Louis Reyes McWilliams is an actor, writer, and director based in Los Angeles. Born in New Jersey, Louis grew up in California and Massachusetts before attending Stanford University, where he attained a BA in Theater & Performance Studies and Political Science. He went on to earn his MFA from the Brown University/Trinity Rep Program in Acting & Directing.

Louis' theater credits include Off-Broadway, Shakespeare in the Park with The Public Theater, and regional productions with Berkeley Rep, Dallas Theater Center, the Huntington, The Old Globe, Pasadena Playhouse, Studio Theatre, Trinity Rep, Woolly Mammoth, and the Williamstown Theatre Festival.

As a writer, Louis has had two features in the top 15% of the Academy Nicholl Fellowship, and his screenplay Color & Light, a surreal biopic of the composer Claude Debussy, is currently a ScreenCraft Finalist. His pilot Mr. Amazing recently placed second in the Stanford in Entertainment All Write Now! TV Script Competition. His stage plays have been produced at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, Trinity Repertory Company, and Stanford University, and his play Heartland was a finalist in the 2021 ScreenCraft Stage Play competition, among other placements. Samples available upon request.

When he’s not creating, Louis enjoys running, playing tennis, and keeping tabs on his favorite New York sports teams.