Lou Wilson | |
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| Alma mater | Boston College |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian, screenwriter, musician |
| Known for | Jimmy Kimmel Live!,American Vandal,The King of Staten Island,Dimension 20, Paraloubis (band) |
Zachery Lou Wilson[1] is an American actor, writer, and comedian. He is best known for his work as a writer and his roles onactual playanthology web seriesDimension 20 and the creator-ownedpodcastWorlds Beyond Number.[2][3] He is also known for being the on-air announcer forJimmy Kimmel Live! and his roles onAmerican Vandal,The King of Staten Island, andThe Guest Book.[4][5]
Wilson was raised inAltadena, California, and has lived inLos Angeles for the majority of his life.[4] He attendedBoston College and studied communications and Italian.[6] While there, he became a member of the university's comedy troupe, My Mother's Fleabag.[7] After his graduation in 2014, Wilson moved back to California and joined theUpright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles.[6]
In 2017, Wilson starred as Frank inThe Guest Book[5] and played Lucas Wiley on Netflix'sAmerican Vandal.[8][9] Additionally, he acted alongsidePete Davidson inThe King of Staten Island (2020), where he played the role of Richie.[10][11] He began writing forJimmy Kimmel Live! in 2020 and was promoted to on-air announcer in 2022, replacingDicky Barrett after he retired.[4][12]
Wilson is known within thetabletop role-playing game community as a primary cast member ofDimension 20, anactual playanthology web series which premiered in 2018; it was created byCollegeHumor for the streaming serviceDropout.[2] In 2022, he was a cast member of the actual play seriesExandria Unlimited: Calamity, aspin-off of the web seriesCritical Role.[13][14][15] In January 2023, it was announced that Wilson, alongsideErika Ishii,Aabria Iyengar, andBrennan Lee Mulligan, would star in the creator-owned actual playpodcastWorlds Beyond Number; the show premiered in March 2023.[3][16][17][18]
Wilson is also an improvisational comedian. He is currently a member of the improv troupe Yeti, which includes fellow Dropout cast membersZac Oyama,Ally Beardsley,Vic Michaelis, andJacob Wysocki.[19] Yeti performs at theUpright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles.[20]
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| 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 | [10][11] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Tween Fest | Dusty DelGrosso | Main role | [21][22] |
| Comedy Bang! Bang! | Cashier | Episode: "Reggie Watts Wears a Purple and Yellow Quilted Sweatshirt" | ||
| 2017–2018 | The Guest Book | Frank | Main role | [5] |
| 2017 | American Vandal | Lucas Wiley | Recurring role | [8][9] |
| 2022–present | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself (announcer) | Also writer | [12] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. | |
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| 2018–present | Dimension 20 | Fantasy High | Fabian Aramais Seacaster | [23] | |
| The Unsleeping City | Kingston Brown | [24] | |||
| Fantasy High: Sophomore Year | Fabian Aramais Seacaster | [25] | |||
| A Crown Of Candy | King Amethar Rocks | [26] | |||
| The Unsleeping City: Chapter II | Kingston Brown | [27] | |||
| Misfits and Magic | Whitney Jammer | Also appeared in theMisfits & Magic Holiday Special | [27][28] | ||
| A Starstruck Odyssey | Gunthrie "Gunnie" Miggles-Rashbax | [28] | |||
| A Court of Fey and Flowers | Lord Squak Airavis | [29][30] | |||
| Neverafter | Pinocchio | [31][32] | |||
| The Ravening War | Thane Delissandro Katzon | ||||
| Fantasy High: Junior Year | Fabian Aramais Seacaster | [33] | |||
| Misfits and Magic: Season 2 | Whitney Jammer | [34] | |||
| Cloudward, Ho! | Montgomery LaMontgommery | [35] | |||
| 2020–2025 | Game Changer | Himself | 6 episodes | [36] | |
| 2022 | Exandria Unlimited | Calamity | Nydas Okiro | Anthology series; 4 episodes | [13][15] |
| 2023–present | Worlds Beyond Number | The Children's Adventure | Eursulon/The Wild One | Patreon exclusive prequel podcast forThe Wizard, the Witch, and the Wild One | [16][17] |
| The Wizard, the Witch, and the Wild One | [16][17] | ||||
| A County Affair | Itsa Winnerbaby | [37] | |||
| Space Cram: Reasonable Hoop Dreams | Slam Jamiels | Patreon exclusive podcast | [38] | ||
| 2023–2025 | Make Some Noise | Himself | 4 episodes | ||
| 2025 | Trauma Dump with Lou Wilson | "Himself" | weekly "livestream", ongoing | [39] | |
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