
Lou Diamond Phillips
Known for Acting · 174 credits
- Born
- 1962-02-17 (age 64)
- Place of birth
- Subic Bay Naval Base, Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines
- Also known as
- Лу Даймонд Филлипс · Lou Diamond Upchurch · Lou Diamond · Louis Gem Phips · Louis Diamond Phillips · Louis Diamond Upchurch
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
TV Shows (61)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Victor Paul Gitano

Criminal Minds
2005
as Sheriff Clifford Mason

Family Guy
1999
as Tribe Leader (voice)

American Dad!
2005
as Rusty (voice)

Blue Bloods
2010
as Louis Delgado

Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Wes Lincoln

24
2001
as Mark DeSalvo

Psych
2006
as Lars Ewing

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
as Jeff Romero

The Cleaning Lady
2022
as Joe Fabroa

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest

The Legend of Vox Machina
2022
as Gentry (voice)

Miami Vice
1984
as Detective Bobby Diaz

Blindspot
2015
as Saúl Guerrero

NCIS: New Orleans
2014
as Cedric Gossett

Hell's Kitchen
2005
as Self - Restaurant Patron

Numb3rs
2005
as Agent Ian Edgerton

Chuck
2007
as Augusto Gaez

Bull
2016
as Colonel Victor Taggert

Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self

Arli$$
1996
as Gillis Limoges

Longmire
2012
as Henry Standing Bear

Spin City
1996
as Nate / Nate (archive footage)

The Outer Limits
1995
as Captain Cotter McCoy

Goliath
2016
as Oscar Suarez

Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Jerry

The Masked Singer
2019
as Mantis

Cougar Town
2009
as Lou Diamond Phillips
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self

The Reichen Show
2005
as Self

The Twilight Zone
2002
as Ritchie Almarez

Elena of Avalor
2016
as Victor Delgado (voice)

Stargate Universe
2009
as David Telford

Prodigal Son
2019
as Gil Arroyo

Search Party
2016
as John

Quantum Leap
2022
as Shepherd Barnes

Southland
2009
as Officer Danny Ferguson

Stranger Things: Tales from '85
2026
as Daniel Fischer (voice)

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Coatl (voice)

The Ranch
2016
as Clint

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self

You're the Worst
2014
as Himself

Jack & Bobby
2004

George Lopez
2002
as George L.

Another Period
2015
as Langundo

The Chair Company
2025
as Jeff Levjman

The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
2018
as Self - Special Guest

Graves
2016

Night Visions
2001
as Tom Fallor (segment "Dead Air")

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self

Ironside
2013
as Stuart White

Wolf Lake
2001
as John Kanin

The Handler
2003

Trese
2021
as Mayor Sancho Santamaria (voice)

The Triangle
2005
as Meeno Paloma

The Eisen Hour
2021
as Self - Guest

The Beast
2009
as Capone

Aquaman
2006
as Tom Curry

I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
2003
as Self

MADtv
1995
as Self
Movies (113)

Casa Grande
2026

Werewolves
2024
as Dr. Aranda

Young Guns II
1990
as Jose Chavez y Chavez

La Bamba
1987
as Ritchie Valens

Young Guns
1988
as Chavez y Chavez

Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One
2024
as The Spectre / Owlman (voice)

Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three
2024
as The Spectre (voice)

Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two
2024
as The Spectre (voice)

The 33
2015
as Luis Urzua 'Don Lucho'

Brokedown Palace
1999
as Roy Knox

The Big Hit
1998
as Cisco

Supernova
2000
as Yerzy Penalosa

Courage Under Fire
1996
as Staff Sergeant John Monfriez

DC Showcase - Constantine: The House of Mystery
2022
as Spectre (voice)

Stand and Deliver
1988
as Angel Guzman

Hollywood Homicide
2003
as Wanda

Bats
1999
as Sheriff Emmett Kimsey

Route 666
2001
as Jack La Roca

Che: Part Two
2008
as Mario Monje

Get Fast
2024
as The Cowboy

The First Power
1990
as Det. Russell Logan

Sky
2016

Demon Wind
1990
as Demon

Takedown
2010
as David

Renegades
1989
as Hank Storm

Shadow of the Wolf
1992
as Agaguk

Termination Point
2007
as Dr. Daniel Winter

Metal Tornado
2011
as Michael Edwards

Urban Country
2018
as Warden Tono

Dangerous Touch
1995
as Mick Burroughs

Adverse
2021
as Dr. Cruz

Alien Express
2005
as Vic Holden

Gone But Not Forgotten
2005
as Alan Page

Gangland
2025
as Teddy Sharpe

A Show of Force
1990
as Jesus Fuentes

Et Tu
2025
as Brent Barrymore

Easter Sunday
2022
as Lou Diamond Phillips

Red Water
2003
as John Sanders

Big Kill
2019
as Johnny Kane

Ambition
1991
as Mitchell Osgood

Aquaman
2006
as Tom Curry

Cop and a Half: New Recruit
2017
as Detective Simmons

Extreme Justice
1993
as Jeff Powers

Absolon
2003
as Walters

Disorganized Crime
1989
as Ray Forgy

Interface
1985
as Punk no. 1

Boulevard
1994
as Hassan

Stark Raving Mad
2002
as Gregory

Carny
2009
as Sheriff Atlas

Young Guns III
as Chavez

The Night Stalker
2016
as Richard Ramirez

The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
1997
as Abba Kovner / Eliahu Rosenberg (voices)

Another Day in Paradise
1998
as Jewels (uncredited)

Hangman
2001
as Detective Nick Roos

Murder at the Presidio
2005
as CWO James Chandler

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993
as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")

Angel and the Badman
2009
as Quirt Evans

Stranger Things: Tales from '85 Theatrical Preview
2026
as Daniel Fischer (voice)

Lone Hero
2002
as Bart

Sioux City
1994
as Jesse Rainfeather Goldman

Malevolent
2002
as Jack Lucas

Sanitarium
2013
as James Silo

Love Takes Wing
2009
as Ray Russell

Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
1993
as Self

The Three Kings
1987
as Tag

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997
as Self

The Invited
2010
as Garrett

Elena of Avalor: Realm of the Jaquins
2017
as Victor Delgado (voice)

A Better Way to Die
2001
as William Dexter

Fingerprints
2006
as Doug

Lone Rider
2008
as Bobby Hattaway

Undertow
1996
as Jack Ketchum

Picking Up the Pieces
2000
as Officer Alfonso

Death Toll
2008
as Mayor Padial

Avenge the Crows
2017
as Casper

Teresa's Tattoo
1994
as Wheeler

Sequoia
2014
as Colin

Created Equal
2017
as Monsignor Renzulli

In a Class of His Own
1999
as Ricardo 'Rich' Donato

El Cortez
2006
as Manny DeSilva

Striking Range
2006
as Eugene "Vash" Vasher

Dakota
1988
as John Dakota

Naked Movie
2008
as Self

The Trail to Hope Rose
2004
as Keenan Deerfield

Override
1994
as Cal

The Wiggles - Rock and Roll Preschool
2015
as Himself
Backyards & Bullets
2007

Filly Brown
2013
as Jose Tonorio

Hourglass
1997
as uncredited

The Dark Wind
1992
as Officer Jim Chee

Never Forget
2008
as Frank Hill

Quest
2017
as Gus

Trespasses
1986
as Drifter
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died
1999
as Self

Harley
1991
as Harley

Time Bomb
1984
as Terrorist
One in a Million

The Panama Deception
1992
as English Voice-over

Wind in the Wire
1993

Smoke Alarm: The Unfiltered Truth About Cigarettes
1997
as Camel
Drowning
as Tommy Nuts
One for the Money: The Birth of Rock & Roll
2006

Knight Club
2001
as Dirk Gueron

The Wharf Rat
1996
as Petey Martin

Grandpa's Place
2004
as Self

Stunt C*cks
2004
as Self

The Last Train
2017
as Gunner

Lucy in the Sky with Diamond
2013
as Lou Diamond Phillips
Widow

Aguadilla
2025
as Benicio

An Untold Triumph: America's Filipino Soldiers
2002
as Narrator (voice)
City Kid
as Harley
The Ambulance Chaser
About Lou Diamond Phillips
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… With 174 credits spanning from 1982 to 2026, Lou Diamond Phillips has appeared in 113 films and 61 TV shows.
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Most Popular Lou Diamond Phillips Movies
- Casa Grande (2026)
- Werewolves (2024) — as Dr. Aranda
- Young Guns II (1990) — as Jose Chavez y Chavez
- La Bamba (1987) — as Ritchie Valens
- Young Guns (1988) — as Chavez y Chavez
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