Lou Wilson

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.

Early life and education Wilson was raised in Altadena, California, and has lived in Los Angeles for the majority of his life. 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. 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. Yeti performs at the Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2018 Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on FootJoseph-AA Member #2 Show DogsCaesars Security Guard 2020 The King of Staten Island Richie Comedy Bang! Bang!CashierEpisode: "Reggie Watts Wears a Purple and Yellow Quilted Sweatshirt" 2017–2018 The Guest Book Frank Main role

Web series