---
name: "Todd Louiso"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/todd-louiso"
fi1m_id: "todd-louiso"
imdb_id: "nm0521974"
tmdb_id: 3230
wikidata_id: "Q2438469"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "27 January 1970"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-09-17T15:51:51.993197+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Todd Louiso

## Identity

Todd Louiso

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/todd-louiso
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** todd-louiso
- **IMDb ID:** nm0521974
- **TMDB ID:** 3230
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2438469
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Louiso, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2438469, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0521974/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3230

Actor. Born 27 January 1970 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 27 January 1970, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- **Active:** 1992–2015
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 7: 6 acting, 1 writing
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as actor, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 80 (4), 2000s 80 (2), 2010s 77 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 73 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Comedy 2, Romance 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,145m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Louiso, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2438469, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0521974/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3230

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*High Fidelity*](https://film.one/film/high-fidelity.md) (82)
- **Disney+:** [*Jerry Maguire*](https://film.one/film/jerry-maguire.md) (81)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Macbeth*](https://film.one/film/macbeth.md) (77)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Todd Louiso

> Todd Louiso makes timid, awkward supporting characters feel like people worth spending time with. We value him especially in *High Fidelity*, where he makes a music obsessive’s working day feel ordinary.

In the record shop in *High Fidelity* (2000), Todd Louiso’s Dick is the timid colleague alongside Jack Black’s argumentative Barry. Louiso makes that difference useful: the shop has room for more than one way of caring too much about music. We rate him as a supporting actor who can make unease seem ordinary, without treating it as an invitation to laugh at someone. We warmed to Dick because his awkwardness belongs so naturally to this working day.

His early film work was in small parts, with Chad the Nanny in *Jerry Maguire* (1996) among the supporting roles that preceded Dick. We recommend Cameron Crowe’s romantic comedy chiefly for Tom Cruise, Renée Zellweger and Cuba Gooding Jr. Louiso’s presence is not, by itself, a reason to choose it. The limitation of much of his acting work is the size of the parts: there is often too little there to judge beyond his usefulness in company.

Production designers David Chapman and Thérèse DePrez make the shop in *High Fidelity* somewhere these men would choose to remain, which gives Louiso a credible workplace to inhabit. That setting matters to his performance because Dick’s awkwardness has a context beyond the immediate joke. A timid character can become an excuse for everyone else to demonstrate how forceful they are. Here, Louiso gives us enough sense of a fellow enthusiast to keep Dick from becoming merely Barry’s opposite.

Directing has given him another way to work with actors. His feature debut, *Love Liza* (2002), stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, while *Hello I Must Be Going* (2012) was written by Sarah Koskoff. As a director, he favours intimate character dramas, often using silence and sparse scoring, and builds trust with his performers. For the acting, start with *High Fidelity* and keep an eye on the quieter man in the shop.

## Biography

Todd Louiso is an American actor and director. Born on 27 January 1970 in Cincinnati, Ohio, he graduated from New York University's film school in 1992 after a period as a theatre major. He interned in the film unit at NBC's Saturday Night Live and made his feature acting debut in Stella (1990).

Louiso is known for supporting roles including Trent Potter in Scent of a Woman (1992), FAO White in Apollo 13 (1995), Marvin Isherwood in The Rock (1996), Chad the Nanny in Jerry Maguire (1996), Dick in High Fidelity (2000) and Ron Goode in Thank You for Smoking (2005). He has also appeared in television series such as House and NCIS.

As a director, Louiso made his feature debut with Love Liza (2002). His later films include Hello I Must Be Going (2012), which opened the Sundance Film Festival, and he co-wrote the 2015 adaptation of Macbeth. He is married to screenwriter Sarah Koskoff.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, rottentomatoes.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

### Performed in (6) — the average rests on these

- *House* (2004), Fi1m 78, as Stewart Nozick — [page](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md)
- *High Fidelity* (2000), Fi1m 82, as Dick — [page](https://film.one/film/high-fidelity.md)
- *Jerry Maguire* (1996), Fi1m 81, as Chad the Nanny — [page](https://film.one/film/jerry-maguire.md)
- *The Rock* (1996), Fi1m 78, as Marvin Isherwood — [page](https://film.one/film/the-rock.md)
- *Apollo 13* (1995), Fi1m 84, as FAO White — [page](https://film.one/film/apollo-13.md)
- *Scent of a Woman* (1992), Fi1m 75, as Trent Potter — [page](https://film.one/film/scent-of-a-woman.md)

### Wrote (1)

- *Macbeth* (2015), Fi1m 77, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/macbeth.md)

## Complete filmography (51)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Raymond & Ray* (2022), as Canfield
- *All About Nina* (2018), as Smoky
- *Gemini* (2017), as Keith
- *The Last Word* (2017), as Dr. Morgan
- *Angie Tribeca* (2016), series, as Fibonucci — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/angie-tribeca.md)
- *Macbeth* (2015), Screenplay — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/macbeth.md)
- *Togetherness* (2015), series, as Colin
- *Selfie* (2014), series, as Scott
- *Silicon Valley* (2014), series, as Ariel Eklow — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/silicon-valley.md)
- *Imperial Dreams* (2014), as Peter Hall
- *Hello I Must Be Going* (2012), Director
- *Suburgatory* (2011), series, as Bob — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/suburgatory.md)
- *A Bag of Hammers* (2011), as Marty
- *The Switch* (2010), as Artie
- *The Good Guys* (2010), series, as The Duke
- *The Marc Pease Experience* (2009), Director, Writer
- *In Plain Sight* (2008), series, as Dennis Sampson / Dennis Stewart
- *Meet Bill* (2007), as John Jr.
- *Californication* (2007), series, as Director — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/californication.md)
- *School for Scoundrels* (2006), as Eli
- *Snakes on a Plane* (2006), as Dr. Steven Price
- *Thank You for Smoking* (2005), as Ron Goode
- *Weeds* (2005), series, as Bob Warden — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/weeds.md)
- *xXx: State of the Union* (2005), as Dickie Ambrose (uncredited)
- *Medium* (2005), series, as Troy Sanborn
- *House* (2004), series, as Stewart Nozick — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md)
- *Century City* (2004), series, as Dave Pappas
- *Joan of Arcadia* (2003), series, as Mr. Smith
- *NCIS* (2003), series, as Lyle Waznicki — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md)
- *The Street Lawyer* (2003), as Abraham Lebow
- *Love Liza* (2002), Director
- *Without a Trace* (2002), series, as Ned Atkins
- *Everwood* (2002), series, as Equipment Buyer
- *The Cutting Room* (2001), as Jason
- *High Fidelity* (2000), as Dick — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/high-fidelity.md)
- *A Cool, Dry Place* (1998), as Bob Harper
- *8 Heads in a Duffel Bag* (1997), as Steve
- *Fired Up* (1997), series, as Little H.
- *Jerry Maguire* (1996), as Chad the Nanny — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/jerry-maguire.md)
- *The Rock* (1996), as Marvin Isherwood — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-rock.md)
- *Apollo 13* (1995), as FAO White — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/apollo-13.md)
- *The Fifteen Minute Hamlet* (1995), as Ophelia · Director, Producer, Screenplay
- *The Search for One-eye Jimmy* (1994), First Assistant "B" Camera
- *Iron Man* (1994), series, as The Hacker (voice)
- *Chicago Hope* (1994), series, as Andy Sparks
- *The Critic* (1994), series, as Johnny Wrath (voice)
- *Frasier* (1993), series, as Jonathan — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)
- *Phenom* (1993), series, as Brian Doolan
- *Scent of a Woman* (1992), as Trent Potter — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/scent-of-a-woman.md)
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Levine — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *Stella* (1990), as Preppy Boy #1

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