the team, Julien accepted the promotion, becoming official member of the Strike Team.
During his tenure on the Strike Team, Julien performed admirably, but was largely shut out by the other group members. Eventually Vic was forced out of the Barn and the Strike Team was disbanded, sending Julien back into uniformed patrol. Julien later participated in Claudette's attempt to ensnare Vic and Ronnie.
Homosexuality
After his contact with IA over the strike team's theft of cocaine,
Vic MackeyDetective Victor Samuel "Vic" Mackey, portrayed by Michael Chiklis, is a fictional Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, former Los Angeles Police Department detective and the former leader of the Strike Team, a four-man anti-gang unit in the FX crime drama series The Shield...
caught Julien in a homosexual encounter with a small time hustler named Tomas Motyashik. When Julien said that he would deny the incident, Vic smiled sadistically and said,
"Look around you. I don't have to prove you're gay. In this house, all I have to do is say it with all the gory details!"
A terrified Julien reluctantly agreed to recant his story.
Later, Julien asked his pastor, "What do you do if the man you are isn't the man you want to be?" The pastor retorted, "That's easy. Just give the man you are a good kick in the ass."
Julien's
homosexualityHomosexuality is the romantic or sexual attraction or behavior among members of the same sex, situationally or as an enduring disposition. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality is considered to lie within the heterosexual-homosexual continuum of human sexuality, and refers to an individual’s...
placed him at great odds with his Christian beliefs, even to the point that he chose not to wear his vest to a bust, hoping the perp would kill him. Through his
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, however, he eventually went through conversion therapy at his church and married the mother of a young boy caught spraying gang graffiti. Tomas was eventually arrested and when Julien refused to continue their relationship, he outed him to the entire precinct. Two officers tormented him over his sexuality and when they were later fired, they gave Julien a "blanket party," seriously injuring him. He later confronted one of the officers and broke his arm in retaliation.
Danny was once called to his house after his wife's son called the police due to a domestic between Julien and his mother. The argument stemmed from their frustration over their inability to have a child together. Julien went to get his
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checked but the results were never shown.
At the end of the series Julien looks longingly at a homosexual couple, indicating stirring desires that haven't gone away. At the series' close, he throws Tina a party to celebrate her first year on the job.
Trivia
- Badge Number 4456
- Carries standard issue Beretta 92
The Beretta 92 is a series of semi-automatic pistols designed and manufactured by Beretta of Italy. The model 92 was designed in 1972 and production of many variants in different calibers continues today...