Lou Wilson | |
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Born | November 21, 1991 |
Alma mater | Boston College |
Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian |
Known for | Jimmy Kimmel Live!, American Vandal, The King of Staten Island, Dimension 20 |
Lou Wilson is an American actor, writer, and comedian. He is best known for his work as a writer and his roles on actual play anthology web series Dimension 20 and the creator-owned podcast Worlds Beyond Number. [1] [2] He is also known for being the on-air announcer for Jimmy Kimmel Live! and his roles on American Vandal, The King of Staten Island, and The Guest Book. [3] [4]
Wilson was raised in Altadena, California and has lived in Los Angeles for the majority of his life. [3] He attended Boston College and studied communications and Italian. [5] While there, he became a member of the university's comedy troupe, My Mother's Fleabag. [6] After his graduation in 2014, Wilson moved back to California and joined the Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles. [5]
In 2017, Wilson starred as Frank in The Guest Book [4] and played Lucas Wiley on Netflix's American Vandal. [7] [8] Additionally, he acted alongside Pete Davidson in The King of Staten Island (2020), where he played the role of Richie. [9] [10] He began writing for Jimmy Kimmel Live! in 2020 and was promoted to on-air announcer in 2022, replacing Dicky Barett after he retired. [3] [11]
Wilson is known within the tabletop role-playing game community as a primary cast member of Dimension 20, an actual play anthology web series which premiered in 2018; it was created by CollegeHumor for the streaming service Dropout. [1] In 2022, he was a cast member of the actual play series Exandria Unlimited: Calamity, a spin-off of the web series Critical Role. [12] [13] [14] In January 2023, it was announced that Wilson, alongside Erika Ishii, Aabria Iyengar, and Brennan Lee Mulligan, would star in the creator-owned actual play podcast Worlds Beyond Number; the show premiered in March 2023. [2] [15] [16] [17]
Wilson is also an improvisational comedian. He is currently a member of the improv troupe Yeti, which includes fellow Dimension 20 cast members Zac Oyama and Ally Beardsley[ citation needed] and performs at the Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles. [18]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2018 | Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot | Joseph-AA Member #2 | ||
Show Dogs | Caesars Security Guard | |||
2020 | The King of Staten Island | Richie | [9] [10] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2016 | Tween Fest | Dusty DelGrosso | Main role | [19] [20] |
Comedy Bang! Bang! | Cashier | Episode: "Reggie Watts Wears a Purple and Yellow Quilted Sweatshirt" | ||
2017–2018 | The Guest Book | Frank | Main role | [4] |
2017 | American Vandal | Lucas Wiley | Recurring role | [7] [8] |
2022–present | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself (announcer) | Also writer | [11] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. | |
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2018–2024 | Dimension 20 | Fantasy High | Fabian Aramais Seacaster | [21] | |
The Unsleeping City | Kingston Brown | [22] | |||
Fantasy High: Sophomore Year | Fabian Aramais Seacaster | [23] | |||
A Crown Of Candy | King Amethar Rocks | [24] | |||
The Unsleeping City: Chapter II | Kingston Brown | [25] | |||
Misfits and Magic | Whitney Jammer | Also appeared in the Misfits & Magic Holiday Special | [25] [26] | ||
A Starstruck Odyssey | Gunthrie "Gunnie" Miggles-Rashbax | [26] | |||
A Court of Fey and Flowers | Lord Squak Airavis | [27] [28] | |||
Neverafter | Pinocchio | [29] [30] | |||
The Ravening War | Thane Delissandro Katzon | ||||
Fantasy High: Junior Year | Fabian Aramais Seacaster | [31] | |||
2020–2023 | Game Changer | Himself | Five episodes | [32] | |
2022 | Exandria Unlimited | Calamity | Nydas Okiro | [12] [14] | |
2023 | Worlds Beyond Number | The Children's Adventure | Eursulon/The Wild One | Patreon exclusive prequel podcast for The Wizard, the Witch, and the Wild One | [15] [16] |
The Wizard, the Witch, and the Wild One | [15] [16] | ||||
A County Affair | Itsa Winnerbaby | [33] | |||
Space Cram: Reasonable Hoop Dreams | Slam Jamiels | Patreon exclusive podcast | [34] | ||
2023 | Make Some Noise | Himself | Episode: "How Not to Survive a Bear Encounter" |
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Lou Wilson | |
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Born | November 21, 1991 |
Alma mater | Boston College |
Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian |
Known for | Jimmy Kimmel Live!, American Vandal, The King of Staten Island, Dimension 20 |
Lou Wilson is an American actor, writer, and comedian. He is best known for his work as a writer and his roles on actual play anthology web series Dimension 20 and the creator-owned podcast Worlds Beyond Number. [1] [2] He is also known for being the on-air announcer for Jimmy Kimmel Live! and his roles on American Vandal, The King of Staten Island, and The Guest Book. [3] [4]
Wilson was raised in Altadena, California and has lived in Los Angeles for the majority of his life. [3] He attended Boston College and studied communications and Italian. [5] While there, he became a member of the university's comedy troupe, My Mother's Fleabag. [6] After his graduation in 2014, Wilson moved back to California and joined the Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles. [5]
In 2017, Wilson starred as Frank in The Guest Book [4] and played Lucas Wiley on Netflix's American Vandal. [7] [8] Additionally, he acted alongside Pete Davidson in The King of Staten Island (2020), where he played the role of Richie. [9] [10] He began writing for Jimmy Kimmel Live! in 2020 and was promoted to on-air announcer in 2022, replacing Dicky Barett after he retired. [3] [11]
Wilson is known within the tabletop role-playing game community as a primary cast member of Dimension 20, an actual play anthology web series which premiered in 2018; it was created by CollegeHumor for the streaming service Dropout. [1] In 2022, he was a cast member of the actual play series Exandria Unlimited: Calamity, a spin-off of the web series Critical Role. [12] [13] [14] In January 2023, it was announced that Wilson, alongside Erika Ishii, Aabria Iyengar, and Brennan Lee Mulligan, would star in the creator-owned actual play podcast Worlds Beyond Number; the show premiered in March 2023. [2] [15] [16] [17]
Wilson is also an improvisational comedian. He is currently a member of the improv troupe Yeti, which includes fellow Dimension 20 cast members Zac Oyama and Ally Beardsley[ citation needed] and performs at the Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles. [18]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot | Joseph-AA Member #2 | ||
Show Dogs | Caesars Security Guard | |||
2020 | The King of Staten Island | Richie | [9] [10] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Tween Fest | Dusty DelGrosso | Main role | [19] [20] |
Comedy Bang! Bang! | Cashier | Episode: "Reggie Watts Wears a Purple and Yellow Quilted Sweatshirt" | ||
2017–2018 | The Guest Book | Frank | Main role | [4] |
2017 | American Vandal | Lucas Wiley | Recurring role | [7] [8] |
2022–present | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself (announcer) | Also writer | [11] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018–2024 | Dimension 20 | Fantasy High | Fabian Aramais Seacaster | [21] | |
The Unsleeping City | Kingston Brown | [22] | |||
Fantasy High: Sophomore Year | Fabian Aramais Seacaster | [23] | |||
A Crown Of Candy | King Amethar Rocks | [24] | |||
The Unsleeping City: Chapter II | Kingston Brown | [25] | |||
Misfits and Magic | Whitney Jammer | Also appeared in the Misfits & Magic Holiday Special | [25] [26] | ||
A Starstruck Odyssey | Gunthrie "Gunnie" Miggles-Rashbax | [26] | |||
A Court of Fey and Flowers | Lord Squak Airavis | [27] [28] | |||
Neverafter | Pinocchio | [29] [30] | |||
The Ravening War | Thane Delissandro Katzon | ||||
Fantasy High: Junior Year | Fabian Aramais Seacaster | [31] | |||
2020–2023 | Game Changer | Himself | Five episodes | [32] | |
2022 | Exandria Unlimited | Calamity | Nydas Okiro | [12] [14] | |
2023 | Worlds Beyond Number | The Children's Adventure | Eursulon/The Wild One | Patreon exclusive prequel podcast for The Wizard, the Witch, and the Wild One | [15] [16] |
The Wizard, the Witch, and the Wild One | [15] [16] | ||||
A County Affair | Itsa Winnerbaby | [33] | |||
Space Cram: Reasonable Hoop Dreams | Slam Jamiels | Patreon exclusive podcast | [34] | ||
2023 | Make Some Noise | Himself | Episode: "How Not to Survive a Bear Encounter" |
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