Louis Waymouth

Louis Waymouth (born 14 April 1978) is an English writer and actor. He has lived in Los Angeles since 2015 and is a writer on The Late Late Show with James Corden.[1] Still currently working on the show Waymouth has also become one of its regular performers, appearing in numerous sketches and recurring pieces.[2] In 2017 he starred in the Emmy Award-winning Snapchat series James Corden’s Next James Corden.[3] In 2018 Waymouth was also part of the writing team for the 60th Annual Grammy Awards.[4]

Prior to his work in the US, Waymouth wrote on numerous comedy shows in the UK including the BAFTA Award-winning The Armstrong and Miller Show, the Rose d’Or-winning Psychobitches,[5] and Jim Henson’s Me and My Monsters.[6] In 2012 he created the comedy web series Knighthood & Decoy[7] with his writing partner Jamie Lennox,[8] in which they both played the title roles.

Trained as an actor at LAMDA, Waymouth started his career appearing in various television roles, including the BBC mini series Egypt and Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror.[9]

Biography

Louis Waymouth was born in London in 1978. His father is the artist Nigel Waymouth, co-founder of King's Road boutique Granny Takes a Trip and part of the two-man team Hapshash and the Coloured Coat, which designed psychedelic posters in the 1960s. His mother, Lady Victoria Waymouth, was an interior designer, who designed fabrics for Osborne & Little. He is married to a prosthetic makeup artist with whom he has a daughter.

References
  1. "Louis Waymouth". IMDb. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  2. "Louis Waymouth".
  3. "James Corden's Next James Corden".
  4. "The 60th Annual Grammy Awards (2018)".
  5. "Psychobitches Series 2". TigerAspect.co.uk. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  6. Germany, programm.ARD.de - ARD Play-Out-Center Potsdam, Potsdam. "Meine Monster und ich". programm.ARD.de. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  7. "The Multiverse Presents Batman and Robin Parody 'Knighthood and Decoy' - Geek Syndicate". Geek Syndicate. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  8. Solutions, Powder Blue Internet Business. "Armstrong & Miller plan new sitcom : News 2008 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  9. Prose, Francine (2017-01-09). "The Dystopia in the Mirror". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
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