Portrait of Louis Theroux

Acting

Louis Theroux

Career

Active from 1998 to 2025, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for Louis Theroux: The Settlers
Louis Theroux: The Settlers
GoodWatch score83/100

Characters

1

The characters Louis Theroux played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Louis Theroux Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Romance
    1.2, average 3.8
  • Nostalgia
    1.8, average 3.8
  • Adrenaline
    2.8, average 4.8
  • Wholesome
    1.5, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 5
  • Investigative Documentary 4
  • Thought-Provoking 4
  • Investigative Journalism 4
  • Observational Documentary 4
  • Human Condition 3
  • Psychological Insights 2
  • Empathetic Portrayal 2
  • Louis Theroux 2
  • Empathetic Journalism 2
  • Subculture Focus 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

43
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

9 titles · average score 69
Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere
Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere (2026)
GoodWatch score 67

Executive Producer, Presenter

Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy
Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy (2026)
GoodWatch score 56

Producer

Louis Theroux: The Settlers
Louis Theroux: The Settlers (2025)
GoodWatch score 83

Writer, Consulting Producer

Tell Them You Love Me
Tell Them You Love Me (2023)
GoodWatch score 78

Executive Producer

KSI: In Real Life
KSI: In Real Life (2023)
GoodWatch score 66

Executive Producer

David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count
David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count (2022)

Executive Producer

Eddie Hall: The Beast vs. The Mountain
Eddie Hall: The Beast vs. The Mountain (2022)

Executive Producer

Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic
Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic (2021)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer

Louis Theroux: Selling Sex
Louis Theroux: Selling Sex (2020)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

2010s

19 titles · average score 71
Louis Theroux: Mothers on the Edge
Louis Theroux: Mothers on the Edge (2019)
GoodWatch score 68

Writer

Louis Theroux: Altered States
Louis Theroux: Altered States (2018)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · Consulting Producer, Writer

Louis Theroux: Talking to Anorexia
Louis Theroux: Talking to Anorexia (2017)
GoodWatch score 73

Writer

My Scientology Movie
My Scientology Movie (2016)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer

Louis Theroux: Drinking to Oblivion
Louis Theroux: Drinking to Oblivion (2016)
GoodWatch score 74

Writer

Louis Theroux: Savile
Louis Theroux: Savile (2016)
GoodWatch score 71

Writer, Consulting Producer

Louis Theroux: Transgender Kids
Louis Theroux: Transgender Kids (2015)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer

Louis Theroux: Twilight of the Porn Stars
Louis Theroux: Twilight of the Porn Stars (2012)
GoodWatch score 68

Writer

Louis Theroux: Miami Mega-Jail
Louis Theroux: Miami Mega-Jail (2011)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Louis Theroux

Louis Theroux: The Ultra Zionists
Louis Theroux: The Ultra Zionists (2011)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer

Louis Theroux: America's Most Dangerous Pets
Louis Theroux: America's Most Dangerous Pets (2011)
GoodWatch score 72

Writer

Louis Theroux: America's Most Hated Family in Crisis
Louis Theroux: America's Most Hated Family in Crisis (2011)
GoodWatch score 73

Writer

2000s

14 titles · average score 72
Louis Theroux: A Place for Paedophiles
Louis Theroux: A Place for Paedophiles (2009)
GoodWatch score 72

Writer

Louis Theroux: Behind Bars
Louis Theroux: Behind Bars (2008)
GoodWatch score 75

Writer, Consulting Producer

Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Philadelphia
Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Philadelphia (2008)
GoodWatch score 73

Writer

Louis Theroux's African Hunting Holiday
Louis Theroux's African Hunting Holiday (2008)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer

Louis Theroux: The Most Hated Family in America
Louis Theroux: The Most Hated Family in America (2007)
GoodWatch score 76

Consulting Producer, Writer

Louis Theroux: Gambling in Las Vegas
Louis Theroux: Gambling in Las Vegas (2007)
GoodWatch score 71

Writer

Louis Theroux: Under the Knife
Louis Theroux: Under the Knife (2007)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer

The Weird World Of Louis Theroux
The Weird World Of Louis Theroux (2007)
GoodWatch score 75

Writer

Louis Theroux: Louis and the Nazis
Louis Theroux: Louis and the Nazis (2003)
GoodWatch score 75

Consulting Producer, Writer

Louis, Martin & Michael
Louis, Martin & Michael (2003)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer

Louis Theroux: Louis and the Brothel
Louis Theroux: Louis and the Brothel (2003)
GoodWatch score 72

Writer, Consulting Producer

When Louis Met... Jimmy
When Louis Met... Jimmy (2000)
GoodWatch score 74

Writer

1990s

1 title · average score 82
Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends
Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends (1998)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · Writer, Creator