Louis Hobson is an American musical theater actor and was the artistic director of Balagan Theatre in Seattle, Washington.

[4] Hobson grew up in Puyallup, Washington, and attended Pacific Lutheran University, where he majored in theater after switching from music education.

[5] He played leading roles in productions of West Side Story, Miss Saigon, Evita, and Hair.

[1] In the fall of 2008, Hobson moved to New York City "to work with great actors and great directors"[1] and was cast as the two doctors in the Broadway production of Next to Normal, roles he played for the duration of the show's 22-month run.

[2] After Next to Normal closed in 2011, Hobson appeared in supporting roles in three short-lived[2] Broadway musicals: The People in the Picture (2011), Bonnie & Clyde (2011), and Leap of Faith (2012).