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Lou Diamond Phillips
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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 Standin…
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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.
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BODY OF WORK
Lou Diamond Phillips's Filmography
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American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
as Self
Casa Grande
Stranger Things: Tales from '85 Theatrical Preview
as Daniel Fischer (voice)
Gangland
as Teddy Sharpe
Et Tu
as Brent Barrymore
Aguadilla
as Benicio
Get Fast
as The Cowboy
Werewolves
as Dr. Aranda
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three
as The Spectre (voice)
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two
as The Spectre (voice)
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One
as The Spectre / Owlman (voice)
Easter Sunday
as Lou Diamond Phillips
DC Showcase - Constantine: The House of Mystery
as Spectre (voice)
Adverse
as Dr. Cruz
Big Kill
as Johnny Kane
Urban Country
as Warden Tono
Avenge the Crows
as Casper
Quest
as Gus
Elena of Avalor: Realm of the Jaquins
as Victor Delgado (voice)
Cop and a Half: New Recruit
as Detective Simmons
Created Equal
as Monsignor Renzulli
The Last Train
as Gunner
The Night Stalker
as Richard Ramirez
Sky
as Duane
The 33
as Luis Urzua 'Don Lucho'
The Wiggles - Rock and Roll Preschool
as Himself
Sequoia
as Colin
Filly Brown
as Jose Tonorio
Sanitarium
as James Silo
Lucy in the Sky with Diamond
as Lou Diamond Phillips
Metal Tornado
as Michael Edwards
Takedown
as David
The Invited
as Garrett
Angel and the Badman
as Quirt Evans
Carny
as Sheriff Atlas
Love Takes Wing
as Ray Russell
Che: Part Two
as Mario Monje
Death Toll
as Mayor Padial
Lone Rider
as Bobby Hattaway
Never Forget
as Frank Hill
Naked Movie
as Self
Termination Point
as Dr. Daniel Winter
No Poster
Backyards & Bullets
Fingerprints
as Doug
El Cortez
as Manny DeSilva
Aquaman
as Tom Curry
Striking Range
as Eugene "Vash" Vasher
No Poster
One for the Money: The Birth of Rock & Roll
Alien Express
as Vic Holden
Murder at the Presidio
as CWO James Chandler
Gone But Not Forgotten
as Alan Page
Stunt C*cks
as Self
Grandpa's Place
as Self
The Trail to Hope Rose
as Keenan Deerfield
Red Water
as John Sanders
Hollywood Homicide
as Wanda
Absolon
as Walters
Malevolent
as Jack Lucas
Stark Raving Mad
as Gregory
Lone Hero
as Bart
An Untold Triumph: America's Filipino Soldiers
as Narrator (voice)
Route 666
as Jack La Roca
A Better Way to Die
as William Dexter
Hangman
as Detective Nick Roos
Knight Club
as Dirk Gueron
Picking Up the Pieces
as Officer Alfonso
Supernova
as Yerzy Penalosa
Bats
as Sheriff Emmett Kimsey
"Bats" Abound
as Self
In a Class of His Own
as Ricardo 'Rich' Donato
Brokedown Palace
as Roy Knox
No Poster
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died
as Self
Another Day in Paradise
as Jewels (uncredited)
The Big Hit
as Cisco
Smoke Alarm: The Unfiltered Truth About Cigarettes
as Camel
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
as Self
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
as Abba Kovner / Eliahu Rosenberg (voices)
Hourglass
as uncredited
Courage Under Fire
as Staff Sergeant John Monfriez
Undertow
as Jack Ketchum
The Wharf Rat
as Petey Martin
Dangerous Touch
as Mick Burroughs
Override
as Cal
Boulevard
as Hassan
Sioux City
as Jesse Rainfeather Goldman
Teresa's Tattoo
as Wheeler
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
Wind in the Wire
Extreme Justice
as Jeff Powers
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
as Self
The Panama Deception
as English Voice-over
The Dark Wind
as Officer Jim Chee
Shadow of the Wolf
as Agaguk
Ambition
as Mitchell Osgood
Harley
as Harley
Young Guns II
as Jose Chavez y Chavez
Demon Wind
as Demon
A Show of Force
as Jesus Fuentes
The First Power
as Det. Russell Logan
Renegades
as Hank Storm
Disorganized Crime
as Ray Forgy
Dakota
as John Dakota
Young Guns
as Chavez y Chavez
Stand and Deliver
as Angel Guzman
The Three Kings
as Tag
La Bamba
as Ritchie Valens
Trespasses
as Drifter
Interface
as Punk no. 1
Time Bomb
as Terrorist
No Poster
We Could Be in Love
No Poster
Widow
Young Guns 3: Alias Billy the Kid
as Chavez
No Poster
One in a Million
No Poster
Drowning
as Tommy Nuts
No Poster
The Ambulance Chaser
No Poster
City Kid
as Harley