Louis Theroux
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Louis Theroux

May 20, 1970 - Singapore

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.

Credits

Cast

Media
Movie2007Louis Theroux: The Most Hated Family in AmericaHimself - Presenter
Movie2010Louis Theroux: America's Medicated KidsHimself
Movie2009Louis Theroux: A Place for PaedophilesHimself
Movie2010Louis Theroux: The City Addicted to Crystal MethHimself
Movie2011Louis Theroux: The Ultra ZionistsLouis Theroux
Movie2018Louis Theroux: Docs That Made MeSelf
Movie2008Louis Theroux: Behind BarsHimself
Movie2008Louis Theroux's African Hunting HolidayHimself
Movie2003Louis Theroux: Louis and the BrothelHimself
Movie2012Louis Theroux: Twilight of the Porn StarsHimself
Movie2007Louis Theroux: Under the KnifeHimself
Movie2003Louis Theroux: Louis and the NazisHimself
Movie2011Louis Theroux: America's Most Dangerous PetsSelf
Movie2011Louis Theroux: America's Most Hated Family in CrisisHimself - Presenter
Movie2002Living with Louishimself
Movie2003Louis, Martin & MichaelSelf
Movie2015Louis Theroux: Transgender KidsHimself
Movie2016My Scientology MovieSelf
Movie2016Louis Theroux: Drinking to Oblivion
Movie2007Louis Theroux: Gambling in Las VegasHimself
Movie2008Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in PhiladelphiaHimself
Movie2016Louis Theroux: A Different BrainHimself
Movie2010Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in LagosHimself
Movie2008Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in JohannesburgHimself
Movie2018Louis Theroux: Take My BabyHimself
Movie2016Louis Theroux: Savile
Movie2007The Weird World Of Louis TherouxHimself
Movie2017Louis Theroux: Talking to AnorexiaHimself
Movie2019Louis Theroux: The Night in QuestionHimself
Movie2019Louis Theroux: Mothers on the EdgeHimself
Movie2019Louis Theroux: Surviving America’s Most Hated FamilyHimself
Movie2020Louis Theroux: Selling SexHimself
Movie2021Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe ExoticSelf
Movie2014Louis Theroux: LA Stories - Edge of LifePresenter
Movie2025Louis Theroux: The SettlersSelf
TV Show2018Louis Theroux: Altered States3
TV Show1998Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends16
TV Show2018The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To CancerSelf - Guest1
TV Show2001Friday Night with Jonathan RossSelf - Guest1
TV Show2006The One ShowSelf - Guest2
TV Show2014Louis Theroux's LA StoriesHimself3
TV Show2005De Wereld Draait DoorSelf1
TV Show2000When Louis Met...Himself8
TV Show1994TV NationHimself17
TV Show2022Louis Theroux's Forbidden AmericaSelf3
TV Show2017Louis Theroux: Dark StatesHimself3
TV Show2012Louis Theroux: Extreme LoveHimself - Presenter2
TV Show2015Hot OnesSelf1
TV Show2015Louis Theroux: By Reason of InsanityHimself2
TV Show2011Louis Theroux: Miami Mega-JailLouis Theroux2
TV Show2013Julia Zemiro's Home DeliverySelf1
TV Show2016Peston on SundayThemselves - Guest1
TV Show2017The Russell Howard HourSelf1
TV Show2022Louis Theroux InterviewsSelf - Presenter12
TV Show2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf2
TV Show2018The Big Narstie ShowSelf1
TV Show2020Louis Theroux: Life on the EdgeSelf4
TV Show2014Chicken Shop DateSelf - Guest1
TV Show2001LorraineSelf1
TV Show2013The Last LegSelf2

Crew

Media
Movie2019Louis Theroux: Surviving America’s Most Hated FamilyWriterWriting
Movie2011Louis Theroux: America's Most Dangerous PetsWriterWriting
Movie2015Louis Theroux: Transgender KidsWriterWriting
Movie2019Louis Theroux: Mothers on the EdgeWriterWriting
Movie2012Louis Theroux: Twilight of the Porn StarsWriterWriting
Movie2016Louis Theroux: Drinking to OblivionWriterWriting
Movie2007The Weird World Of Louis TherouxWriterWriting
Movie2014Louis Theroux: LA Stories - Edge of LifeWriterWriting
Movie2021Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe ExoticWriterWriting
Movie2011Louis Theroux: The Ultra ZionistsWriterWriting
Movie2019Louis Theroux: The Night in QuestionWriterWriting
Movie2016Louis Theroux: SavileWriterWriting
Movie2023Tell Them You Love MeExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2011Louis Theroux: America's Most Hated Family in CrisisWriterWriting
Movie2007Louis Theroux: The Most Hated Family in AmericaWriterWriting
Movie2007Louis Theroux: Under the KnifeWriterWriting
Movie2010Louis Theroux: America's Medicated KidsWriterWriting
Movie2016My Scientology MovieWriterWriting
Movie2022David Baddiel: Jews Don't CountExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2008Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in PhiladelphiaWriterWriting
Movie2008Louis Theroux's African Hunting HolidayWriterWriting
Movie2008Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in JohannesburgWriterWriting
Movie2010Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in LagosWriterWriting
Movie2016Louis Theroux: A Different BrainWriterWriting
Movie2010Louis Theroux: The City Addicted to Crystal MethWriterWriting
Movie2007Louis Theroux: Gambling in Las VegasWriterWriting
Movie2003Louis Theroux: Louis and the BrothelWriterWriting
Movie2003Louis Theroux: Louis and the NazisWriterWriting
Movie2003Louis, Martin & MichaelWriterWriting
Movie2008Louis Theroux: Behind BarsWriterWriting
Movie2008Louis Theroux: Behind BarsConsulting ProducerProduction
Movie2009Louis Theroux: A Place for PaedophilesWriterWriting
Movie2017Louis Theroux: Talking to AnorexiaWriterWriting
Movie2020Louis Theroux: Selling SexWriterWriting
Movie2024Boybands ForeverExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2025Louis Theroux: The SettlersWriterWriting
Movie2022Eddie Hall: The Beast vs. The MountainExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2025Louis Theroux: The SettlersConsulting ProducerProduction
TV Show1998Louis Theroux's Weird WeekendsWriterWriting
TV Show2000When Louis Met...WriterWriting
TV Show2017Louis Theroux: Dark StatesWriterWriting
TV Show2017Louis Theroux: Dark StatesPresenterCrew
TV Show2015Louis Theroux: By Reason of InsanityProducerProduction
TV Show2015Louis Theroux: By Reason of InsanityWriterWriting
TV Show2018Louis Theroux: Altered StatesWriterWriting
TV Show2018Louis Theroux: Altered StatesConsulting ProducerProduction
TV Show2021Sex Actually with Alice LevineExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show2022Louis Theroux's Forbidden AmericaPresenterCrew
TV Show2022Louis Theroux's Forbidden AmericaWriterWriting
TV Show2014Louis Theroux's LA StoriesWriterWriting
TV Show2011Louis Theroux: Miami Mega-JailWriterWriting
TV Show2024Jamali Maddix: Follow the LeaderConsulting ProducerProduction
TV Show2024Boybands ForeverExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show2000When Louis Met...CreatorCreator
TV Show1998Louis Theroux's Weird WeekendsCreatorCreator
TV Show2017Louis Theroux: Dark StatesCreatorCreator
TV Show2018Louis Theroux: Altered StatesCreatorCreator
TV Show2022Louis Theroux's Forbidden AmericaCreatorCreator
TV Show2024Can I Tell You a Secret?CreatorCreator