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Lou Goossens

Lou Goossens, Belgian actor born 2009 in Opdorp, also known as Lou Goossens (actor), debuted in Alleen Ik and won festival awards for his lead role as Elias in Young Hearts (2024).

Lou Hirsch

Lou Hirsch, born 1955 in Brooklyn, is an American actor known as the voice of Baby Herman in Who Framed Roger Rabbit and as Uncle Arnie in the BBC series My Hero; not the CoStar journalist Lou Hirsh or the Kentucky plant pathologist.

Lou Taylor Pucci

Lou Taylor Pucci (born 1985, Seaside Heights, NJ) is an American actor known for Thumbsucker (Sundance and Berlin prizes), Evil Dead (2013), You, Physical, and Daredevil: Born Again.

Louis Calhern

Louis Calhern, born Carl Henry Vogt, was an American stage and film actor known for Duck Soup, The Asphalt Jungle, and an Oscar-nominated turn in The Magnificent Yankee (1950).

Louis de Funès

Louis de Funès (1914-1983), French comic actor of Spanish descent, star of La Grande Vadrouille, Le Corniaud, and Rabbi Jacob; late stardom after 1956, 140+ films, record 17.2 million admissions, honorary César 1980.

Louis Ferreira

Louis Ferreira (born Luís Ferreira, 1966, Terceira, Azores) is a Portuguese-Canadian actor, formerly credited as Justin Louis, known for Stargate Universe's Colonel Young, Motive's Oscar Vega, Breaking Bad's Declan, and Saw IV.

Louis Garrel

Louis Garrel, born 1983 in Paris, is a French actor, screenwriter, and director, son of Philippe Garrel, star of The Dreamers, César winner for Regular Lovers and The Innocent.

Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr. (1936-2024), American actor, first Black man to win the supporting actor Oscar for An Officer and a Gentleman; Emmy winner as Fiddler in Roots; Golden Globe and Daytime Emmy winner.

Louis Herthum

Louis Herthum (born 1956, Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American actor and producer known for Peter Abernathy on HBO's Westworld, Deputy Andy Broom on Murder, She Wrote, JD on True Blood, and Jacob Monroe on The Night Agent.

Louis Hofmann

Louis Hofmann (born 1997) is a German actor best known as young Jonas Kahnwald in Netflix's Dark (2017–2020) and as Werner in All the Light We Cannot See (2023).

Louis Jourdan

Louis Jourdan (Louis Robert Gendre, 1921-2015), French actor of Gigi and Octopussy; Hollywood's suave French lover after Charles Boyer, Resistance veteran, Legion of Honour 2010.

Louis Koo (古天乐)

Louis Koo (古天樂, born 1970) is a Hong Kong actor, singer, and producer: TVB star of Condor Heroes and A Step into the Past, Best Actor winner for Paradox, founder of One Cool Film, and 2026 first Coliseum concerts.

Louis Landau

Louis Landau (Matthew Louis Landau), English actor born 2005 in Bristol, Guildhall graduate; known for Archie Baddingham in Disney+'s Rivals, Oliver Barnes in Prime Video's Butterfly, and upcoming roles as Stu Sutcliffe in Hamburg Days and Billy Cavendish in Netflix's Kennedy.

Louis Leterrier

Louis Leterrier, born 1973 in Paris, is a French director of The Transporter, Unleashed, The Incredible Hulk, Clash of the Titans, Now You See Me, and Fast X, plus Netflix's Lupin episodes and The Last House.

Louis Mandylor (Ηλίας Θεοδοσόπουλος)

Louis Mandylor (Ηλίας Θεοδοσόπουλος, born 1966, Melbourne) is an Australian actor, director, and producer, brother of Costas Mandylor, known as Nick Portokalos in My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002–2023), Martial Law, The Debt Collector, and indie action films he directs.

Louis Partridge

Louis Partridge (born 2003, Wandsworth, London) is an English actor known as Viscount Tewkesbury in Netflix's Enola Holmes films, Sid Vicious in Pistol, Jonathan in Disclaimer, and Edward Guinness in House of Guinness.

Louis Theroux

Louis Theroux, British-American documentary filmmaker and broadcaster, creator of Weird Weekends (1998-2000), When Louis Met..., My Scientology Movie (2015), and Mindhouse; known for faux-naive immersive interviewing of subcultures and extremists.

Louis Zorich

Louis Zorich (1924-2018), American character actor and husband of Olympia Dukakis; played Burt Buchman on Mad About You (1993-1999), Tony-nominated for Hadrian VII, Broadway debut in Becket (1960).

Louisa Jacobson

Louisa Jacobson (Louisa Jacobson Gummer), American actress, youngest child of Meryl Streep and Don Gummer; plays Marian Brook in HBO's The Gilded Age, her 2019 TV debut, with 2025 film Materialists and off-Broadway Trophy Boys.

Louisa Krause

Louisa Krause (born 1986, Falls Church, Virginia) is an American actress known for The Girlfriend Experience season 2, Billions, Ray Donovan, King Kelly, Bluebird, and The Flick; distinct from German actress Luisa Krause.

Louisa Levy

Louisa Levy is an American TV writer and producer, creator and showrunner of Prime Video's Off Campus (2026), adapted from Elle Kennedy's novels; previously wrote for The Flight Attendant, Death and Other Details, Stumptown, and Doubt.

Louisa Moritz

Louisa Moritz (Luisa Cira Castro Netto), Cuban-American actress and lawyer; played Rose in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Myra in Death Race 2000; birth and death dates disputed across sources.

Louise Beavers

Louise Beavers (1902–1962), American film and television actress, appeared in over 150 films as maids and cooks; best known as Delilah in Imitation of Life (1934) and as Beulah on TV, replacing Hattie McDaniel.

Louise Brealey

Louise Brealey (Loo Brealey), English actress, writer and journalist born 1979 in Bozeat, Northamptonshire; known as Molly Hooper in BBC's Sherlock, Deb in Such Brave Girls, and Madame Hooch in HBO's Harry Potter series.

Louise Fletcher

Louise Fletcher (Estelle Louise Fletcher, 1934-2022), American actress from Birmingham, Alabama; Oscar-winning Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975); also Kai Winn on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

Louise Jameson

Louise Jameson, British RADA-trained actress; played Leela, companion to Tom Baker's Fourth Doctor in Doctor Who (1977-78), and starred in Tenko, The Omega Factor, Bergerac, EastEnders, and Emmerdale.

Louise Lasser

Louise Lasser (1939–2026), American actress, star of Norman Lear's satirical soap opera Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (325 episodes, 1976–77) and Woody Allen's early films including Bananas; Emmy-nominated 1976, NBR ensemble award for Happiness.

Louise Linton

Louise Linton (born 1980, Edinburgh) is a Scottish actress, producer, director, and writer known for Intruder, Cabin Fever (2016), and Me You Madness, and as Steven Mnuchin's wife; memoir In Congo's Shadow and 2017 Instagram controversy.

Louise Lombard

Louise Lombard (Louise Maria Perkins, born 1970, London) is an English actress known for Evangeline Eliott in The House of Eliott, Sofia Curtis on CSI, Lara Macy in NCIS: Los Angeles, and roles in Hidalgo, the After films, and Oppenheimer (2023).

Louise Sorel

Louise Sorel (born August 6, 1940) is an American actress known for soap villainesses Augusta Lockridge on Santa Barbara and Vivian Alamain on Days of Our Lives since 1992, with five Soap Opera Digest Awards.