Lou Diamond Phillips
Acting
Born 1962-02-17
Subic Bay Naval Base, Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines
181 credits
Theatre World Award 1
Awards
Nominated for 1 Tony Award
Tony Awards 1 nominated
- 1996 Best Actor in a Musical Nominated
Theatre World Award 1 won
- 1996 Theatre World Award Won
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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.
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Filmography
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Acting
55 credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Family Guy
Criminal Minds
The Daily Show
Hawaii Five-0
American Dad!
Blue Bloods
24
Psych
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Goliath
Hell's Kitchen
Blindspot
Miami Vice
The Legend of Vox Machina
Numb3rs
NCIS: New Orleans
The Cleaning Lady
Chuck
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Bull
American Playhouse
Longmire
Spin City
Champs-Elysées
Tales from the Crypt
The Masked Singer
The Outer Limits
Southland
Cougar Town
Arli$$
Stargate Universe
The Chair Company
Prodigal Son
Elena of Avalor
Stranger Things: Tales from '85
Search Party
The Reichen Show
The Tony Danza Show
The Twilight Zone
The Ranch
Quantum Leap
Stand and Deliver
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Werewolves
Another Period
You're the Worst
George Lopez
Young Guns
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
The Triangle
Night Visions
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
Che: Part Two
The 33
Directing
6 credits
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Fear the Walking Dead
Bull
The Outer Limits
Prodigal Son
The Twilight Zone
Other credits
3 credits
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