Lou Diamond Phillips
Acting
- Born:
- 1962-02-17
- Place of birth:
- Subic Bay Naval Base, Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines
Biography
Lou Diamond Phillips is an American film, television, and stage actor as well as director and writer. His breakthrough role came when he starred as Ritchie Valens in the film La Bamba. His other best known film roles are as Jose Chavez y Chavez in Young Guns I and II, Angel Guzman in Stand and Deliver for which he earned a supporting actor Golden Globe Award nomination, Hank Storm in Renegades, Jesse Rainfeather Goldman in Sioux City in which he was also director, Staff Sergeant John Monfriez in Courage Under Fire, Roy Knox in Brokedown Palace, and Wanda in Hollywood Homicide. He has also starred in many TV movies. His best known TV roles are as Lt. Gil Arroyo on Prodigal Son, Henry Standing Bear on Longmire, Col. David Telford on Stargate Universe, Agent Ian Edgerton on Numb3rs, and John Kanin on Wolf Lake. He voices for animated series as Chief Bill Bayani on Firebuds, Victor Delgado on Elena of Valor, and Surak on The Lion Guard. He's had recurring roles on TV shows including Trese, Blindspot, Blue Bloods, Goliath, NCIS: New Orleans, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Ranch, Southland, George Lopez, and 24. He has starred as himself on Cougar Town and You're the Worst. He's also guest starred on a number of shows including Bull, The Cleaning Lady, Search Party, Criminal Minds, Graves, Training Day, Ironside, Chuck, Psych, Law & Order: SVU, The Handler, The Twilight Zone (2002), Spin City, The Outer Limits, Tales from the Crypt, Miami Vice, and Dallas (1985). He earned a Tony Award nomination for his role in The King and I. Outside of acting, he has become notable for finishing 186th in the 2009 World Series of Poker World Championships "No Limit Texas hold 'em" main event.
Known For
Filmography
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
Casa Grande
Stranger Things: Tales from '85
Stranger Things: Tales from '85 Theatrical Preview
In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999
The Chair Company
Gangland
Et Tu
Aguadilla
Get Fast
Werewolves
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One
Quantum Leap
Easter Sunday
DC Showcase - Constantine: The House of Mystery
The Legend of Vox Machina
The Cleaning Lady
Trese
Adverse
The Eisen Hour
Big Kill
Prodigal Son
The Masked Singer
Urban Country
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
Avenge the Crows
Quest
Elena of Avalor: Realm of the Jaquins
Cop and a Half: New Recruit
Created Equal
The Last Train
Search Party
Graves
Goliath
Bull
Elena of Avalor
The Night Stalker
Sky
The Ranch
Blindspot
The 33
Another Period
The Wiggles - Rock and Roll Preschool
NCIS: New Orleans
You're the Worst
Sequoia
Ironside
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Filly Brown
Sanitarium
Lucy in the Sky with Diamond
Longmire
Metal Tornado
Blue Bloods
Hawaii Five-0
Takedown
The Invited
Stargate Universe
Cougar Town
Angel and the Badman
Carny
Southland
Love Takes Wing
The Beast
Che: Part Two
Death Toll
Lone Rider
Never Forget
Naked Movie
Termination Point
Chuck
Backyards & Bullets
Fingerprints
El Cortez
Aquaman
Aquaman
Psych
Striking Range
One for the Money: The Birth of Rock & Roll
The Triangle
The Reichen Show
Criminal Minds
Alien Express
Hell's Kitchen
Murder at the Presidio
American Dad!
Numb3rs
Gone but Not Forgotten
The Tony Danza Show
Jack & Bobby
Stunt C*cks
Grandpa's Place
The Trail to Hope Rose
The Handler
Red Water
Hollywood Homicide
Celebrities Uncensored
Absolon
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
The Twilight Zone
Malevolent
Stark Raving Mad
Lone Hero
George Lopez
An Untold Triumph: America's Filipino Soldiers
24
Route 666
A Better Way to Die
Wolf Lake
Night Visions
Hangman
Knight Club
Picking Up the Pieces
Supernova
Bats
"Bats" Abound
In a Class of His Own
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Brokedown Palace
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died
Family Guy
Another Day in Paradise
The Big Hit
Smoke Alarm: The Unfiltered Truth About Cigarettes
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
Hourglass
Spin City
Arli$$
The Daily Show
Courage Under Fire
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Undertow
The Wharf Rat
MADtv
Dangerous Touch
The Outer Limits
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Override
Boulevard
Sioux City
Teresa's Tattoo
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
Wind in the Wire
Extreme Justice
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
The Panama Deception
The Dark Wind
Shadow of the Wolf
Ambition
The General Motors Playwrights Theater
Harley
Young Guns II
Demon Wind
A Show of Force
The First Power
Tales from the Crypt
Renegades
Disorganized Crime
Dakota
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Young Guns
Stand and Deliver
The Three Kings
La Bamba
Trespasses
Interface
Miami Vice
Time Bomb
Champs-Elysées
American Playhouse
Young Guns 3: Alias Billy the Kid
City Kid
Drowning
The Ambulance Chaser
Widow
One in a Million
We Could Be in Love