Lou Diamond Phillips
Acting • Born 1962-02-17
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.
Filmography
175 credits
Supernova
Movie • 2000
Yerzy Penalosa
Courage Under Fire
Movie • 1996
Staff Sergeant John Monfriez
Absolon
Movie • 2003
Walters
Bats
Movie • 1999
Sheriff Emmett Kimsey
Renegades
Movie • 1989
Hank Storm
Striking Range
Movie • 2006
Eugene "Vash" Vasher
Disorganized Crime
Movie • 1989
Ray Forgy
Angel and the Badman
Movie • 2009
Quirt Evans
Hollywood Homicide
Movie • 2003
Wanda
El Cortez
Movie • 2006
Manny DeSilva
Easter Sunday
Movie • 2022
Lou Diamond Phillips
Red Water
Movie • 2003
John Sanders
Young Guns
Movie • 1988
Chavez y Chavez
Death Toll
Movie • 2008
Mayor Padial
Che: Part Two
Movie • 2008
Mario Monje
The Big Hit
Movie • 1998
Cisco
Aquaman
Movie • 2006
Tom Curry
Young Guns II
Movie • 1990
Jose Chavez y Chavez
Fingerprints
Movie • 2006
Doug
Stand and Deliver
Movie • 1988
Angel Guzman
The First Power
Movie • 1990
Det. Russell Logan
Smoke Alarm: The Unfiltered Truth About Cigarettes
Movie • 1997
Camel
Carny
Movie • 2009
Sheriff Atlas
Gone But Not Forgotten
Movie • 2005
Alan Page
Stark Raving Mad
Movie • 2002
Gregory
Murder at the Presidio
Movie • 2005
CWO James Chandler
La Bamba
Movie • 1987
Ritchie Valens
Knight Club
Movie • 2001
Dirk Gueron
Never Forget
Movie • 2008
Frank Hill
Shadow of the Wolf
Movie • 1992
Agaguk
Brokedown Palace
Movie • 1999
Roy Knox
Takedown
Movie • 2010
David
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
Movie • 1997
Self
The Trail to Hope Rose
Movie • 2004
Keenan Deerfield
Boulevard
Movie • 1994
Hassan
Young Guns III
Movie
Chavez
Termination Point
Movie • 2007
Dr. Daniel Winter
The Dark Wind
Movie • 1992
Officer Jim Chee
Route 666
Movie • 2001
Jack La Roca
Filly Brown
Movie • 2013
Jose Tonorio
In a Class of His Own
Movie • 1999
Ricardo 'Rich' Donato
Lone Hero
Movie • 2002
Bart
The Three Kings
Movie • 1987
Tag
Extreme Justice
Movie • 1993
Jeff Powers
Hangman
Movie • 2001
Detective Nick Roos
Malevolent
Movie • 2002
Jack Lucas
DC Showcase - Constantine: The House of Mystery
Movie • 2022
Spectre (voice)
Et Tu
Movie • 2025
Brent Barrymore
Teresa's Tattoo
Movie • 1994
Wheeler
Sanitarium
Movie • 2013
James Silo
Lucy in the Sky with Diamond
Movie • 2013
Lou Diamond Phillips
Sequoia
Movie • 2014
Colin
Dangerous Touch
Movie • 1995
Mick Burroughs
Harley
Movie • 1991
Harley
Lone Rider
Movie • 2008
Bobby Hattaway
Override
Movie • 1994
Cal
Undertow
Movie • 1996
Jack Ketchum
Picking Up the Pieces
Movie • 2000
Officer Alfonso
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One
Movie • 2024
The Spectre / Owlman (voice)
Grandpa's Place
Movie • 2004
Self
Ambition
Movie • 1991
Mitchell Osgood
Werewolves
Movie • 2024
Dr. Aranda
Naked Movie
Movie • 2008
Self
The Invited
Movie • 2010
Garrett
Alien Express
Movie • 2005
Vic Holden
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two
Movie • 2024
The Spectre (voice)
Trespasses
Movie • 1986
Drifter
The Night Stalker
Movie • 2016
Richard Ramirez
The 33
Movie • 2015
Luis Urzua 'Don Lucho'
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three
Movie • 2024
The Spectre (voice)
A Show of Force
Movie • 1990
Jesus Fuentes
Sky
Movie • 2015
Keep Quiet
Movie • 2025
Teddy Sharpe
The Wiggles - Rock and Roll Preschool
Movie • 2015
Himself
Wind in the Wire
Movie • 1993
Sioux City
Movie • 1994
Jesse Rainfeather Goldman
Another Day in Paradise
Movie • 1998
Jewels (uncredited)
City Kid
Movie
Harley
Dakota
Movie • 1988
John Dakota
Created Equal
Movie • 2017
Monsignor Renzulli
Love Takes Wing
Movie • 2009
Ray Russell
Quest
Movie • 2017
Gus
Hourglass
Movie • 1997
uncredited
Interface
Movie • 1985
Punk no. 1
Cop and a Half: New Recruit
Movie • 2017
Detective Simmons
Avenge the Crows
Movie • 2017
Casper
Big Kill
Movie • 2019
Johnny Kane
Urban Country
Movie • 2018
Warden Tono
Backyards & Bullets
Movie • 2007
Time Bomb
Movie • 1984
Terrorist
A Better Way to Die
Movie • 2001
William Dexter
The Last Train
Movie • 2017
Gunner
The Wharf Rat
Movie • 1996
Petey Martin
Adverse
Movie • 2021
Dr. Cruz
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died
Movie • 1999
Self
An Untold Triumph: America's Filipino Soldiers
Movie • 2002
Narrator (voice)
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
Movie • 1993
Self
Metal Tornado
Movie • 2011
Michael Edwards
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
Movie • 1997
Abba Kovner / Eliahu Rosenberg (voices)
Elena of Avalor: Realm of the Jaquins
Movie • 2017
Victor Delgado (voice)
Get Fast
Movie • 2024
The Cowboy
The Panama Deception
Movie • 1992
English Voice-over
Stunt C*cks
Movie • 2004
Self
Demon Wind
Movie • 1990
Demon
Aguadilla
Movie • 2025
Benicio
Casa Grande: The Movie
Movie
Drowning
Movie
Tommy Nuts
The Ambulance Chaser
Movie
One for the Money: The Birth of Rock & Roll
Movie • 2006
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
Movie • 1993
Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
Widow
Movie
One in a Million
Movie
The Chair Company
Movie • 2025
Jeff Levjman
Numb3rs
TV • 2005
Agent Ian Edgerton
The Tony Danza Show
TV • 2004
Self
Psych
TV • 2006
Lars Ewing
Jack & Bobby
TV • 2004
Miami Vice
TV • 1984
Detective Bobby Diaz
Spin City
TV • 1996
Nate
Tales from the Crypt
TV • 1989
Jerry
24
TV • 2001
Mark DeSalvo
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Victor Paul Gitano
George Lopez
TV • 2002
George L.
The Eisen Hour
TV • 2021
Self - Guest
Night Visions
TV • 2001
Tom Fallor (segment "Dead Air")
MADtv
TV • 1995
Self
The Triangle
TV • 2005
Meeno Paloma
The Handler
TV • 2003
Celebrities Uncensored
TV • 2003
Self
Wolf Lake
TV • 2001
John Kanin
Trese
TV • 2021
Mayor Sancho Santamaria (voice)
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
TV • 1999
Self
Cougar Town
TV • 2009
Lou Diamond Phillips
Longmire
TV • 2012
Henry Standing Bear
The Twilight Zone
TV • 2002
Ritchie Almarez
The Masked Singer
TV • 2019
Mantis
Hell's Kitchen
TV • 2005
Self - Restaurant Patron
Chuck
TV • 2007
Augusto Gaez
Aquaman
TV • 2006
Tom Curry
Blindspot
TV • 2015
Saúl Guerrero
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
TV • 2003
Self
Elena of Avalor
TV • 2016
Victor Delgado (voice)
Search Party
TV • 2016
John
The Cleaning Lady
TV • 2022
Joe Fabroa
The Beast
TV • 2009
Capone
Stargate Universe
TV • 2009
David Telford
The Outer Limits
TV • 1995
Captain Cotter McCoy
Spin City
TV • 1996
Nate (archive footage)
Hawaii Five-0
TV • 2010
Wes Lincoln
Another Period
TV • 2015
Langundo
The Ranch
TV • 2016
Clint
Criminal Minds
TV • 2005
Sheriff Clifford Mason
You're the Worst
TV • 2014
Himself
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
TV • 2013
Jeff Romero
Quantum Leap
TV • 2022
Shepherd Barnes
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV • 1995
Coatl (voice)
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
TV • 2018
Self - Special Guest
The Reichen Show
TV • 2005
Self
Blue Bloods
TV • 2010
Louis Delgado
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV • 1996
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
Southland
TV • 2009
Officer Danny Ferguson
Prodigal Son
TV • 2019
Gil Arroyo
Bull
TV • 2016
Colonel Victor Taggert
Champs-Elysées
TV • 1982
Self
Goliath
TV • 2016
Oscar Suarez
NCIS: New Orleans
TV • 2014
Cedric Gossett
Ironside
TV • 2013
Stuart White
American Dad!
TV • 2005
Rusty (voice)
Family Guy
TV • 1999
Tribe Leader (voice)
The Chair Company
TV • 2025
Jeff Levjman
The Legend of Vox Machina
TV • 2022
Gentry (voice)
Tales from the Crypt - Uncut
TV • 1992
Graves
TV • 2016
Arli$$
TV • 1996
Gillis Limoges