Lou (TV Series)

This article is about the TV Series character. For other pages with the same name, see: Lou

Lou
Actor	Scott Dale
Gender	Male
Hair Color	Gray
Age	Mid to Late 40s
Occupation	Unknown
Family	Unknown
Ethnicity	Caucasian-American
Status	Dead
Only Appearance	"Claimed"
Fate
Death Episode	"Claimed" (Alive and Zombified)

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Now I think Lou would disagree with you on that. I'll of course have to speak for him and all 'cause your friend here strangled him in a bathroom. ―Joe telling Daryl Dixon about Rick Grimes killing Lou.

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Lou is an antagonist and a survivor of the outbreak in AMC's The Walking Dead. He is a member of the Claimers.

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What role does Lou play in The Walking Dead series?

In The Walking Dead TV series, Lou is part of the Claimers, a group with a reputation for being aggressive and territorial. He helps enforce the group's rules.

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How does Lou's encounter with Rick Grimes unfold?

In a tense encounter, Rick Grimes confronts Lou in a bathroom. Rick strangles Lou to death to avoid being discovered by Lou's group, the Claimers. Afterward, Rick takes Lou's machine gun and escapes through a window. Lou reanimates as a zombie, attacking his group, which helps Rick escape and reunite with Carl and Michonne.

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What group is Lou associated with in The Walking Dead?

Lou is part of the Claimers group in AMC's The Walking Dead. He is an antagonist and survivor of the outbreak. Lou meets his end when Rick Grimes strangles him in a bathroom, as Joe recounts to Daryl Dixon.

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How does Lou impact Rick's escape plan?

Lou impacts Rick's escape plan by being in the bathroom where Rick hides. After a fight, Rick chokes Lou to death, takes his submachine gun, and leaves the bathroom door open. Lou's reanimated corpse distracts the Claimers, aiding Rick's escape.

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Pre-Apocalypse

United States

Nothing is known about Lou's life prior to or as the outbreak began.

Post-Apocalypse

Season 4

"Claimed"

Lou is first seen inside the house that Rick Grimes, his son Carl, and Michonne Hawthorne have been staying in with the group he is with. He is encountered by Rick as he tries to find a way out of the house without being seen. As Rick has a close call, he hides in the bathroom while Lou is sitting on the toilet seat. Rick hits Lou in the stomach with a trophy and then struggles with him as he begins to choke him. Lou tries to reach for a pair of scissors that are lying on a countertop to defend himself, but he ultimately ends up dying. Shortly after, Lou reanimates as a zombie and can be heard attacking the other members of his group who are in the house.

Death

Killed By

• Rick Grimes (Alive)

Rick tries to hide in the bathroom to avoid the Claimers, but encounters Lou and is forced to strangle him to death.

• The Claimers (Zombified)

Later, the zombified Lou attacks his other group members before being put down.

Killed Victims

This list shows the victims Lou has killed:

• Possibly numerous counts of zombies and unnamed people

Relationships

Allies The Claimers Joe † - Leader Tony † Harley † Len † Billy † Dan †

Enemies Rick Grimes - Attempted Victim and Killer

Appearances

TV Series

Season 4

• "Claimed" ^{(No Lines)}

Trivia

• Lou is the only member of his group who was not credited and the only one to not have any lines.
• The actor also portrays a National Guardsman in Season 3.
• Lou is the first member of the Claimers to die on screen.