Portrait of Louis Theroux

Louis Theroux

Acting

Biography

Louis Sebastian Theroux (/ˈluːi θəˈruː/; born 20 May 1970) is a British-American documentary filmmaker, journalist, broadcaster, and author. He has received two British Academy Television Awards and a Royal Television Society Television Award. After graduating from Oxford University, Theroux moved to the US and worked as a journalist for Metro Silicon Valley and Spy. He moved into television as the presenter of offbeat segments on Michael Moore's TV Nation series and later began to host his own documentaries, including Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends, When Louis Met..., and several BBC Two specials.

Born: May 20, 1970

Place of Birth: Singapore

Filmography

2022
Louis Theroux Interviews

as Self - Presenter

2016
Peston on Sunday

as Themselves - Guest

2015
Hot Ones

as Self

2014
Chicken Shop Date

as Self - Guest

2013
2012
Louis Theroux: Extreme Love

as Himself - Presenter

2011
2006
The One Show

as Self - Guest

2002
2001
Lorraine

as Self

2000
1994
TV Nation

as Himself