Lou Wilson (actor)

Zachery Lou Wilson^[1] 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.^[2][3] 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.^[4][5]

Lou Wilson
Wilson in 2019
Born	November 21, 1991[citation needed]
Alma mater	Boston College
Occupation(s)	Actor, comedian, screenwriter
Known for	Jimmy Kimmel Live!, American Vandal, The King of Staten Island, Dimension 20

Early life and education

Wilson was raised in Altadena, California and has lived in Los Angeles for the majority of his life.^[4] He attended Boston 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 the Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles.^[6]

Career

In 2017, Wilson starred as Frank in The Guest Book^[5] and played Lucas Wiley on Netflix's American Vandal.^[8][9] Additionally, he acted alongside Pete Davidson in The King of Staten Island (2020), where he played the role of Richie.^[10][11] He began writing for Jimmy Kimmel Live! in 2020 and was promoted to on-air announcer in 2022, replacing Dicky Barrett after he retired.^[4][12]

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.^[2] In 2022, he was a cast member of the actual play series Exandria Unlimited: Calamity, a spin-off of the web series Critical Role.^[13][14][15] 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.^{[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 members Zac Oyama, Ally Beardsley, Vic Michaelis, and Jacob Wysocki.^[19] and performs at the Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles.^[20]

Filmography

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		[10][11]

Television

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]

Web series

Year	Title		Role	Notes	Ref.
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 the Misfits & 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!	TBA		[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 for The 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]
2023–2024	Make Some Noise		Himself	3 episodes