Louis Theroux

Biography

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. My Scientology Movie (2016) — Self
2. The Graham Norton Show (2007) — Self
3. Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere (2026) — Self
4. Louis Theroux: The Most Hated Family in America (2007) — Himself - Presenter
5. Hot Ones (2015) — Self
6. Louis Theroux: America's Most Hated Family in Crisis (2011) — Himself - Presenter
7. Louis Theroux: A Place for Paedophiles (2009) — Himself
8. Louis Theroux: Louis and the Nazis (2003) — Himself
9. Louis Theroux: Twilight of the Porn Stars (2012) — Himself
10. Louis Theroux: America's Medicated Kids (2010) — Himself
11. Louis Theroux: The Settlers (2025) — Self
12. Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends (1998)
13. Louis Theroux: The City Addicted to Crystal Meth (2010) — Himself
14. Louis Theroux: The Ultra Zionists (2011) — Self
15. Louis Theroux: Behind Bars (2008) — Himself
16. Louis Theroux: Savile (2016) — Self
17. Louis Theroux: Louis and the Brothel (2003) — Himself
18. Louis Theroux: Gambling in Las Vegas (2007) — Self
19. Louis Theroux: Under the Knife (2007) — Himself
20. Louis Theroux: Miami Mega-Jail (2011) — Louis Theroux
21. Louis Theroux: Transgender Kids (2015) — Himself
22. Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Johannesburg (2008) — Himself
23. Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Philadelphia (2008) — Himself
24. Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001) — Self - Guest
25. Louis Theroux's African Hunting Holiday (2008) — Himself
26. Louis Theroux: America's Most Dangerous Pets (2011) — Self
27. Louis Theroux: Drinking to Oblivion (2016)
28. The Last Leg (2013) — Self
29. Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Lagos (2010) — Himself
30. Louis Theroux: A Different Brain (2016) — Himself
31. Louis Theroux's LA Stories (2014) — Himself
32. Louis Theroux: Selling Sex (2020) — Himself
33. Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic (2021) — Self
34. Louis Theroux: The Night in Question (2019) — Himself
35. Louis Theroux: Dark States (2017) — Himself
36. Louis Theroux: By Reason of Insanity (2015) — Himself
37. Louis, Martin & Michael (2003) — Self
38. TV Nation (1994) — Himself
39. Louis Theroux's Forbidden America (2022) — Self
40. Saturday Night Live UK (2026) — Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Directed

1. Spice Trade: Emma Goes to Bollywood (2005) — Director