# Lou Wilson (actor)

Zachery 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. 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.

## Early life and education

Wilson was raised in Altadena, California and has lived in Los Angeles for the majority of his life. He attended Boston College and studied communications and Italian. While there, he became a member of the university's comedy troupe, My Mother's Fleabag. After his graduation in 2014, Wilson moved back to California and joined the Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles.

## Career

In 2017, Wilson starred as Frank in The Guest Book and played Lucas Wiley on Netflix's American Vandal. Additionally, he acted alongside Pete Davidson in The King of Staten Island (2020), where he played the role of Richie. He began writing for Jimmy Kimmel Live! in 2020 and was promoted to on-air announcer in 2022, replacing Dicky Barrett after he retired.
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. In 2022, he was a cast member of the actual play series Exandria Unlimited: Calamity, a spin-off of the web series Critical Role. 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.
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. and performs at the Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2018 | Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot | Joseph-AA Member #2 |
| 2018 | Show Dogs | Caesars Security Guard |
| 2020 | The King of Staten Island | Richie |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2016 | Tween Fest | Dusty DelGrosso | Main role |
| 2016 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Cashier | Episode: "Reggie Watts Wears a Purple and Yellow Quilted Sweatshirt" |
| 2017–2018 | The Guest Book | Frank | Main role |
| 2017 | American Vandal | Lucas Wiley | Recurring role |
| 2022–present | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself (announcer) | Also writer |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2018–2024 | Dimension 20 | Fantasy High | Fabian Aramais Seacaster | |
| 2018–2024 | Dimension 20 | The Unsleeping City | Kingston Brown | |
| 2018–2024 | Dimension 20 | Fantasy High: Sophomore Year | Fabian Aramais Seacaster | |
| 2018–2024 | Dimension 20 | A Crown Of Candy | King Amethar Rocks | |
| 2018–2024 | Dimension 20 | The Unsleeping City: Chapter II | Kingston Brown | |
| 2018–2024 | Dimension 20 | Misfits and Magic | Whitney Jammer | Also appeared in the Misfits & Magic Holiday Special |
| 2018–2024 | Dimension 20 | A Starstruck Odyssey | Gunthrie "Gunnie" Miggles-Rashbax | |
| 2018–2024 | Dimension 20 | A Court of Fey and Flowers | Lord Squak Airavis | |
| 2018–2024 | Dimension 20 | Neverafter | Pinocchio | |
| 2018–2024 | Dimension 20 | The Ravening War | Thane Delissandro Katzon | |
| 2018–2024 | Dimension 20 | Fantasy High: Junior Year | Fabian Aramais Seacaster | |
| 2018–2024 | Dimension 20 | Misfits and Magic II | Whitney Jammer | |
| 2020–2023 | Game Changer | Game Changer | Himself | 6 episodes |
| 2022 | Exandria Unlimited | Calamity | Nydas Okiro | |
| 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 |
| 2023-Present | Worlds Beyond Number | The Wizard, the Witch, and the Wild One | Eursulon/The Wild One | |
| 2023-Present | Worlds Beyond Number | A County Affair | Itsa Winnerbaby | |
| 2023-Present | Worlds Beyond Number | Space Cram: Reasonable Hoop Dreams | Slam Jamiels | Patreon exclusive podcast |
| 2023–2024 | Make Some Noise | Make Some Noise | Himself | 3 episodes |