Louis Theroux
May 20, 1970 (54 years old) in Singapore
Louis Sebastian Theroux (/หluหi ฮธษหruห/; 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 ยทDoctor Who: Unleashedas Self
- 2022 ยทLouis Theroux Interviewsas Self - Presenter
- 2022 ยทLouis Theroux's Forbidden Americaas Self
- 2021 ยทLouis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exoticas Self
- 2020 ยทLouis Theroux: Life on the Edgeas Self
- 2020 ยทLouis Theroux: Selling Sexas Himself
- 2019 ยทLouis Theroux: Surviving Americaโs Most Hated Familyas Himself
- 2019 ยทLouis Theroux: Mothers on the Edgeas Himself
- 2019 ยทLouis Theroux: The Night in Questionas Himself
- 2018 ยทLouis Theroux: Take My Babyas Himself
- 2018 ยทLouis Theroux: Altered Statesas
- 2018 ยทLouis Theroux: Docs That Made Meas Self
- 2018 ยทThe Big Narstie Showas Self
- 2018 ยทThe Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Canceras Self - Guest
- 2017 ยทLouis Theroux: Talking to Anorexiaas Himself
- 2017 ยทLouis Theroux: Dark Statesas Himself
- 2017 ยทThe Russell Howard Houras Self
- 2016 ยทLouis Theroux: Savileas
- 2016 ยทLouis Theroux: A Different Brainas Himself
- 2016 ยทPeston on Sundayas Themselves - Guest
- 2016 ยทMy Scientology Movieas Self
- 2016 ยทLouis Theroux: Drinking to Oblivionas
- 2015 ยทLouis Theroux: Transgender Kidsas Himself
- 2015 ยทLouis Theroux: By Reason of Insanityas Himself
- 2015 ยทHot Onesas Self
- 2014 ยทChicken Shop Dateas Self - Guest
- 2014 ยทLouis Theroux: LA Stories - Edge of Lifeas Presenter
- 2014 ยทLouis Theroux's LA Storiesas Himself
- 2013 ยทJulia Zemiro's Home Deliveryas Self
- 2013 ยทThe Last Legas Self
- 2012 ยทLouis Theroux: Twilight of the Porn Starsas Himself
- 2012 ยทLouis Theroux: Extreme Loveas Himself - Presenter
- 2011 ยทLouis Theroux: America's Most Dangerous Petsas Self
- 2011 ยทLouis Theroux: America's Most Hated Family in Crisisas Himself - Presenter
- 2011 ยทLouis Theroux: Miami Mega-Jailas Louis Theroux
- 2011 ยทLouis Theroux: The Ultra Zionistsas Louis Theroux
- 2010 ยทLouis Theroux: The City Addicted to Crystal Methas Himself
- 2010 ยทLouis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Lagosas Himself
- 2010 ยทLouis Theroux: America's Medicated Kidsas Himself
- 2009 ยทLouis Theroux: A Place for Paedophilesas Himself
- 2008 ยทLouis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Johannesburgas Himself
- 2008 ยทLouis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Philadelphiaas Himself
- 2008 ยทLouis Theroux's African Hunting Holidayas Himself
- 2008 ยทLouis Theroux: Behind Barsas Himself
- 2007 ยทLouis Theroux: Under the Knifeas Himself
- 2007 ยทLouis Theroux: The Most Hated Family in Americaas Himself - Presenter
- 2007 ยทThe Graham Norton Showas Self
- 2007 ยทLouis Theroux: Gambling in Las Vegasas Himself
- 2007 ยทThe Weird World Of Louis Therouxas Himself
- 2006 ยทThe One Showas Self - Guest
- 2005 ยทDe Wereld Draait Dooras Self
- 2003 ยทLouis Theroux: Louis and the Nazisas Himself
- 2003 ยทLouis, Martin & Michaelas Self
- 2003 ยทLouis Theroux: Louis and the Brothelas Himself
- 2002 ยทLiving with Louisas himself
- 2001 ยทFriday Night with Jonathan Rossas Self - Guest
- 2001 ยทLorraineas Self
- 2000 ยทWhen Louis Met...as Himself
- 1998 ยทLouis Theroux's Weird Weekendsas
- 1994 ยทTV Nationas Himself