Louis Theroux
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.
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Acting History
2025
Louis Theroux: The Settlers as Self
2022Louis Theroux Interviews as Self - Presenter
2022Louis Theroux's Forbidden America as Self
2021Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic as Self
2020Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge as Self
2020Louis Theroux: Selling Sex as Himself
2019Louis Theroux: Surviving America’s Most Hated Family as Himself
2019Louis Theroux: Mothers on the Edge as Himself
2019Louis Theroux: The Night in Question as Himself
2018Louis Theroux: Take My Baby as Himself
2018Louis Theroux: Altered States
2018Louis Theroux: Docs That Made Me as Self
2018The Big Narstie Show as Self
2018The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer as Self - Guest
2017Louis Theroux: Talking to Anorexia as Himself
2017Louis Theroux: Dark States as Himself
2017The Russell Howard Hour as Self
2016Louis Theroux: Savile
2016Louis Theroux: A Different Brain as Himself
2016Peston on Sunday as Themselves - Guest
2016My Scientology Movie as Self
2016Louis Theroux: Drinking to Oblivion
2015Louis Theroux: Transgender Kids as Himself
2015Louis Theroux: By Reason of Insanity as Himself
2015Hot Ones as Self
2014Chicken Shop Date as Self - Guest
2014Louis Theroux: LA Stories - Edge of Life as Presenter
2014Louis Theroux's LA Stories as Himself
2013Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery as Self
2013The Last Leg as Self
2012Louis Theroux: Twilight of the Porn Stars as Himself
2012Louis Theroux: Extreme Love as Himself - Presenter
2011Louis Theroux: America's Most Dangerous Pets as Self
2011Louis Theroux: America's Most Hated Family in Crisis as Himself - Presenter
2011Louis Theroux: Miami Mega-Jail as Louis Theroux
2011Louis Theroux: The Ultra Zionists as Louis Theroux
2010Louis Theroux: The City Addicted to Crystal Meth as Himself
2010Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Lagos as Himself
2010Louis Theroux: America's Medicated Kids as Himself
2009Louis Theroux: A Place for Paedophiles as Himself
2008Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Johannesburg as Himself
2008Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Philadelphia as Himself
2008Louis Theroux's African Hunting Holiday as Himself
2008Louis Theroux: Behind Bars as Himself
2007Louis Theroux: Under the Knife as Himself
2007Louis Theroux: The Most Hated Family in America as Himself - Presenter
2007The Graham Norton Show as Self
2007Louis Theroux: Gambling in Las Vegas as Self
2007The Weird World Of Louis Theroux as Himself
2005De Wereld Draait Door as Self
2003Louis Theroux: Louis and the Nazis as Himself
2003Louis, Martin & Michael as Self
2003Louis Theroux: Louis and the Brothel as Himself
2002Living with Louis as himself
2001Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self - Guest
2001Lorraine as Self
2000When Louis Met... as Himself
1998Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends
1994TV Nation as Himself