Lou Diamond Phillips
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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
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Outer Limits
Blue Bloods
Bull
Family Guy
Criminal Minds
Chuck
Hawaii Five-0
The Masked Singer
American Dad!
Tales from the Crypt
Search Party
Quantum Leap
24
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Miami Vice
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Hell's Kitchen
Ironside
The Twilight Zone
Celebrities Uncensored
The Legend of Vox Machina
Southland
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Cougar Town
NCIS: New Orleans
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
MADtv
You're the Worst
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
The Handler
Psych
The Cleaning Lady
The Ranch
Trese
Stargate Universe
Blindspot
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Goliath
The Chair Company
Another Period
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two
Constantine: The House of Mystery
The Triangle
Supernova
Young Guns
A Show of Force
Courage Under Fire
Longmire
Stand and Deliver
The Big Hit
Bats
Malevolent
The Wharf Rat
Wolf Lake
La Bamba
Route 666
Undertow
Production Credits
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