--- title: Louis C.K. Will Write, Direct and Star in Indie Film "I'm a Cop" description: Yes, he will play a cop canonical: https://time.com/3846853/louis-c-k-im-a-cop/ author: Sarah Begley article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-05-05T14:26:22.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T06:55:57.147Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: This Is Louis C.K.'s Next Big Project og:description: He'll write, direct and star in the indie "I'm a Cop" og:url: https://time.com/3846853/louis-c-k-im-a-cop/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte2bc8cc0f57b9432/6987ee63e53aba42d74dbb09/louis-ck.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - Season 2 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Is Louis C.K.'s Next Big Project twitter:description: He'll write, direct and star in the indie "I'm a Cop" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte2bc8cc0f57b9432/6987ee63e53aba42d74dbb09/louis-ck.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Louis C.K. Is Working on a New Movie Called _I'm A Cop_ by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley May 5, 2015 2:26 PM CUT  Comedian Louis C.K. on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, April 7, 2015. Comedian Louis C.K. on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, April 7, 2015.Douglas Gorenstein—NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley May 5, 2015 2:26 PM CUT Louis C.K. has proven himself a capable triple threat in his FX series _Louie_, earning Emmy nominations for his acting and directing and winning for his writing. He’ll take all three skills to his [new movie](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/louis-ck-direct-star-indie-793211 "undefined") _I’m a Cop_, which will have a powerful producer in Scott Rudin. The indie film will tell the story of a volunteer police officer who goes full-time after the death of his mother—a highly decorated retired officer herself, according to _The Hollywood Reporter_. Considering C.K.’s skills as a social satirist, plus the nuanced problems surrounding modern policing, here’s hoping the movie will resemble _Louie_ more than _21 Jump Street_. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3846853/louis-c-k-im-a-cop/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3846853/louis-c-k-im-a-cop/"},"headline":"Louis C.K. Is Working on a New Movie Called I'm A Cop","datePublished":"2015-05-05T14:26:22.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T06:55:57.147Z","description":"He'll write, direct and star in the indie film","url":"https://time.com/3846853/louis-c-k-im-a-cop/","keywords":["movies","Louie","Louis C.K."],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte2bc8cc0f57b9432/6987ee63e53aba42d74dbb09/louis-ck.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Begley","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte2bc8cc0f57b9432/6987ee63e53aba42d74dbb09/louis-ck.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - Season 2","caption":"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - Season 2","creditText":"Douglas Gorenstein—NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3846853/louis-c-k-im-a-cop/","name":"Louis C.K. Is Working on a New Movie Called I'm A Cop"}}]}] ```