Louis Hanson is an actor, writer & comedian.

Louis made his Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Sydney Comedy Festival debuts in 2023, performing Besties, a sold-out comedy show, alongside friend Lucinda Price (receiving a 5-star review in The Age).

He regularly appears on The Project as a contributor, known for presenting a variety of comedic investigations and in 2024 Louis made his TV presenting debut, co-hosting the Sydney Gay And Lesbian Mardi Gras Broadcast on ABC.

In the podcasting realm, Hanson previously co-hosted Shameless Media’s Everybody Has a Secret, which amassed over half a million followers across social media, and sold-out live shows. Prior to this, he hosted Pedestrian Daily, a Spotify Exclusive daily morning news podcast.

Other hosting credits include the 2024 Australian Open Finals Festival, 2025 & 2024 Melbourne International Film Festival Opening Night Gala red carpets, 2025 Champion Pride round panel, 2023 Melbourne Spotify premiere for Guardians of the Galaxy, and 2022 Sydney premiere for Bros.

In terms of his writing, Hanson’s articles have appeared in publications such as The New York Times, The Guardian, Harper’s Bazaar, SBS and The Sydney Morning Herald. He previously had a fortnightly column for GQ Australia, titled Asking for a friend…

Hanson is currently undertaking professional screen actor classes at Brave Studios.