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.
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.
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0001617
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q319725
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Filmography (Movies)
Keep Quiet
Character:Teddy Sharpe
Release Date:14/08/2025
Et Tu
Character:Brent Barrymore
Release Date:25/07/2025
Aguadilla
Character:Benicio
Release Date:15/03/2025
Get Fast
Character:The Cowboy
Release Date:12/12/2024
Werewolves
Character:Dr. Aranda
Release Date:04/12/2024
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three
Character:The Spectre (voice)
Release Date:15/07/2024
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two
Character:The Spectre (voice)
Release Date:22/04/2024
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One
Character:The Spectre / Owlman (voice)
Release Date:08/01/2024
Easter Sunday
Character:Lou Diamond Phillips
Release Date:04/08/2022
DC Showcase - Constantine: The House of Mystery
Character:Spectre (voice)
Release Date:02/05/2022
Adverse
Character:Dr. Cruz
Release Date:12/02/2021
Big Kill
Character:Johnny Kane
Release Date:19/10/2019
Urban Country
Character:Warden Tono
Release Date:03/08/2018
Avenge the Crows
Character:Casper
Release Date:05/12/2017
Quest
Character:Gus
Release Date:15/09/2017
Elena of Avalor: Realm of the Jaquins
Character:Victor Delgado (voice)
Release Date:12/08/2017
Cop and a Half: New Recruit
Character:Detective Simmons
Release Date:01/08/2017
Created Equal
Character:Monsignor Renzulli
Release Date:29/04/2017
The Last Train
Character:Gunner
Release Date:10/01/2017
The Night Stalker
Character:Richard Ramirez
Release Date:01/07/2016
Sky
Character:
Release Date:16/09/2015
The 33
Character:Luis Urzua 'Don Lucho'
Release Date:06/08/2015
The Wiggles - Rock and Roll Preschool
Character:Himself
Release Date:19/02/2015
Sequoia
Character:Colin
Release Date:09/03/2014
Filly Brown
Character:Jose Tonorio
Release Date:19/04/2013
Sanitarium
Character:James Silo
Release Date:01/03/2013
Lucy in the Sky with Diamond
Character:Lou Diamond Phillips
Release Date:12/02/2013
Metal Tornado
Character:Michael Edwards
Release Date:22/07/2011
Takedown
Character:David
Release Date:16/04/2010
The Invited
Character:Garrett
Release Date:01/01/2010
Angel and the Badman
Character:Quirt Evans
Release Date:05/07/2009
Carny
Character:Sheriff Atlas
Release Date:24/04/2009
Love Takes Wing
Character:Ray Russell
Release Date:04/04/2009
Che: Part Two
Character:Mario Monje
Release Date:12/12/2008
Death Toll
Character:Mayor Padial
Release Date:15/04/2008
Lone Rider
Character:Bobby Hattaway
Release Date:08/04/2008
Never Forget
Character:Frank Hill
Release Date:07/03/2008
Naked Movie
Character:Self
Release Date:24/02/2008
Termination Point
Character:Dr. Daniel Winter
Release Date:31/12/2007
Backyards & Bullets
Character:
Release Date:07/05/2007
Fingerprints
Character:Doug
Release Date:16/10/2006
El Cortez
Character:Manny DeSilva
Release Date:05/10/2006
Aquaman
Character:Tom Curry
Release Date:24/07/2006
Striking Range
Character:Eugene "Vash" Vasher
Release Date:01/06/2006
One for the Money: The Birth of Rock & Roll
Character:
Release Date:10/01/2006
Alien Express
Character:Vic Holden
Release Date:13/08/2005
Murder at the Presidio
Character:CWO James Chandler
Release Date:02/05/2005
Gone But Not Forgotten
Character:Alan Page
Release Date:01/01/2005
Stunt C*cks
Character:Self
Release Date:04/09/2004
Grandpa's Place
Character:Self
Release Date:14/02/2004
The Trail to Hope Rose
Character:Keenan Deerfield
Release Date:01/01/2004
Red Water
Character:John Sanders
Release Date:17/08/2003
Hollywood Homicide
Character:Wanda
Release Date:09/06/2003
Absolon
Character:Walters
Release Date:10/03/2003
Malevolent
Character:Jack Lucas
Release Date:27/06/2002
Stark Raving Mad
Character:Gregory
Release Date:23/05/2002
Lone Hero
Character:Bart
Release Date:12/04/2002
An Untold Triumph: America's Filipino Soldiers
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/01/2002
Route 666
Character:Jack La Roca
Release Date:30/10/2001
A Better Way to Die
Character:William Dexter
Release Date:26/09/2001
Hangman
Character:Detective Nick Roos
Release Date:09/02/2001
Knight Club
Character:Dirk Gueron
Release Date:01/02/2001
Picking Up the Pieces
Character:Officer Alfonso
Release Date:26/05/2000
Supernova
Character:Yerzy Penalosa
Release Date:14/01/2000
Bats
Character:Sheriff Emmett Kimsey
Release Date:22/10/1999
In a Class of His Own
Character:Ricardo 'Rich' Donato
Release Date:17/10/1999
Brokedown Palace
Character:Roy Knox
Release Date:13/08/1999
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died
Character:Self
Release Date:03/02/1999
Another Day in Paradise
Character:Jewels (uncredited)
Release Date:30/12/1998
The Big Hit
Character:Cisco
Release Date:24/04/1998
Smoke Alarm: The Unfiltered Truth About Cigarettes
Character:Camel
Release Date:14/09/1997
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
Character:Self
Release Date:27/07/1997
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
Character:Abba Kovner / Eliahu Rosenberg (voices)
Release Date:30/04/1997
Hourglass
Character:uncredited
Release Date:26/02/1997
Courage Under Fire
Character:Staff Sergeant John Monfriez
Release Date:04/07/1996
Undertow
Character:Jack Ketchum
Release Date:26/03/1996
The Wharf Rat
Character:Petey Martin
Release Date:11/03/1996
Dangerous Touch
Character:Mick Burroughs
Release Date:17/05/1995
Override
Character:Cal
Release Date:16/10/1994
Boulevard
Character:Hassan
Release Date:01/05/1994
Sioux City
Character:Jesse Rainfeather Goldman
Release Date:01/04/1994
Teresa's Tattoo
Character:Wheeler
Release Date:15/03/1994
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
Character:Self(segment "Monster in the Mirror")
Release Date:29/10/1993
Wind in the Wire
Character:
Release Date:25/08/1993
Extreme Justice
Character:Jeff Powers
Release Date:26/06/1993
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
Character:Self
Release Date:22/05/1993
The Panama Deception
Character:English Voice-over
Release Date:31/07/1992
The Dark Wind
Character:Officer Jim Chee
Release Date:15/05/1992
Shadow of the Wolf
Character:Agaguk
Release Date:05/03/1992
Ambition
Character:Mitchell Osgood
Release Date:02/06/1991
Harley
Character:Harley
Release Date:01/01/1991
Young Guns II
Character:Jose Chavez y Chavez
Release Date:01/08/1990
Demon Wind
Character:Demon
Release Date:05/07/1990
A Show of Force
Character:Jesus Fuentes
Release Date:11/05/1990
The First Power
Character:Det. Russell Logan
Release Date:06/04/1990
Renegades
Character:Hank Storm
Release Date:02/06/1989
Disorganized Crime
Character:Ray Forgy
Release Date:14/04/1989
Dakota
Character:John Dakota
Release Date:02/12/1988
Young Guns
Character:Chavez y Chavez
Release Date:12/08/1988
Stand and Deliver
Character:Angel Guzman
Release Date:11/03/1988
The Three Kings
Character:Tag
Release Date:17/12/1987
La Bamba
Character:Ritchie Valens
Release Date:24/07/1987
Trespasses
Character:Drifter
Release Date:05/07/1986
Interface
Character:Punk no. 1
Release Date:11/09/1985
Time Bomb
Character:Terrorist
Release Date:25/03/1984
Television Appearances
The Chair Company
Character:Jeff Levjman
Quantum Leap
Character:Shepherd Barnes
The Legend of Vox Machina
Character:Gentry (voice)
The Cleaning Lady
Character:Joe Fabroa
Trese
Character:Mayor Sancho Santamaria (voice)
The Eisen Hour
Character:Self - Guest
Prodigal Son
Character:Gil Arroyo
The Masked Singer
Character:Mantis
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
Character:Self - Special Guest
Search Party
Character:John
Graves
Character:
Goliath
Character:Oscar Suarez
Bull
Character:Colonel Victor Taggert
Elena of Avalor
Character:Victor Delgado (voice)
The Ranch
Character:Clint
Blindspot
Character:Saúl Guerrero
Another Period
Character:Langundo
NCIS: New Orleans
Character:Cedric Gossett
You're the Worst
Character:Himself
Ironside
Character:Stuart White
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Character:Jeff Romero
Longmire
Character:Henry Standing Bear
Blue Bloods
Character:Louis Delgado
Hawaii Five-0
Character:Wes Lincoln
Stargate Universe
Character:David Telford
Cougar Town
Character:Lou Diamond Phillips
Southland
Character:Officer Danny Ferguson
The Beast
Character:Capone
Chuck
Character:Augusto Gaez
Aquaman
Character:Tom Curry
Psych
Character:Lars Ewing
The Triangle
Character:Meeno Paloma
The Reichen Show
Character:Self
Criminal Minds
Character:Sheriff Clifford Mason
Hell's Kitchen
Character:Self - Restaurant Patron
American Dad!
Character:Rusty (voice)
Numb3rs
Character:Agent Ian Edgerton
The Tony Danza Show
Character:Self
Jack & Bobby
Character:
The Handler
Character:
Celebrities Uncensored
Character:Self
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Character:Self
The Twilight Zone
Character:Ritchie Almarez
George Lopez
Character:George L.
24
Character:Mark DeSalvo
Wolf Lake
Character:John Kanin
Night Visions
Character:Tom Fallor (segment "Dead Air")
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:Victor Paul Gitano
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Character:Self
Family Guy
Character:Tribe Leader (voice)
Spin City
Character:Nate
Spin City
Character:Nate (archive footage)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Character:Self
MADtv
Character:Self
The Outer Limits
Character:Captain Cotter McCoy
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Character:Coatl (voice)
Tales from the Crypt - Uncut
Character:
Tales from the Crypt
Character:Jerry
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
Miami Vice
Character:Detective Bobby Diaz
Champs-Elysées
Character:Self
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