'Surf stitches!': Rob Lowe, 50, displays his toned torso in red shorts after revealing nasty surfing injury

By Heather Waugh for MailOnline

Published: 23:38 EST, 19 October 2014 | Updated: 06:32 EST, 20 October 2014

He's been an avid surfer for five years.

But Rob Lowe got a little beaten-up on his latest excursion, receiving a nasty cut to his knee while out in the ocean in LA on Sunday. 

The 50-year-old stayed pretty upbeat however, showing-off his extremely toned torso along with his bloodied leg in a cheery Twitter snap.

Ouch: Rob Lowe tweeted a photo after surfing on Sunday displaying a nasty cut on his knee

Ouch: Rob Lowe tweeted a photo after surfing on Sunday displaying a nasty cut on his knee

Rob tweeted: 'The amount of blood that can unwantedly come out of one's body is amazing.'

And he wasn't wrong, standing with surfboard in hand the Parks And Recreation star can be seen in red shorts and a matching streak of red down one shin. 

While receiving some stitches from a local physician the actor captured the moment in an Instagram photo which he captioned: 'My day so far. I will live. #SurfStitches'

Rob revealed his love of the water sport to Huffington Post last year, saying: 'I love the ocean, I’m in it all the time - I surf every free day I have, I fish, you know, I’ve always been connected to the water and to the environment.

'I will live': In another photo from the actor's Instagram, the 50-year-old can be seen getting stitched-up by a physician

'I will live': In another photo from the actor's Instagram, the 50-year-old can be seen getting stitched-up by a physician

Asked if he was afraid of sharks, the star said: 'Well, there is a very notorious beach very close to where I surf called Surf Beach and two people have been killed over the past two years. Um, I don’t go to that beach.

'I’m aware of it, I've seen sharks in the water - I've seen a great white while surfing. And it’s part of the ecosystem, you know, it’s their home.'

No doubt Sunday's injury won't deter the father-of-two from hitting the waves again soon.

Rob was the face of Discovery Channel's recent Shark Week and starred in an amusing promo video straddling two leashed sharks as a blonde mermaid clutches his calf.

The West Wing actor has been married to makeup artist Sheryl Berkoff for 23-years. They have two sons: Matthew, 21, and John, 18. 

Longtime love: Rob is pictured with wife Sheryl Berkoff at the 3rd Annual Hilarity For Charity event in LA on Thursday

Longtime love: Rob is pictured with wife Sheryl Berkoff at the 3rd Annual Hilarity For Charity event in LA on Thursday

 

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