Louis Theroux

Personal Info

Birthday

May 20, 1970

(55 years old)

Place of Birth

Singapore

Also Known As

Louis Sebastian Theroux

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.

Known For

Louis Theroux: Miami Mega-Jail

Peston on Sunday

Louis Theroux: The Ultra Zionists

Louis Theroux: LA Stories - Edge of Life

Filmography

2025
Louis Theroux: The Settlers
as Self
2021
Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic
as Self
2020
Louis Theroux: Selling Sex
as Himself
2019
Louis Theroux: Surviving America’s Most Hated Family
as Himself
Louis Theroux: Mothers on the Edge
as Himself
Louis Theroux: The Night in Question
as Himself
2018
Louis Theroux: Take My Baby
as Himself
Louis Theroux: Docs That Made Me
as Self
2017
Louis Theroux: Talking to Anorexia
as Himself
2016
Louis Theroux: A Different Brain
as Himself
My Scientology Movie
as Self
2015
Louis Theroux: Transgender Kids
as Himself
2014
Louis Theroux: LA Stories - Edge of Life
as Presenter
2012
Louis Theroux: Twilight of the Porn Stars
as Himself
2011
Louis Theroux: America's Most Dangerous Pets
as Self
Louis Theroux: America's Most Hated Family in Crisis
as Himself - Presenter
Louis Theroux: The Ultra Zionists
as Louis Theroux
2010
Louis Theroux: The City Addicted to Crystal Meth
as Himself
Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Lagos
as Himself
Louis Theroux: America's Medicated Kids
as Himself
2009
Louis Theroux: A Place for Paedophiles
as Himself
2008
Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Johannesburg
as Himself
Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Philadelphia
as Himself
Louis Theroux's African Hunting Holiday
as Himself
Louis Theroux: Behind Bars
as Himself
2007
Louis Theroux: Under the Knife
as Himself
Louis Theroux: The Most Hated Family in America
as Himself - Presenter
Louis Theroux: Gambling in Las Vegas
as Himself
The Weird World Of Louis Theroux
as Himself
2003
Louis Theroux: Louis and the Nazis
as Himself
Louis, Martin & Michael
as Self
Louis Theroux: Louis and the Brothel
as Himself
2002
Living with Louis
as himself