Name
Lou Diamond Phillips
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1962-02-17 (64 years old)
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
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- 2000 Supernova as Yerzy Penalosa
- 1996 Courage Under Fire as Staff Sergeant John Monfriez
- 2003 Absolon as Walters
- 1999 Bats as Sheriff Emmett Kimsey
- 2006 Striking Range as Eugene "Vash" Vasher
- 1989 Renegades as Hank Storm
- 1989 Disorganized Crime as Ray Forgy
- 2009 Angel and the Badman as Quirt Evans
- 2003 Hollywood Homicide as Wanda
- 2006 El Cortez as Manny DeSilva
- 2003 Red Water as John Sanders
- 2022 Easter Sunday as Lou Diamond Phillips
- 1988 Young Guns as Chavez y Chavez
- 2008 Death Toll as Mayor Padial
- 2008 Che: Part Two as Mario Monje
- 1998 The Big Hit as Cisco
- 2006 Aquaman as Tom Curry
- 1990 Young Guns II as Jose Chavez y Chavez
- 2006 Fingerprints as Doug
- 1988 Stand and Deliver as Angel Guzman
- 1990 The First Power as Det. Russell Logan
- 1997 Smoke Alarm: The Unfiltered Truth About Cigarettes as Camel
- 2009 Carny as Sheriff Atlas
- 2005 Gone But Not Forgotten as Alan Page
- 2002 Stark Raving Mad as Gregory
- 2005 Murder at the Presidio as CWO James Chandler
- 1987 La Bamba as Ritchie Valens
- 2001 Knight Club as Dirk Gueron
- 2008 Never Forget as Frank Hill
- 1992 Shadow of the Wolf as Agaguk
- 1999 Brokedown Palace as Roy Knox
- 2010 Takedown as David
- 1997 Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western as Self
- 2004 The Trail to Hope Rose as Keenan Deerfield
- 1994 Boulevard as Hassan
- Soon Young Guns 3: Alias Billy the Kid as Chavez
- 2007 Termination Point as Dr. Daniel Winter
- 1992 The Dark Wind as Officer Jim Chee
- 2001 Route 666 as Jack La Roca
- 2013 Filly Brown as Jose Tonorio
- 2002 Lone Hero as Bart
- 1999 In a Class of His Own as Ricardo 'Rich' Donato
- 1987 The Three Kings as Tag
- 1993 Extreme Justice as Jeff Powers
- 2001 Hangman as Detective Nick Roos
- 2002 Malevolent as Jack Lucas
- 2022 DC Showcase - Constantine: The House of Mystery as Spectre (voice)
- 2025 Et Tu as Brent Barrymore
- 1994 Teresa's Tattoo as Wheeler
- 2013 Sanitarium as James Silo
- 2013 Lucy in the Sky with Diamond as Lou Diamond Phillips
- 2014 Sequoia as Colin
- 1995 Dangerous Touch as Mick Burroughs
- 1991 Harley as Harley
- 2008 Lone Rider as Bobby Hattaway
- 1994 Override as Cal
- 1996 Undertow as Jack Ketchum
- 2000 Picking Up the Pieces as Officer Alfonso
- 2024 Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One as The Spectre / Owlman (voice)
- 2004 Grandpa's Place as Self
- 1991 Ambition as Mitchell Osgood
- 2024 Werewolves as Dr. Aranda
- 2008 Naked Movie as Self
- 2010 The Invited as Garrett
- 2005 Alien Express as Vic Holden
- 2024 Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two as The Spectre (voice)
- 1986 Trespasses as Drifter
- 2016 The Night Stalker as Richard Ramirez
- 2015 The 33 as Luis Urzua 'Don Lucho'
- 2024 Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three as The Spectre (voice)
- 1990 A Show of Force as Jesus Fuentes
- 2016 Sky as Duane
- 2025 Gangland as Teddy Sharpe
- 2015 The Wiggles - Rock and Roll Preschool as Himself
- 1993 Wind in the Wire
- 1994 Sioux City as Jesse Rainfeather Goldman
- 1998 Another Day in Paradise as Jewels (uncredited)
- Soon City Kid as Harley
- 1988 Dakota as John Dakota
- 2017 Created Equal as Monsignor Renzulli
- 2009 Love Takes Wing as Ray Russell
- 2017 Quest as Gus
- 1997 Hourglass as uncredited
- 1985 Interface as Punk no. 1
- 2017 Cop and a Half: New Recruit as Detective Simmons
- 2017 Avenge the Crows as Casper
- 2019 Big Kill as Johnny Kane
- 2018 Urban Country as Warden Tono
- 2007 Backyards & Bullets
- 1984 Time Bomb as Terrorist
- 2001 A Better Way to Die as William Dexter
- 2017 The Last Train as Gunner
- 1996 The Wharf Rat as Petey Martin
- 2021 Adverse as Dr. Cruz
- 1999 Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died as Self
- 2002 An Untold Triumph: America's Filipino Soldiers as Narrator (voice)
- 1993 Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O as Self
- 2011 Metal Tornado as Michael Edwards
- 1997 The Trial of Adolf Eichmann as Abba Kovner / Eliahu Rosenberg (voices)
- 2017 Elena of Avalor: Realm of the Jaquins as Victor Delgado (voice)
- 2024 Get Fast as The Cowboy
- 1992 The Panama Deception as English Voice-over
- 2004 Stunt C*cks as Self
- 1990 Demon Wind as Demon
- 2025 Aguadilla as Benicio
- 2026 Casa Grande
- Soon Drowning as Tommy Nuts
- Soon The Ambulance Chaser
- 2006 One for the Money: The Birth of Rock & Roll
- 1993 Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
- Soon Widow
- Soon One in a Million
- 2026 Stranger Things: Tales from '85 Theatrical Preview as Daniel Fischer (voice)
- 1999 "Bats" Abound as Self
- 2026 American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez as Self
- Soon We Could Be in Love
- 2005 Numb3rs ( 9 episodes ) as Agent Ian Edgerton
- 2004 The Tony Danza Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2006 Psych ( 1 episode ) as Lars Ewing
- 2004 Jack & Bobby ( 1 episode )
- 1984 Miami Vice ( 1 episode ) as Detective Bobby Diaz
- 1996 Spin City ( 1 episode ) as Nate
- 1989 Tales from the Crypt ( 1 episode ) as Jerry
- 2001 24 ( 2 episodes ) as Mark DeSalvo
- 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ( 1 episode ) as Victor Paul Gitano
- 2002 George Lopez ( 2 episodes ) as George L.
- 2021 The Eisen Hour ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2001 Night Visions ( 1 episode ) as Tom Fallor (segment "Dead Air")
- 1995 MADtv ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2005 The Triangle ( 3 episodes ) as Meeno Paloma
- 2003 The Handler ( 1 episode )
- 2003 Celebrities Uncensored ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2001 Wolf Lake ( 9 episodes ) as John Kanin
- 2021 Trese ( 2 episodes ) as Mayor Sancho Santamaria (voice)
- 1999 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2009 Cougar Town ( 2 episodes ) as Lou Diamond Phillips
- 2012 Longmire ( 63 episodes ) as Henry Standing Bear
- 2002 The Twilight Zone ( 1 episode ) as Ritchie Almarez
- 2019 The Masked Singer ( 1 episode ) as Mantis
- 2005 Hell's Kitchen ( 1 episode ) as Self - Restaurant Patron
- 2007 Chuck ( 1 episode ) as Augusto Gaez
- 2006 Aquaman ( 1 episode ) as Tom Curry
- 2015 Blindspot ( 2 episodes ) as Saúl Guerrero
- 2003 I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2016 Elena of Avalor ( 81 episodes ) as Victor Delgado (voice)
- 2016 Search Party ( 1 episode ) as John
- 2022 The Cleaning Lady ( 1 episode ) as Joe Fabroa
- 2009 The Beast ( 1 episode ) as Capone
- 2009 Stargate Universe ( 20 episodes ) as David Telford
- 1995 The Outer Limits ( 1 episode ) as Captain Cotter McCoy
- 2010 Hawaii Five-0 ( 1 episode ) as Wes Lincoln
- 2015 Another Period ( 1 episode ) as Langundo
- 2016 The Ranch ( 3 episodes ) as Clint
- 2005 Criminal Minds ( 1 episode ) as Sheriff Clifford Mason
- 2014 You're the Worst ( 1 episode ) as Himself
- 2013 Brooklyn Nine-Nine ( 2 episodes ) as Jeff Romero
- 2022 Quantum Leap ( 1 episode ) as Shepherd Barnes
- 1995 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child ( 1 episode ) as Coatl (voice)
- 2018 The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale ( 1 episode ) as Self - Special Guest
- 2005 The Reichen Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2010 Blue Bloods ( 1 episode ) as Louis Delgado
- 1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2009 Southland ( 2 episodes ) as Officer Danny Ferguson
- 2019 Prodigal Son ( 33 episodes ) as Gil Arroyo
- 2016 Bull ( 1 episode ) as Colonel Victor Taggert
- 1982 Champs-Elysées ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2016 Goliath ( 2 episodes ) as Oscar Suarez
- 2014 NCIS: New Orleans ( 2 episodes ) as Cedric Gossett
- 2013 Ironside ( 1 episode ) as Stuart White
- 2005 American Dad! ( 1 episode ) as Rusty (voice)
- 1999 Family Guy ( 1 episode ) as Tribe Leader (voice)
- 2025 The Chair Company ( 6 episodes ) as Jeff Levjman
- 2022 The Legend of Vox Machina ( 1 episode ) as Gentry (voice)
- 2016 Graves ( 1 episode )
- 1996 Arli$$ ( 1 episode ) as Gillis Limoges
- 2026 Stranger Things: Tales from '85 ( 8 episodes ) as Daniel Fischer (voice)
- 1996 The Daily Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1991 The General Motors Playwrights Theater ( 1 episode ) as Clash
- 1982 American Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Angel Guzman
- 2026 Stranger Things: Tales from '85 ( 2 episodes ) as Daniel Fischer / Wood Golem (voice)
