Lou Diamond Phillips

Known for ActingBorn 1962-02-17 (age 64)Subic Bay Naval Base, Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines

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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Wiggles - Rock and Roll Preschool

Backyards & Bullets

An Untold Triumph: America's Filipino Soldiers

Aquaman

Wind in the Wire

The Legend of Vox Machina

Criminal Minds

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Prodigal Son

Casa Grande

One for the Money: The Birth of Rock & Roll

Stranger Things: Tales from '85

Southland

Psych

Override

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O

Blue Bloods

Tales from the Crypt

Longmire

Hawaii Five-0

24

Chuck

Fear the Walking Dead

The Masked Singer

Goliath

The Outer Limits

The Cleaning Lady

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Wolf Lake

Stand and Deliver

Blindspot

The Ranch

Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One

George Lopez

You're the Worst

Stargate Universe

Trese

The Chair Company

Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three

NCIS: New Orleans

In a Class of His Own

Family Guy

Jack & Bobby

Miami Vice

Gangland

The Beast

Bull