Todd Louiso | |
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Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
Years active | 1984–present |
Spouse | Sarah Koskoff [1] |
Todd Louiso is an American actor and director. He is best known for his role as timid record store clerk Dick in High Fidelity , opposite Jack Black and John Cusack.
Louiso directed his first film in 2002, Love Liza with Philip Seymour Hoffman. He has had supporting roles in films like The Rock , Apollo 13 , Jerry Maguire , Scent of a Woman and Thank You for Smoking .
In 2012, his film Hello I Must Be Going was selected as the opening night film of the Sundance Film Festival. [2] His adaptation of Macbeth , written along with his brother-in-law Jacob Koskoff, was released in 2015 as a feature film starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard. [3]
Louiso is married to screenwriter Sarah Koskoff, who wrote the script for Hello I Must Be Going. [4]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | Stella | Preppy Boy # 1 | |
1991 | Billy Bathgate | Bell Boy at Racetrack | |
1992 | Scent of a Woman | Trent Potter | |
1995 | The Fifteen Minute Hamlet | Ophelia | also director |
1995 | Apollo 13 | FAO White | |
1996 | The Rock | Marvin Isherwood | |
1996 | Jerry Maguire | Chad the Nanny | |
1997 | 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag | Steve | |
1998 | A Cool, Dry Place | Bob Harper | |
2000 | High Fidelity | Dick | |
2001 | The Cutting Room | Jason | Short |
2005 | xXx: State of the Union | Dickie Ambrose | Uncredited |
2005 | Thank You for Smoking | Ron Goode | |
2006 | Snakes on a Plane | Dr. Steven Price | |
2006 | School for Scoundrels | Eli | |
2007 | Meet Bill | John Jr. | |
2010 | The Switch | Artie | |
2011 | A Bag of Hammers | Marty | |
2014 | Imperial Dreams | Peter Hall | |
2017 | The Last Word | Dr. Morgan | |
2017 | Gemini | Keith | |
2018 | All About Nina | Smoky |
Year | Show | Role | Notes |
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1984–1985 | Young People's Specials | Brian (1984), Jake (1985) | Episode: "That Funny Fat Kid" (1984), "Narc" (1985) |
1987 | ABC Afterschool Specials | various characters | |
1993–1994 | Phenom | Brian Doolan | |
1995 | The Critic | Johnny Wratch | voice, episode: A song for Margo |
1995 | Letter to My Killer (TV Movie) | Bradley | |
1995 | Iron Man | The Hacker | voice, season 2 episode 6: Iron Man, On The Inside |
1995 | Aaahh!! Real Monsters | Man/Teenager | voice, season 2 episode 9: Rosh O'Monster/The Tree of Ickins |
1997 | Fired Up | Little H. | Season 1 episode 2: The Next Day |
1998–1999 | Chicago Hope | Andy Sparks | |
2004 | Joan of Arcadia | Mr. Smith | Season 1 episode 18: Requiem for a Third Grade Ashtray |
2004 | Frasier | Jonathan | Season 11 episode 21: Detour |
2004 | Century City | Dave Pappas | Season 1 episode 6: Without a Tracer |
2004 | Without a Trace | Ned Atkins | Season3 episode 8: Doppelganger: Part 2 |
2005 | Everwood | Equipment Buyer | Season 3 episode 20: He Who Hesitates |
2008 | House | Stewart Nozick | Season 5 episode 7: "The Itch" |
2009 | In Plain Sight | Dennis Sampson/ Dennis Stewart | Season 2 episode 8: A Frond in Need |
2009 | Medium | Troy Sanborn | Season 6 episode 7: New Terrain |
2010 | The Good Guys | The Duke | Season 1 episode 9: Don't Tase Me, Bro |
2011 | Californication | Director | Season 4 episode 8: Lights, Camera, Asshole |
2011 | Off the Map | Greg Clemmons | Season 1 episode 9: There's Nothing to Fix |
2013 | Suburgatory | Bob | 3 episodes |
2018 | Silicon Valley | Ariel Eklow | Season 5 episode 5: Facial Recognition |
Year | Film | Notes |
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1995 | The Fifteen Minute Hamlet | Short |
2002 | Love Liza | |
2009 | The Marc Pease Experience | |
2012 | Hello I Must Be Going |
Year | Film | Notes |
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2015 | Macbeth | Co-writer |
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