Lou Diamond Phillips American Actor

Lou Diamond Phillips, born 17 February 1962 in Naval Base Subic Bay, is an American actor. He is known for playing Jose Chavez y Chavez in Young Guns (1988).

Early life

He studied at Flour Bluff High School and University of Texas at Arlington.

Career

Records list La Bamba (1987) as his earliest screen credit. In the 1980s, he appeared in Stand and Deliver (1988) and Renegades (1989). The 1990s brought Young Guns II (1990, as Jose Chavez y Chavez) and Spin City (1996). His 2000s credits include 24 (2001) and Chuck (2007). During the 2010s, he worked on Hawaii Five-0 (2010) and The 33 (2014).

In all, 58 films and 10 TV series appear in his credits from 1987 to 2026. Drama is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (12), followed by action (9) and comedy (6). The newest title on record is Casa Grande, from 2026. He is also credited as director on 3 titles, including Dangerous Touch.

Kiefer Sutherland appears in seven of his listed titles, including Picking Up the Pieces (2000) and Teresa's Tattoo (1994). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Matt Damon (three titles) and Mark Sheppard (two titles). Steven Soderbergh directed two of his titles on record, among them Che Part 2: Guerrilla (2008) and Che: The Argentine (2008).

Recognition

Lou Diamond Phillips received a Theatre World Award in 1996. He has also been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical in 1996.

Personal life

Former marriages on record are to Julie Cypher (1987 to 1990) and Kelly Phillips (1994 to 2007). He has 3 children on record.