Lou Diamond Phillips

Lou Diamond Phillips

Acting
Born 1962-02-17Subic 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.

Movies (115)

Young Guns
6.7

Young Guns

1988Movie6.7
Hollywood Homicide
5.2

Hollywood Homicide

2003Movie5.2
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One
7.2

Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One

2024Movie7.2
Young Guns II
6.5

Young Guns II

1990Movie6.5
Werewolves
5.8

Werewolves

2024Movie5.8
Courage Under Fire
6.6

Courage Under Fire

1996Movie6.6
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two
6.7

Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two

2024Movie6.7
Stand and Deliver
7.8

Stand and Deliver

1988Movie7.8
Che: Part Two
6.6

Che: Part Two

2008Movie6.6
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three
7.1

Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three

2024Movie7.1
The Big Hit
6.0

The Big Hit

1998Movie6.0
The 33
6.4

The 33

2015Movie6.4
La Bamba
7.3

La Bamba

1987Movie7.3
Stark Raving Mad
6.1

Stark Raving Mad

2002Movie6.1
Casa Grande
7.3

Casa Grande

2026Movie7.3
Gone But Not Forgotten
4.8

Gone But Not Forgotten

2005Movie4.8
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
7.0

Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration

1993Movie7.0
Brokedown Palace
6.5

Brokedown Palace

1999Movie6.5
DC Showcase - Constantine: The House of Mystery
6.8

DC Showcase - Constantine: The House of Mystery

2022Movie6.8
Supernova
5.0

Supernova

2000Movie5.0
Bats
4.6

Bats

1999Movie4.6
Easter Sunday
5.7

Easter Sunday

2022Movie5.7
Hourglass
4.9

Hourglass

1997Movie4.9
Get Fast
5.9

Get Fast

2024Movie5.9
A Show of Force
5.3

A Show of Force

1990Movie5.3
Gangland
7.0

Gangland

2025Movie7.0
Extreme Justice
5.0

Extreme Justice

1993Movie5.0
Absolon
4.1

Absolon

2003Movie4.1
Renegades
5.3

Renegades

1989Movie5.3
Sky
6.2

Sky

2016Movie6.2
Disorganized Crime
5.4

Disorganized Crime

1989Movie5.4
Urban Country
6.4

Urban Country

2018Movie6.4
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
8.0

Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O

1993Movie8.0
Sioux City
5.0

Sioux City

1994Movie5.0
Route 666
5.1

Route 666

2001Movie5.1
Big Kill
5.9

Big Kill

2019Movie5.9
Naked Movie
3.7

Naked Movie

2008Movie3.7
Red Water
4.1

Red Water

2003Movie4.1
Termination Point
4.6

Termination Point

2007Movie4.6
Sanitarium
4.7

Sanitarium

2013Movie4.7
Shadow of the Wolf
5.8

Shadow of the Wolf

1992Movie5.8
Avenge the Crows
4.7

Avenge the Crows

2017Movie4.7
Stranger Things: Tales from '85 Theatrical Preview
6.3

Stranger Things: Tales from '85 Theatrical Preview

2026Movie6.3
Demon Wind
4.9

Demon Wind

1990Movie4.9
Another Day in Paradise
6.2

Another Day in Paradise

1998Movie6.2
The First Power
5.7

The First Power

1990Movie5.7
In a Class of His Own
7.4

In a Class of His Own

1999Movie7.4
Aquaman
6.0

Aquaman

2006Movie6.0
Picking Up the Pieces
4.3

Picking Up the Pieces

2000Movie4.3
Metal Tornado
4.7

Metal Tornado

2011Movie4.7
The Night Stalker
6.8

The Night Stalker

2016Movie6.8
A Better Way to Die
5.6

A Better Way to Die

2001Movie5.6
Malevolent
5.0

Malevolent

2002Movie5.0
Love Takes Wing
7.0

Love Takes Wing

2009Movie7.0
Teresa's Tattoo
4.9

Teresa's Tattoo

1994Movie4.9
Cop and a Half: New Recruit
5.5

Cop and a Half: New Recruit

2017Movie5.5
Striking Range
4.2

Striking Range

2006Movie4.2
Adverse
4.8

Adverse

2021Movie4.8
Widow

Widow

Movie
Dangerous Touch
3.9

Dangerous Touch

1995Movie3.9
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
5.6

The Trial of Adolf Eichmann

1997Movie5.6
Lone Hero
4.2

Lone Hero

2002Movie4.2
Undertow
5.7

Undertow

1996Movie5.7
Fingerprints
5.7

Fingerprints

2006Movie5.7
Murder at the Presidio
5.2

Murder at the Presidio

2005Movie5.2
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez

American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez

2026Movie
Dakota
4.5

Dakota

1988Movie4.5
Stunt C*cks
7.0

Stunt C*cks

2004Movie7.0
Death Toll
3.3

Death Toll

2008Movie3.3
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
7.0

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

1997Movie7.0
The Dark Wind
5.5

The Dark Wind

1992Movie5.5
Young Guns III

Young Guns III

Movie
Created Equal
6.0

Created Equal

2017Movie6.0
El Cortez
5.6

El Cortez

2006Movie5.6
Quest
6.0

Quest

2017Movie6.0
Hangman
4.0

Hangman

2001Movie4.0
Lone Rider
3.9

Lone Rider

2008Movie3.9
The Trail to Hope Rose
5.6

The Trail to Hope Rose

2004Movie5.6
Elena of Avalor: Realm of the Jaquins

Elena of Avalor: Realm of the Jaquins

2017Movie
Boulevard
4.9

Boulevard

1994Movie4.9
"Bats" Abound

"Bats" Abound

1999Movie
The Three Kings
4.0

The Three Kings

1987Movie4.0
Knight Club
4.0

Knight Club

2001Movie4.0
Filly Brown
6.2

Filly Brown

2013Movie6.2
Takedown
4.5

Takedown

2010Movie4.5
Time Bomb
6.3

Time Bomb

1984Movie6.3
Angel and the Badman
5.0

Angel and the Badman

2009Movie5.0
Smoke Alarm: The Unfiltered Truth About Cigarettes

Smoke Alarm: The Unfiltered Truth About Cigarettes

1997Movie
The Wharf Rat
5.3

The Wharf Rat

1996Movie5.3
One in a Million

One in a Million

Movie
The Panama Deception
7.0

The Panama Deception

1992Movie7.0
Drowning

Drowning

Movie
Carny
4.8

Carny

2009Movie4.8
Et Tu
4.3

Et Tu

2025Movie4.3
Sequoia
5.8

Sequoia

2014Movie5.8
Never Forget
5.8

Never Forget

2008Movie5.8
Alien Express
4.8

Alien Express

2005Movie4.8
Ambition
4.3

Ambition

1991Movie4.3
The Invited
3.9

The Invited

2010Movie3.9
Backyards & Bullets
10.0

Backyards & Bullets

2007Movie10.0
Trespasses
4.9

Trespasses

1986Movie4.9
The Last Train
4.0

The Last Train

2017Movie4.0
Interface
3.4

Interface

1985Movie3.4
Grandpa's Place
5.5

Grandpa's Place

2004Movie5.5
An Untold Triumph: America's Filipino Soldiers
10.0

An Untold Triumph: America's Filipino Soldiers

2002Movie10.0
Override
8.0

Override

1994Movie8.0
Wind in the Wire
8.5

Wind in the Wire

1993Movie8.5
Aguadilla

Aguadilla

2025Movie
City Kid

City Kid

Movie
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died

Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died

1999Movie
The Ambulance Chaser

The Ambulance Chaser

Movie
One for the Money: The Birth of Rock & Roll
8.0

One for the Money: The Birth of Rock & Roll

2006Movie8.0
Lucy in the Sky with Diamond
3.5

Lucy in the Sky with Diamond

2013Movie3.5
The Wiggles - Rock and Roll Preschool
10.0

The Wiggles - Rock and Roll Preschool

2015Movie10.0
Harley
4.0

Harley

1991Movie4.0

TV Shows (64)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999Series8.0
Criminal Minds
8.3

Criminal Minds

2005Series8.3
Family Guy
7.4

Family Guy

1999Series7.4
American Dad!
7.0

American Dad!

2005Series7.0
The Daily Show
6.4

The Daily Show

1996Series6.4
Blue Bloods
7.8

Blue Bloods

2010Series7.8
Hawaii Five-0
7.7

Hawaii Five-0

2010Series7.7
24
7.8

24

2001Series7.8
Psych
7.9

Psych

2006Series7.9
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988Series5.6
Miami Vice
7.5

Miami Vice

1984Series7.5
NCIS: New Orleans
7.3

NCIS: New Orleans

2014Series7.3
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
8.2

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

2013Series8.2
Hell's Kitchen
6.8

Hell's Kitchen

2005Series6.8
American Playhouse
6.6

American Playhouse

1982Series6.6
The Cleaning Lady
7.4

The Cleaning Lady

2022Series7.4
Numb3rs
7.0

Numb3rs

2005Series7.0
The Legend of Vox Machina
8.2

The Legend of Vox Machina

2022Series8.2
Blindspot
7.4

Blindspot

2015Series7.4
Goliath
7.6

Goliath

2016Series7.6
Bull
7.1

Bull

2016Series7.1
Tales from the Crypt
8.0

Tales from the Crypt

1989Series8.0
Stargate Universe
7.4

Stargate Universe

2009Series7.4
Chuck
7.7

Chuck

2007Series7.7
Spin City
7.0

Spin City

1996Series7.0
Stranger Things: Tales from '85
7.6

Stranger Things: Tales from '85

2026Series7.6
The Outer Limits
7.7

The Outer Limits

1995Series7.7
Cougar Town
6.5

Cougar Town

2009Series6.5
The Masked Singer
7.5

The Masked Singer

2019Series7.5
Elena of Avalor
6.4

Elena of Avalor

2016Series6.4
Longmire
7.7

Longmire

2012Series7.7
Southland
7.9

Southland

2009Series7.9
The Tony Danza Show
6.4

The Tony Danza Show

2004Series6.4
The Ranch
7.4

The Ranch

2016Series7.4
Champs-Elysées
6.8

Champs-Elysées

1982Series6.8
The Reichen Show
4.8

The Reichen Show

2005Series4.8
Quantum Leap
6.9

Quantum Leap

2022Series6.9
Prodigal Son
8.1

Prodigal Son

2019Series8.1
Arli$$
6.9

Arli$$

1996Series6.9
The Twilight Zone
7.2

The Twilight Zone

2002Series7.2
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
6.3

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995Series6.3
The Chair Company
7.1

The Chair Company

2025Series7.1
Search Party
6.9

Search Party

2016Series6.9
Another Period
6.8

Another Period

2015Series6.8
George Lopez
7.5

George Lopez

2002Series7.5
You're the Worst
7.4

You're the Worst

2014Series7.4
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
6.1

The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale

2018Series6.1
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
5.3

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

1999Series5.3
Jack & Bobby
7.3

Jack & Bobby

2004Series7.3
The Triangle
6.2

The Triangle

2005Series6.2
Graves
5.0

Graves

2016Series5.0
Trese
7.3

Trese

2021Series7.3
Night Visions
7.1

Night Visions

2001Series7.1
Ironside
5.0

Ironside

2013Series5.0
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
4.1

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996Series4.1
The Beast
7.1

The Beast

2009Series7.1
The Handler
6.5

The Handler

2003Series6.5
Wolf Lake
7.7

Wolf Lake

2001Series7.7
Aquaman
8.5

Aquaman

2006Series8.5
The General Motors Playwrights Theater

The General Motors Playwrights Theater

1991Series
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
6.3

I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!

2003Series6.3
MADtv
7.1

MADtv

1995Series7.1
The Eisen Hour
5.0

The Eisen Hour

2021Series5.0
Celebrities Uncensored
4.9

Celebrities Uncensored

2003Series4.9