Lou Wilson
Born (1991-11-21) November 21, 1991 (age 32)
Alma materBoston College
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian
Known forJimmy 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 anthologies 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]

Early life and education

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]

Career

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 anthology 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]

Filmography

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Film

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]

Television

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]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018–2024 Dimension 20 Fantasy High Fabian Aramaris Seacaster [21]
The Unsleeping City Kingston Brown [22]
Fantasy High: Sophomore Year Fabian Aramaris 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 Aramaris 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]

References

  1. ^ a b Hanna, James (2020-10-08). "Dungeons & Dragons: Dimension 20 Is a TOTALLY Different Take On Actual-Play". CBR. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  2. ^ a b "TTRPG Alums Form New Tabletop Podcast Venture Worlds Beyond Number". Gizmodo. January 1, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Lou Wilson | Jimmy Kimmel Live!". ABC. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  4. ^ a b c The Guest Book, retrieved 2023-01-05
  5. ^ a b "Lou Wilson - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  6. ^ "Building community through comedy". www.bc.edu. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  7. ^ a b American Vandal, retrieved 2023-01-05
  8. ^ a b Ramos, Dino-Ray (August 3, 2017). "Netflix Announces True Crime Satire 'American Vandal' With Absurdly Straight-Laced Trailer". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  9. ^ a b The King of Staten Island, retrieved 2023-01-05
  10. ^ a b Wiseman, Andreas (June 25, 2019). "Universal's Judd Apatow-Pete Davidson Comedy Adds Trio". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  11. ^ a b McCarty, India (January 18, 2022). "Who Is Lou Wilson, Jimmy Kimmel's New Announcer? You May Recognize Him From A Hit Netflix Show". MSN. Archived from the original on January 5, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  12. ^ a b Hall, Charlie (2022-05-13). "Critical Role and Dimension 20 are crossing the streams for a new actual play series". Polygon. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  13. ^ "Critical Role Announces New Exandria Unlimited Miniseries". ComicBook.com. May 12, 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  14. ^ a b Cooke, Aaron (2022-06-08). "What We Want to See from Exandria Unlimited: Calamity's Characters". CBR. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  15. ^ a b c "Worlds Beyond Number TTRPG Podcast Launches Patreon, Pacing Towards Record Number of Backers". ComicBook.com. February 1, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  16. ^ a b c Friedman, Em (2023-01-19). "The best new actual play series coming in 2023". Polygon. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  17. ^ WorldsBeyondNumber [@WorldsBeyondPod] (March 2, 2023). "*kicks the door down* EPISODE ONE IS NOW LIVE!! Catch the beginning of THE WIZARD, THE WITCH & THE WILD ONE, now available on RSS Feeds and other great podcast platforms!" (Tweet). Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ "Harold Night: Yeti & Ghost". Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. Archived from the original on 2022-12-13. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  19. ^ Holub, Christian (July 25, 2016). "Funny or Die to parody digital influencers with new original series Tween Fest". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  20. ^ Frucci, Adam (July 28, 2016). "Check Out the First Trailer for Funny or Die and go90's 'Tween Fest'". Splitsider. Archived from the original on July 31, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  21. ^ "Dimension 20: Fantasy High – Lord of the Rings Meets John Hughes On College Humor". Bleeding Cool. March 23, 2019. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  22. ^ Plante, Corey (8 July 2019). "'Dimension 20' Season 3: Meet the D&D Cast of "Unsleeping City" (Exclusive)". Inverse. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  23. ^ Heim, Bec (2023-01-02). "Dimension 20: All Intrepid Hero Campaigns, Ranked". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  24. ^ "Dimension 20's A Crown of Candy shows the sweet and sour sides of nobility". The Peak. July 19, 2020. Archived from the original on July 30, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  25. ^ a b Sheehan, Gavin (October 30, 2020). "Dimension 20 Announces The Unsleeping City Season Two". Bleeding Cool News And Rumors.
  26. ^ a b Dimension 20 🎲 [@dimension20show] (November 3, 2021). "❄️Wanna know what Dimension 20 is bringing you this winter? 🗓️Well, we have some good news...🧛✨🪐 🤔FAQ here: https://t.co/4cGyklhRk6 #Dimension20 https://t.co/zr9wIhLwLM" (Tweet). Archived from the original on February 23, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Twitter.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  27. ^ Friedman, Em (2022-08-24). "My favorite new Jane Austen adaptation is an elaborate game of Dungeons & Dragons". Polygon. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  28. ^ Friedman, Em (2022-10-06). "A Court of Fey & Flowers has a lot to say about love, class, and equality". Polygon. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  29. ^ Friedman, Em (2022-12-15). "Battles have gone badly before in Dimension 20, but not like this". Polygon. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  30. ^ Zambrano, J. R. (2022-10-14). "'Dimension 20: Neverafter' is a Dark D&D Fairy Tale". Bell of Lost Souls. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  31. ^ Hall, Charlie (2023-09-26). "Dimension 20's Fantasy High cast will return for Junior Year this winter". Polygon.
  32. ^ Wilson, Tilda (2023-08-12). "Amid streaming chaos, Dropout carves out its own niche". NPR.
  33. ^ "A County Affair ep1 "CRIME-a-doodle-doo!"". Simplecast. September 12, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  34. ^ "[One Shot] SPACE CRAM: Reasonable Hoop Dreams ep01 "The Menlo County Summer League 3X3: Part 1"". Patreon: Worlds Beyond Number. September 14, 2023.
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