Cast & creator
Louis Theroux
Best known for The Graham Norton Show, Hot Ones, De Wereld Draait Door
Louis Sebastian Theroux (/ˈlu.i θə.ˈru/ LOO-ee thə-ROO; born 20 May 1970) is a British-American journalist, broadcaster, and author. He has received three British Academy Television Awards and a Royal Television Society Television Award. After graduating from Magdalen College, Oxford, Theroux moved to the United States 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. Theroux is known for his numerous documentaries with the BBC, beginning with Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends (1998–2000), followed by When Louis Met... (2000–2002) and 50 BBC Two specials (2003–present). His work includes studies of unusual and taboo subcultures, crime and the justice system, and celebrities. The majority of his documentaries are set in the United States, but he has also studied cultures in South Africa, Israel, Nigeria, and the UK. The New Yorker described Theroux's work as "a piercingly humane, slyly funny guide through the funkier passages of American culture". Description above from the Wikipedia article Louis Theroux, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Louis Sebastian Theroux
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film credits
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television credits
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1994–2026 · acting roles
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Filmography (138)
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The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Hot Ones
Self
2015
De Wereld Draait Door
Self
2005
The Last Leg
Self
2013
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
Self - Guest
2018
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self - Guest
2001
Chicken Shop Date
Self - Guest
2014Chicken Shop Date
Self - Guest (archive footage)
2014
Lorraine
Self
2001
The Russell Howard Hour
Self
2017
The Big Narstie Show
Self
2018
TV Nation
Himself
1994
Louis Theroux: Dark States
Himself
2017Louis Theroux: Dark States
Writer
2017Louis Theroux: Dark States
Presenter
2017Louis Theroux: Dark States
Creator
2017
Saturday Night Live UK
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
2026
Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery
Self
2013
The Harry Hill Show
Self
2026
Louis Theroux Interviews
Self - Presenter
2022
Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere
Self
2026Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere
Executive Producer
2026Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere
Presenter
2026
Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy
Producer
2026
Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends
1998Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends
Writer
1998Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends
Presenter
1998Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends
Creator
1998
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
Self
2026
Peston on Sunday
Themselves - Guest
2016
Girlbands Forever
Executive Producer
2025
Louis Theroux: Altered States
2018Louis Theroux: Altered States
Writer
2018Louis Theroux: Altered States
Consulting Producer
2018Louis Theroux: Altered States
Creator
2018
Louis Theroux: The Settlers
Self
2025Louis Theroux: The Settlers
Writer
2025Louis Theroux: The Settlers
Consulting Producer
2025
When Louis Met...
Himself
2000When Louis Met...
Writer
2000When Louis Met...
Creator
2000
Lockerbie
Producer
2023
Sex Actually with Alice Levine
Executive Producer
2021
David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count
Executive Producer
2022
Louis Theroux: Twilight of the Porn Stars
Himself
2012Louis Theroux: Twilight of the Porn Stars
Writer
2012
Louis Theroux's Forbidden America
Self
2022Louis Theroux's Forbidden America
Writer
2022Louis Theroux's Forbidden America
Presenter
2022Louis Theroux's Forbidden America
Creator
2022
My Scientology Movie
Self
2016My Scientology Movie
Writer
2016
Louis Theroux's LA Stories
Himself
2014Louis Theroux's LA Stories
Writer
2014
Together for Palestine
Self
2025
Louis Theroux: The Ultra Zionists
Self
2011Louis Theroux: The Ultra Zionists
Writer
2011
Tell Them You Love Me
Executive Producer
2023
Louis Theroux: Louis and the Nazis
Himself
2003Louis Theroux: Louis and the Nazis
Writer
2003Louis Theroux: Louis and the Nazis
Consulting Producer
2003
KSI: In Real Life
Executive Producer
2023
When Louis Met... Jimmy
self
2000When Louis Met... Jimmy
Writer
2000
Boybands Forever
Executive Producer
2024
Louis Theroux: By Reason of Insanity
Himself
2015Louis Theroux: By Reason of Insanity
Writer
2015Louis Theroux: By Reason of Insanity
Producer
2015
Can I Tell You a Secret?
Creator
2024
Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge
Self
2020
Louis Theroux: Talking to Anorexia
Himself
2017Louis Theroux: Talking to Anorexia
Writer
2017
Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic
Self
2021Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic
Writer
2021
Spice Trade: Emma Goes to Bollywood
Director
2005
Louis Theroux: The Night in Question
Himself
2019Louis Theroux: The Night in Question
Writer
2019
Louis Theroux: The Most Hated Family in America
Himself - Presenter
2007Louis Theroux: The Most Hated Family in America
Writer
2007Louis Theroux: The Most Hated Family in America
Consulting Producer
2007
Louis Theroux: Miami Mega-Jail
Louis Theroux
2011Louis Theroux: Miami Mega-Jail
Writer
2011
Jamali Maddix: Follow the Leader
Consulting Producer
2024
Louis Theroux: America's Most Dangerous Pets
Self
2011Louis Theroux: America's Most Dangerous Pets
Writer
2011
Eddie Hall: The Beast vs. The Mountain
Executive Producer
2022
Louis Theroux: America's Medicated Kids
Himself
2010Louis Theroux: America's Medicated Kids
Writer
2010
Gods of Snooker
Executive Producer
2021
Louis Theroux: Mothers on the Edge
Himself
2019Louis Theroux: Mothers on the Edge
Writer
2019
Louis Theroux: A Different Brain
Himself
2016Louis Theroux: A Different Brain
Writer
2016
Louis Theroux: Extreme Love
Himself - Presenter
2012
Louis Theroux: Transgender Kids
Himself
2015Louis Theroux: Transgender Kids
Writer
2015
Louis Theroux: The City Addicted to Crystal Meth
Himself
2010Louis Theroux: The City Addicted to Crystal Meth
Writer
2010
Louis Theroux: Louis and the Brothel
Himself
2003Louis Theroux: Louis and the Brothel
Writer
2003Louis Theroux: Louis and the Brothel
Consulting Producer
2003
Louis Theroux: LA Stories - Edge of Life
Presenter
2014Louis Theroux: LA Stories - Edge of Life
Writer
2014
Louis Theroux: Under the Knife
Himself
2007Louis Theroux: Under the Knife
Writer
2007
Louis Theroux: Gambling in Las Vegas
Self
2007Louis Theroux: Gambling in Las Vegas
Writer
2007
Louis Theroux: Savile
Self
2016Louis Theroux: Savile
Writer
2016Louis Theroux: Savile
Consulting Producer
2016
Louis Theroux: Surviving America’s Most Hated Family
Himself
2019Louis Theroux: Surviving America’s Most Hated Family
Writer
2019
Louis Theroux: Drinking to Oblivion
2016Louis Theroux: Drinking to Oblivion
Writer
2016
Louis, Martin & Michael
Self
2003Louis, Martin & Michael
Writer
2003
Louis Theroux: America's Most Hated Family in Crisis
Himself - Presenter
2011Louis Theroux: America's Most Hated Family in Crisis
Writer
2011
Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Johannesburg
Himself
2008Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Johannesburg
Writer
2008
Louis Theroux: Behind Bars
Himself
2008Louis Theroux: Behind Bars
Writer
2008Louis Theroux: Behind Bars
Consulting Producer
2008
The Weird World Of Louis Theroux
Himself
2007The Weird World Of Louis Theroux
Writer
2007
Louis Theroux: Take My Baby
Himself
2018
Louis Theroux: Docs That Made Me
Self
2018
Louis Theroux: A Place for Paedophiles
Himself
2009Louis Theroux: A Place for Paedophiles
Writer
2009
Louis Theroux's African Hunting Holiday
Himself
2008Louis Theroux's African Hunting Holiday
Writer
2008
Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Lagos
Himself
2010Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Lagos
Writer
2010
Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Philadelphia
Himself
2008Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Philadelphia
Writer
2008
Louis Theroux: Selling Sex
Himself
2020Louis Theroux: Selling Sex
Writer
2020
Living with Louis
himself
2002